We are looking for an Accounting Analyst to join a collaborative team in Akron, Ohio in a contract-to-permanent capacity. This role will support pricing accuracy, rebate administration, financial analysis, and commercial reporting while partnering with product, finance, customer service, and other business functions. The position is well suited for someone who enjoys working with detailed data, improving controls, and contributing insights that influence pricing and profitability decisions.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain customer pricing records, formula-based pricing, spot pricing, and related master data to ensure approved commercial terms are entered accurately and on schedule.
• Support monthly forecasting activities by preparing pricing inputs and coordinating information for planning and review discussions.
• Respond to pricing questions from internal stakeholders, research discrepancies, and drive timely resolution of billing or price-related issues.
• Administer rebate and incentive programs by validating agreements, tracking accruals, assisting with settlements, and reconciling payouts with finance partners.
• Analyze margins, price realization, customer profitability, and rebate exposure to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for the business.
• Create reports and dashboards that provide clear visibility into pricing performance and support decision-making across commercial and product teams.
• Ensure pricing and rebate activities align with internal policies, approval requirements, documentation standards, and audit expectations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product Management, Commercial, Finance, Customer Service, Supply Chain, Legal, and IT to support negotiations, program execution, and issue resolution.
• Identify process improvement opportunities that enhance data accuracy, strengthen controls, and reduce manual effort in pricing and rebate workflows.