Commercial Finance Expert - Discount & Accruals

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Job Purpose

Brewing the world’s most loved beers and building brands consumers love, AB InBev is where ownership, ambition, and action thrive. We empower you to dream big, lead change, and create a long-lasting legacy. ​We value relentless problem-solvers who take accountability, embrace challenges, and turn bold goals into results through resilience and hard work. ​ ​
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That’s Who We Are: Come and OWN IT.​

The Commercial Finance Expert - Discount & Accruals ensures timely & accurate controls over such commercial areas as management of discounts, bonuses, and pricing disputes ensuring no financial surprises in those areas. 

Is also accountable for the achievement of targets on accruals, reconciliations, overdue and commercial losses for respective scopes, as well as the results of contractual service level agreements with clients, for internal and external clients' satisfaction, and represents the point for escalation. 

What will you be doing:  

• Review contracts, ERP records, accruals, and invoices to ensure invoicing accuracy & correct accruals bookings 

• Execute the necessary Month-End-Closure (MEC), Quarterly Control, and yearly Final Settlement 

• Coordinate with Key Account Managers on contract terms, owns correct reflections of contractual terms to SAP/DeepSea 

• Verify incoming invoices from customers, and ensure compliance with signed contracts 

• Knock-off invoices with corresponding accruals, validates outstanding accruals calculated by FP&A 

• Initiate and leads periodic & year end customer reconciliation 

• Together with the team identify and resolve balances reconciliation issues with FP&A – Control – Sales teams 

• Constantly review the existing process flow and identify process gaps to be resolved and opportunities to increase efficiencies within the team  

• Lead and build relationships between the customer’s Finance team and ABI 

What you will bring:

• Fluent in English 

• Minimal 2 years of business and finance experience (FP&A, Revenue Manager, Dispute Management, Financial Audit/Control,..) 

• Graduate degree in Finance, Accounting or Business administration or equal job experience 

• Understanding of Accruals process & Discount management 

• Understanding of both finance and commercial processes & deadlines (ex. monthly closing routines, yearly price increase,..) 

• Experience in stakeholder management with commercial function 

• Excellent Excel and PowerPoint skills required 

• Relevant SAP application knowledge preferred 

• Ability to track and organize information data and communications efficiently to ensure issues are dealt with promptness and properly 

• Good business sense; strong (self-)organization skills; adheres to deadlines 

• Ability to proactively deep-dive any upcoming issue, providing clear root cause analysis and proposing solution to prevent future occurrence 

We also offer great Benefit & Perks packages! 

• Customized benefits program linked to work-life balance: loyalty points/transport benefits & others​Competitive parental leave and pension contributions (2,5%)

• 25 days of holidays per year 

• Employee benefits to help your physical and mental health and overall well-being (Accident, Health, and Luggage insurance, discounted services like HP Market, Multisport Card, GS Pharmaceuticals, Datart, Adidas, Balance Club etc.) 

• A beer allowance to enjoy our brands Meal vouchers 

• Employee networks to support diversity and inclusion 

• Yearly Bonus depending on Performance 

• Learning and development opportunities (external/internal sessions + mentoring) 

• 26 weeks of paid leave for mothers 

Build your career with us:

We recruit for mindset, ambition, cultural fit, and growth opportunities.​
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UNIQUE CULTURE ​

We are proud to be part of something bigger than ourselves and are passionate about building upon our company’s long legacy. We believe in collaboration and candor, which results in a dynamic culture with open communication.​

BRANDS EVERYONE LOVES ​

We are part of the collective, global history of beer. We are the proud makers of more than 500 iconic brands, from beloved international classics to local favorites. ​

GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES ​

Our people grow at the pace of their talent. We empower our people to learn, expand their perspectives, and unlock career growth. In an environment where commitment to excellence pays off, our people are able to deepen their impact and create a long-lasting legacy.​

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