Accounting Assistant Trade & Promotions

Job Summary

The Accounting Assistant - Trade & Promotions supports the accurate accounting and reporting of trade spend and promotional activity for a CPG manufacturing business
. This role is responsible for detailed tracking, reconciliation, and reporting of customer promotions, discounts, rebates, and deductions across retail and distributor channels. Success in this position requires attention to detail
, strong analytical skills, and Excel proficiency to manage high-volume data and ensure accurate financial reporting.

• Track and record trade promotions, billbacks, rebates, allowances, and off-invoice discounts
• Maintain detailed trade accruals by customer and promotion in alignment with approved promotional agreements
• Process, analyze, and resolve customer deductions and chargebacks
• Validate deductions against approved promotional agreements and contracts

• Prepare Excel-based trade spend reports comparing actuals vs. accruals for review by Finance leadership
• Reconcile trade-related general ledger accounts with a high degree of accuracy
• Assist with month-end close activities related to trade spend and promotional accruals

• Work closely with Sales and Trade Marketing to confirm promotional terms, timing, and funding
• Communicate clearly regarding deduction status, short pays, and resolution outcomes
• Provide timely trade spend visibility to Finance and Sales partners

• 1-3 years of accounting or finance experience, preferably in CPG or manufacturing
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel
  , including pivot tables, lookups, and data reconciliation
• High attention to detail with proven ability to identify discrepancies and errors

• Experience with trade promotions, deductions, or customer billbacks
• Experience with ERP
• Associates degree in Accounting, Finance or related field

• Detail-oriented and accurate
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Organized, methodical, and process-driven
• Clear and professional communicator
• Comfortable working with large, complex data sets

• Trade accruals are accurate, timely, and fully supported
• Deductions are researched and resolved efficiently
• Excel reports are clean, reliable, and audit-ready
• Sales and Finance trust the integrity of trade spend data