Rebate Analyst - 6 month FTC

Brakes Food Shop; Ashford; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A major foodservice supplier in Ashford is seeking a proactive Rebates Analyst to join their Finance team. This role involves reviewing and improving the rebate process, ensuring efficiency, and providing support for sales and rebate reports. Ideal candidates will have a strong numeric background, excellent communication skills, and experience with data analysis. The position offers flexible hybrid working arrangements and great opportunities for career progression within a supportive and inclusive environment.

Benefits

Huge discounts on food and products

Discounts on cinema tickets and shopping

Recognition awards and incentives

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong numeric background with experience in reviewing and improving processes.
• Ability to liaise effectively with multiple stakeholders.
• Meticulous in analysis with a professional and ethical approach.

Responsibilities

• Review the end-to-end rebates process and identify inefficiencies.
• Prepare and check customer rebate and sales reports.
• Support with rebate mailboxes and track ongoing queries.

Skills

Strong numeric background

Excellent communication skills

Teamwork skills

Intermediate Excel capability

Job description

Sysco GB (whose UK operating companies include Brakes, Fresh Direct, KFF & Medina), are currently recruiting for a proactive Rebates Analyst to join our Finance team in Ashford, Kent on a six-month fixed term basis.

Our Finance colleagues are a central hub of knowledge, and as a Rebates Analyst within the Sales division, you’ll be pivotal in ensuring the rebate process operates efficiently, creating a great experience for our customers, and simplifying tasks where possible for colleagues.

Reporting to the Head of Finance, you’ll be responsible for reviewing the end-to-end Rebates process, identifying inefficiencies and implementing actions plans to simplify existing processes. Additionally, you will play a critical role in supporting the existing team with running sales / rebate reports, reviewing Key Business Assumptions (KBAs) vs contractual commitments and completing rebate reconciliations, with a focus on accuracy and efficiency.

This role is offering flexible hybrid working with 1-2 days based in our Kent office for team collaboration and meetings, so you must be with in a commutable distance.

Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities:

• Responsible for reviewing the end-to-end rebates process, identifying inefficiencies and implementing action plans
• Prepare / check customer rebate & sales reports vs contractual commitments
• Support with the Rebates mailboxes
• Add customer specific sales forecasts into the Rebates system ensuring accurate accruals
• Complete rebate reconciliations
• Investigate anomalies created by the Rebates system and interrogating rebate set-up and sales forecasts
• Track ongoing rebate system queries and monitor resolution progress
• Act as an ambassador for finance promoting cross functional collaboration and understanding
• Support the wider Independent Finance team as required

About you:

This is a great role for someone with a strong numeric background, commercially focused and experience reviewing / improving processes. You will have excellent communication and teamwork skills to liaise effectively with multiple stakeholders and departments across the business, as well as being meticulous in your analysis and able to prioritise and manage different sources of information. You will have initiative to spot anomalies, be willing to question why and follow queries to a conclusion whilst maintaining professional and ethical standards at all times. Intermediate Excel capability will be essential.

What you’ll receive:

• Huge discounts on all sorts of lovely food and award-winning products through our staff shop
• Discounts on Cinema tickets, shopping and earn cashback on purchases through Sodexo.
• Recognition awards and Incentives
• Career progression opportunities - being part of Brakesand the wider Sysco group, the world’s leading foodservice business, opens up a world of possibility

Additional Information

At Brakes everyone is welcome. We don’t want you to ‘fit our culture’ we want you to help define it and we actively celebrate the unique talents of each and every colleague. We don’t just look at your CV, we’re more focused on who you are and your potential. As part of our values, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone has a voice, is appreciated and has the same opportunities. We work hard to ensure that everyone feels part of our business, as we care for one another and connect the world through food and trusted partnerships. Our ultimate goal is to ensure that everyone belongs and thrives at Brakes and we recognise that Brakes can only thrive when everyone feels they belong. We'll do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our resourcing team who will be happy to support you.

Brakes

Built on a passion for food and feeding the nation, we are the UK’s largest foodservice supplier. Every day Brakes deliver the highest quality fresh and frozen food and ingredients from our nationwide network of distribution centres to some of the nation’s most famous pubs and restaurants, as well as schools, caterers, care homes and hospitals. Our customers depend on us, and our 8,000-strong workforce is dedicated and proud to be part of this vital provision. And we’re growing!