Schwan’s Company, a U.S. affiliate of the global lifestyle company, CJ CheilJedang Corporation, is a leading U.S. manufacturer and marketer of quality foods offered through retail-grocery and food-service channels with brands including Red Baron, Freschetta, Pagoda Snacks and Edwards desserts. To learn about joining a team where you can belong, contribute and thrive, visit www.schwanscompany.com. Position: Customer Finance Operations Coordinator - 'Trade Spend Coordinator' Location: Bloomington, MN or Marshall, MN What you will get from us: + Opportunities for career growth with a well-established food company. + A culture focused on ensuring the health, safety and well-being of its employees + Support and mentorship from team members who are authentic, good-natured and highly skilled + Competitive wages and comprehensive package of benefits for FT employees Responsibilities: + This position is responsible for managing trade promotions for a defined group of accounts including but not limited to: auditing promotional contracts trade validation and payment trade accrual management evaluating and interpreting deductions and promotions to improve timeliness and accuracy relating to deduction resolution and management. + Responsible for management of customer trade programs to include tracking validation reporting payment and accrual management as directed, while ensuring policies and procedures are adhered to. + Analyzes and interprets of customer performance to the agreed upon contractual obligations. + Ensure accuracy of allowances permitted based on contract terms and conditions for rebates and price deviations. + Validates the integrity of the claim data used in the sales reporting that drives business strategy and financial decisions utilizing internal purchase data and external sources. + Builds and maintains strong relationships with customers sales and other cross-functional departments. Effectively leads collaboration with those contacts to achieve problem resolution where needed. + Identify trade discrepancies and works with the customer to gain understanding for resolution. + Improve process efficiencies productivity and quality. + Monitors trends and recommends opportunity for increased profitability. + Ensures compliance of internal guidelines and controls including trade spending and check policy for payments made for trade spending promotions. + Utilizes knowledge of trade programs tools & systems to develop the tracking and reporting for analysis related to business strategies and goals. + Communicates trade trends risk and action steps to improve results and maximize business working capital. + Prepare and present trade claim data on an as needed basis. + Performs other duties as assigned which includes cross-training to other areas in the department. Qualifications: Education: Bachelor's degree (or in pursuit of a degree) in Accounting, Finance, or Business or equivalent experience preferred Years of Related Experience: 0-3 years related experience Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: + Basic to intermediate PC skills including Microsoft Word Excel, Microsoft Office and Outlook + Basic to intermediate ability in the accessing entry of information into and retrieval of data from electronic databases such as SAP. + Ability to effectively communicate both in writing and verbally. + Basic ability to conduct numeric analysis + The ability to work effectively within limited amounts of supervision.