Rebate Accountant, Sheffield

Our customers and colleagues are at the very heart of what we do. To achieve this, we employ exceptional people who are engaged and rewarded for the value they bring to the organisation and who are able to demonstrate our leading behaviours ? Be bold in what you do, be flexible and agile, and make a positive difference. We are currently looking to recruit a Rebate Accountant to be responsible for the control and operation of the monthly accrual for supplier rebate income across the SIG UK business. We offer a great opportunity to build your career in a market leading business, along with a competitive salary and excellent benefits that include 25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays, a great pension, life insurance and a share save scheme. What does the role involve? As Rebate Accountant, you will have the responsibility for the accurate recognition of Supplier, Divisional, Marketing, Contract Support and Customer Rebates in the accounts and ensuring the timely collection of receipts and making payments where appropriate. As part of the role, you will ensure that processes for accruing and releasing rebates are robust, and are followed, and will require you to regularly liaise with internal and external audit. In addition, you will produce a monthly full reconciliation of internal rebate accrual vs rebate tracker and identify opportunities to maximise rebate earnings potential. The successful candidate will require: To be a fully qualified accountant with a strong technical background, rigorous attention to detail, someone who is able to work to stringent agreed processes To be able to demonstrate strong communication skills with proven ability to work across functional boundaries An understanding of how supplier rebates work and experience of working with rebate management software About us? SIG Plc. is a leading supplier of specialist building materials to trade customers across Europe with strong positions in its core markets as a specialist distributor of insulation and interiors products and as a merchant of roofing and exteriors products