Assistant Commercial Accountant, Rebates
Assistant Commercial Accountant, Rebates
Healthy animals and happy owners - that's the goal.
At IVC Evidensia, we are a leader in veterinary care, dedicated to enhancing the well-being of animals through our extensive network of clinics. We generate significant revenue from volume-based rebates and strategic discounts negotiated with suppliers and manufacturers of products that we use and sell within our clinics.
In the Assistant Commercial Accountant role, you will play a key role in supporting the management of supplier rebate contracts. You'll support the Commercial Accountants and Group Commercial Controller to ensure accurate spend and rebate income reporting, enabling the business to efficiently collect rebate income in line with contractual terms. Collaborating with multiple stakeholders across various teams, you'll highlight potential issues and drive process improvements, contributing to meaningful change and our ongoing success.
Key Accountabilities/Responsibilities:
1. Comprehensive capture of supplier/wholesaler rebate data - volume, value and rebate % terms.
2. Ensure procedural steps are completed accurately and in full to ingest the aforementioned data into our systems and transform it for effective rebate calculation and accrual.
3. Accurate Rebate Calculation - support the commercial accountants in calculation of the monthly rebate amounts due from suppliers.
4. Rebate Accruals Reporting - liaise with IVCE Finance Shared Service organisation to ensure complete capture of rebate accruals in our accounting records.
5. Rebate Collections Support - Support IVCE Finance Teams with the management of supplier balance sheet rebate accounts, including investigating and advising on discrepancies.
6. Processes and Controls - Ensure the operation of standard processes and associated key controls and ongoing improvements - Support annual audit procedures.
7. Assist with ongoing rebate data and rebate calculation engine refinement - support ad hoc requests and reporting.
Experience/Qualifications:
1. A familiarity with core accounting processes.
2. Knowledge of supplier rebate processes and rebates recovery.
3. Further knowledge and experience of Accounts Payable and Credit Control processes would be beneficial.
4. Experience in roles where cash generation has been a priority.
5. Highly proficient in the use of the core Microsoft productivity suite (Excel in particular).
6. Familiarity with PowerBI, PowerQueries and SQL alongside some experience in use of SaaS tools for analytics and workflow management would be beneficial.
7. Strong analytical skills with an ability to interrogate large data sets and produce succinct, impactful analysis from these data sets.
8. Self-starter, able to define, design and deploy initiatives and changes.
9. Proficient in preparing material for presentation to stakeholders across both finance and non finance functional areas.
10. Results oriented, committed to hands on delivery.
Following receipt of your application, you will be contacted by one of our experienced hire recruitment team.
What We Offer:
1. Work-life balance
2. 25 days annual leave
3. Your birthday as a paid day off
4. Cycle to Work scheme
5. Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing
6. Pension
7. Discounted staff pet care
8. Dog Friendly office
9. Parking available
As a BAME and LGBTQ+ inclusive employer, we are keen to hear from candidates from all minority and diverse groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are keen to hear from candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions and would be happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process. #J-18808-Ljbffr