Accounting Assistant III

Position OverviewWe are seeking an Accounting Assistant III to support corporate accounts within Food Retail division. This role partners closely with sales teams to provide financial analysis, pricing support, and proposal modeling that drive profitable business growth. This is a commercially focused finance role in a fast-paced environment, requiring strong financial modeling, analytical thinking, and the ability to quickly evaluate pricing strategies and business opportunities. The position supports large corporate customers managed at the corporate-office level and collaborates extensively with internal sales and finance teams. Key ResponsibilitiesSales Reporting & Pricing Support Maintain and update customer pricing structures to ensure accuracy and alignment with business objectives.

Perform sales reporting and analysis to support revenue and profitability tracking.

Prepare quarterly customer-level profit and loss statements and detailed product margin analysis.

Analyze global customer pricing and provide profitability insights and recommendations to management.

Support pricing changes, new business setups, and reporting requests from sales leadership.

Proposal & Deal Support Partner with sales representatives to build financial models and pricing proposals for new business opportunities and customer renewals.

Prepare pro-forma profit and loss statements for proposals, bids, and contract renewals.

Evaluate alternative pricing programs and structures designed to maintain and win business while improving profitability.

Provide financial insight to support strategic commercial decisions and competitive pricing.

Assist sales teams in preparing executive business reviews and presentations.

Financial & Operational SupportSupport monthly accounting close activities, including journal entries for rebates and customer-related accruals.

Perform variance analysis by customer against budget and prior year performance.

Manage the annual sales budgeting process for assigned accounts.

Develop and maintain financial models used by the Corporate Accounts Finance team.

Partner with cross-functional teams including Fixed Assets and Distributor Finance on reporting, capital spend projects, billback accruals, and end-customer sales reporting.

Handle ad hoc reporting and analysis requests using multiple systems and platforms.