Senior Acct Manager – Foodservice Distribution & Industrial Trade Finance

Internal Management & Management Support Applicants:

Automatic notification to your current manager will be initiated upon selection for interview. This applies to all current P or M level candidates.

Relocation Assistance Eligible:

No

Referral Payout Eligible:

No

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Management Level:

M2

Job Purpose/Summary 

Responsible for leading Trade Finance (Foodservice Distribution & Industrial Sales Groups) & accounting activities, including oversight of distributor incentives, rebates, contract pricing, trade spend, etc. Ensures accurate financial reporting, strong internal controls, and compliance with GAAP and company policies. Partners with Revenue Management, Trade Payables, Sales Finance, Foodservice Sales, etc. to provide financial insights and support business decision-making.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

• Lead execution and oversight of foodservice distribution trade accounting and forecasting activities.

• Ensure accurate accounting (accruals, spend oversight, balance sheet) for rebates, billbacks, distributor incentives, and contract pricing.

• Own quarter-end close process for Trade Finance activities (FS Distribution and Industrial Sales Groups).

• Supervise and manage Monthly LE process for trade.

• Ensure compliance with GAAP, SOX, and internal controls.

• Provide audit support and maintain documentation standards.

• Partner with Sales, Sales Finance, Revenue Management, and Trade payables on trade program planning and analysis.

• Review financial results and validate variance explanations.

• Drive process improvements and system enhancements.

• Communicate results and risks to leadership.

• Manage escalations and resolve accounting issues.

• Lead and develop team members, including performance management and recruiting.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across Trade Finance processes.

Requirements

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required.

7+ years accounting or finance experience preferred

Management experience preferred

Strong leadership presence with the ability to coach, develop, and engage team members.

Process improvement and system implementation experience preferred

Advanced Excel skills

Working knowledge of SAP

SAP AFE queries and Trade systems (Forge) experience preferred

Strong finance/accounting and internal control knowledge preferred

Strong AI skillset a plus to support process improvement and advance insights and analysis preferred.

Work Shift:

1ST SHIFT (United States of America)

For Professional Management levels, internal applicants should either upload a resume to their application OR complete their application fully showing current and past work experience in the sections provided.

The successful candidate(s) must be willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.

Tyson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.

We provide our team members and their families with paid time off; 401(k) plans; affordable health, life, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; and more.

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