Finance Associate Co-Pilot

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If youre driven by the passion to do something meaningful that changes lives, Nestlé is the place for you. Nestlé USA is one of seven operating companies that make up Nestlé’s presence in the United States. Were in 97% of American homes, and as the leading food and beverage company, our goals are to continue to deliver quality food and beverage products, strengthen our local communities, and reduce our environmental and climate impact.

We’re determined to challenge the status quo and be better tomorrow than we are today. As individuals and teams, we embrace our entrepreneurial culture and have created a workplace where collaboration is essential, courage is rewarded, speed is expected, and agility is the norm to delight our consumers every single day. Here, you will find limitless opportunities to learn and advance your career and feel empowered to succeed in the workplace and beyond. Because our focus is not only on nourishing our customers, but also about enriching you.

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As the Finance Associate, you will be responsible for supporting Marketing Spend Source to Pay processes across the Nestle USA businesses. You will provide support through P.O. creation, invoice approval, and payment reporting. In addition, you will help report on and develop actions to improve key metrics related to Marketing Spend.

As the Finance Associate, you will have significant cross functional partnership with marketing, finance, accounts payable, and procurement functions.

General Responsibilities:

MARKETING SPEND SOURCE TO PAY SUPPORT

Create new Purchase Requisitions for all PFME services and contracts incorporating requirements for spend type accuracy, tax code accuracy, brand budget allocation, vendor documentation and other audit requirements

Monitor status and tracking of PREQ approval timeline and completion of P.O. documentation sent to vendor and marketing

Approve invoices related to marketing spend P.O.s

Resolve parked invoices including liasion with marketing on issues with invoice details and amounts. Update Accounts Payable, Marketing, and finance teams on status of resolution

MARKETING TRAINING AND GUIDANCE

Provide guidance and training to Marketing budget owners on PFME procurement process and responsibilities including requirements for P.O. creation, contacts for vendor master management, contacts for payment updates, guidance to vendors on procurement best practices

Provide Monthly and Annual Timeline Communication to marketing on deadlines related to spending for both marketing and their vendors

Provide sample communication to marketing to use for their discussions with vendors on Nestle requirements

Act as the key contact for marketing for inquiries about the PFME procurement process

MARKETING SPEND SOURCE TO PAY METRICS REPORTING

Provide reporting on

PFME PO creation status, invoice payment status, and PO closure

PFME Source to Pay end to end turnaroud

PFME invoice approval status and turnaroud

PFME blocked invoice status, trends, and root causes

Work in collaboration with Accounts Payable, Procurement, and Marketing teams on root cause analysis of blocked invoices and establish actions to improve metrics

Qualifications:

BA/BS required with major or minor in Accounting or Finance preferred

Minimum of 1 year experience, preferably in Accounting/Finance

Work effectively within a team environment

Clearly and effectively communicate with others in written and verbal form

Strong knoweldge of MS Office, including Excel.

Requisiton ID:: 324501

Employee Referal Incentive: $1,000

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