Sr. Sales Accounting & Commissions Analyst
Ejhp Cx_2 · Cleveland, Ohio, United States
The Senior Finance Analyst, Sales Accounting & Commissions is a key member of the General Accounting team with responsibility for sales accounting, accounts receivable reconciliations, commission accounting and administration, financial reporting, and internal controls supporting the Order-to-Cash process. This position owns complex balance sheet reconciliations, supports month-end close activities, administers sales commission processes, and serves as a subject matter expert for sales-related accounting activities.
This position is not hybrid/remote and will be located at our Global Headquarters in Cleveland, OH.
Because this role involves access to confidential financial information, the Company has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and to provide similar protections for its clients and potential investments.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS
- Month-End Close Activities
- Prepare and upload journal entries supporting the monthly financial close.
- Review accounts receivable balances and related activity to ensure accurate financial reporting.
- Coordinate with IT and business partners to resolve system and transaction processing issues.
- Support assigned accounting functions, including deferred revenue, lockbox activity, and commission accruals.
- Provide analysis and support for management requests and close-related activities.
- Balance Sheet Reconciliations
- Complete and maintain monthly balance sheet reconciliations for assigned accounts.
- Research, analyze, and resolve reconciling items, aged balances, and material variances.
- Prepare reconciliations for AR, Lockbox, Suspense, commission accruals, and other assigned accounts.
- Maintain reconciliation documentation and ensure compliance with internal control requirements.
- Commissions
- Calculate, validate, and issue sales commission payments for third party agencies.
- Review sales performance data and investigate commission variances, discrepancies, and adjustments.
- Prepare, distribute, and communicate commission statements to sales representatives and leadership.
- Respond to commission-related inquiries and resolve payment exceptions.
- Maintain commission-related documentation, controls, and audit support materials.
- Financial Reporting and Issue Resolution
- Monitor sales reporting and financial interfaces to ensure accurate transaction processing.
- Investigate reporting exceptions and system issues and coordinate resolution with IT and business partners.
- Prepare recurring and ad hoc financial reporting, analyses, and recommendations.
- Identify trends and process improvements to enhance reporting accuracy and efficiency.
- Respond to requests from Audit/Tax relating to customer incentives
- Drive process improvements and operational efficiencies by enhancing accrual accuracy, minimizing manual accounting adjustments, supporting system implementations and integrations, and collaborating on Finance Transformation initiatives.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS
Required:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- 3+ years Accounting or Finance experience
- MS Office with proficiency in Excel
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future for employment visa status
- Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age
Preferred:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance
- MBA or CPA
- Experience with fixed assets management, including asset categorization, amortization and reconciliation processes
- Experience with rebate management software
- Experience with Oracle Cloud, OneStream, AOM, Business Objects, OnBase, NADB