Trade Finance Analyst with Romanian

Warsaw Permanent View Job Description
The role is responsible for managing trade promotion and discount settlements, including claims validation, financial reconciliations, accruals control, and data analysis to minimize revenue leakage and drive process improvements.

Added 12/11/2026

  • Opportunities for professional development and growth
  • International and dynamic work environment

About Our Client

A global organization operating across multiple markets, bringing together well-established and trusted brands.

Job Description

  • Manage complex trade promotion and rebate claims, ensuring accurate validation against contracts, pricing terms, and promotional agreements
  • Oversee the end-to-end trade spend process, including claim adjudication, settlement, and reconciliation activities
  • Lead investigation and resolution of discrepancies, aged claims, and exceptions, engaging cross-functional teams where required
  • Review and validate promotional data (e.g., EPOS, pricing, promotional plans) to ensure accuracy and compliance
  • Manage trade spend accruals, including creation, reconciliation, and month-end true-ups in line with accounting policies
  • Provide guidance and oversight to junior analysts, supporting knowledge sharing and capability development within the team
  • Strengthen controls, ensuring compliance with policies, audit requirements, and Delegation of Authority (DoA) frameworks
  • Monitor and analyse KPIs (e.g., claim cycle time, accrual accuracy, leakage, recovery rates), providing insights and recommendations
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives, including automation, rule-based matching, and standardisation of processes and data governance
  • Partner with Sales, Finance, and Customer Service to improve upstream processes and reduce recurring issues and revenue leakage



The Successful Applicant

  • Experience in trade spend, rebates, deductions, or OTC processes within a shared services or global organisation
  • Strong understanding of trade promotion management, including claim validation, settlements, and accrual accounting
  • Advanced experience with ERP and trade tools
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data, identify trends, and provide actionable insights
  • Experience in month-end close activities related to trade spend, including accrual management and reconciliations
  • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills across cross-functional teams
  • Continuous improvement mindset, with experience in process optimisation and automation initiatives
  • Proficiency in English and Romanian



What's on Offer

  • An inclusive environment with support at every stage of the career journey
  • Collaboration with global Employee Resource Groups
  • Hybrid working model: 3 days from the office
  • Private medical care
  • Cafeteria benefits platform
  • Social fund (ZFŚS)
  • Life insurance and Accident insurance
  • Lunch card
  • Annual bonus -10%



Contact
Agnieszka Golebiewska
Quote job ref
JN-112026-7144855

Job summary

Sector
Accounting, Audit & Advisory, Tax and Treasury
Sub Sector
Analysis
Industry
Financial Services
Where
Warsaw
Typ umowy
Permanent
Consultant name
Agnieszka Golebiewska
Job Reference
JN-112026-7144855