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The J.M. Smucker Company Lead Analyst, Trade Spend Compliance in Orrville, Ohio

Your Opportunity as the Lead Analyst, Financial Compliance & Trade Lead our trade accounting initiatives and serve as the internal expert for cross functional partners including Sales, Brokers, Customer Logistics, and other internal finance teams. Leverage your critical thinking and consultation skills to make decisions and/or recommendations for internal stakeholders as well as manage trade audits for our organization. Location: Orrville, OH Work Arrangements: hybrid, 30% in office expectation (every Tue and every other Thur) In this role you will: Lead trade compliance for the Company. This includes monitoring trade liability, preparing the audit schedule, preparing audit selections, assessing the impact of audit results to the Company, and communicating results to cross functional teams and leadership. This role will also be responsible for the execution of SOX internal controls. Lead the year-end trade audit. This includes preparing the year-end audit memo, aligning with Internal and External Audit regarding the audit approach, coordinating team members' schedules and responsibilities, preparing the sample selection, reviewing audit results, and serving as the point of contact for all audit requests. Lead trade projects and initiatives, including the expansion of the data analytics Spotfire dashboard to increase the ability to detect promotions with risk of misstatement or non-compliance with established SOPs. Manage trade audit projects including delegation of tasks to peer on the Financial Compliance team, coordinating audit schedules, training new members, reviewing and distributing audit results to leadership. Assist on cross-functional projects that impact trade. Lead meetings with Sales Finance, Accounting Services, Sales Operations, Reporting and Business Intelligence and Customer Logistics. Individual will promote cross collaboration efforts with these teams and assist in ad hoc analyses or projects. Cross-train on SOX compliance efforts. This includes advising on projects that impact overall SOX and provide support on annual audit needs. This role will also be trained to act as an advisor to the business for overall SOX compliance. The Right Place for You We are bold, kind, strive to do the right thing, we play to win, and we believe in a strong community that thrives together. Our culture is rooted in our Basic Beliefs, and we believe in supporting every employee by meeting their physical, emotional, and financial needs. What we are looking for: Minimum Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance 5+ years of accounting or finance experience Experience with cross functional team management Excellent communication skills, written and verbal, with the ability to effectively communicate with all levels of management Additional skills and experience that we think would make someone successful in this role: Trade or audit experience Experience in a public accounting firm Learn more about working at Smucker: Our Total Rewards Benefits Program Our Thriving Together Philosophy Supporting All Impacted by Our Business Our Continued Progress on Inclusion, Diversity and Equity Follow us on LinkedIn #LI-KK1 #LI-hybrid The J. M. Smucker Company (the "Company") is an Equal Opportunity Employer. No person will be discriminated against in hiring or in any other aspect of their employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender status, marital status, familial status, disability, genetic information, protected veteran/military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

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