Financial Professional

Inside our B&W Division in Southern Europe Cluster, direct report to our Cluster CFO, the Finance Customer Conditions Expert is responsible for customer conditions' management, rebates and related sales master data and acts as a partner to local Sales and Marketing, as well as to the international Customer Condition team. Within the cluster’s Reporting & Controlling team, he/she is responsible for an accurate and timely reporting on related subjects, e.g. rebate (bonus) reporting etc. across the cluster.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

Condition Management:

A. Make sure all prerequisites for correct quotations / project offers / invoicing etc. are set, i.e.

• Manage Contract Templates (alignment with Sales, Controlling, Pricing)
• Create Net Prices, Discount Master Data, etc. in SAP
• Analytics and check of conditions and net prices in the system

B. Create condition reports for different stakeholders, i.e.

• Create overview by customer for sales teams
• Create overview by condition type for condition controlling

Master Data Management (Business Partners)

A. Manage Business Partner data in SAP, i.e.

• Create business partners, hierarchy nodes, sold-to, invoice-to, etc. entries
• Update and maintain business partner data
• Maintaining the customer hierarchy in SAP
• Conduct or prepare mass data updates – e.g. for assignment of valid price list to customer e.g. each year to consider transition/deferral periods

B. Create on-demand data extracts, lists and overviews from master data

Bonus or rebate management

A. Management of the Rebate System in alignment with Finance, Sales and CCMD

• Maintenance of the structure of the Rebate System, work conceptually on the generation and creation of the rebate agreements (contract templates)
• Check rebate agreements (input from sales)
• Enter rebate accruals into SAP (condition maintenance -> currently SAP, future tbd.)
• Ensure that accruals are accurate and booked according to the different base periods

B. Creation of rebate calculations and settlement of the bonuses / rebates for customers

• Calculate bonus outcomes at the end of the respective periods (Quarterly, Annually) and trigger bookings
• Monitor customer (rebate) accounts vs. accruals and clarify any deviations

C. Regular internal reporting regarding rebates

• Summary / overview
• Rebate (Bonus)-Forecast
• Overview of actual bookings
• Bonus trends and developments over time
• Other (rebate related) - on demand

D. External reporting of bonus calculations and communication towards customers as needed

• Contact point for customers regarding questions on rebate calculation and settlement
• Proactive communication and sending of rebate overviews to customers (if it was agreed with them)

E. Management of rebates for indirect customers (e.g. Installer Rebates, building companies, etc.)

REQUIREMENTS AND SKILLS:

Hard Skills:

• Previous experience in pricing and customer condition role with sales or finance organization
• Preferred degree in Accounting, Finance or Business
• Strong or potential key user SW skills (SAP and Excel mandatory, MS Office: Word, PPT)
• Broad knowledge of finance, budgeting, forecast and cost control principles
• Good knowledge of financial statements, cash flow analysis
• Analytical skills
• Customer and business knowledge
• English knowledge minimum B2

Soft Skills:

• Team player and change agent inside and outside the team
• Problem solver – excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to envision and deliver innovative solutions
• Customer oriented – focus to meet the expectations and requirements of internal customers finance, sales and marketing
• Priotizing – able to manage different priorities and business needs fast and effectively
• Ability to organize him/herself
• Communication – ability to communciate effectively with internal/external stakeholders