Assistant Manager - Sales Admin & Operations

Role summary

This role sits within the North America Beverage team and supports the broader sales customer function. It focuses on trade promotion settlements, payment validation, and deduction management. The position involves reviewing invoices, checking calculations, confirming deductions and payments on TPM, and flagging any inconsistencies or variances. You will also work closely with the market team to keep payment processing accurate and on schedule.

Key responsibilities

• Handle payment and deduction invoices, complete reconciliations, and track stakeholder approvals to ensure they are received on time.
• Review invoices in detail, split them by segment, close tactics promptly after payment, and help manage trade spend across the relevant accounts.
• Share risks and potential opportunities with Sales, Control, and Finance teams.
• Check tactic pricing against pricing grids and identify differences between accruals and invoices.
• Track vendor payments and funding movement.
• Coordinate effectively with internal stakeholders across Sales, Finance, and Control through both written and verbal communication.
• Deliver payment data accurately and within agreed service-level timelines.
• Look for ways to simplify processes, standardize reporting, and use automation more effectively.

Requirements

• 3 to 5 years of experience in Finance or Sales.
• Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Business Administration, Marketing, or Finance; a master’s degree is an added advantage.
• Experience in a Fast Moving Consumer Goods environment is preferred.
• Strong analytical ability and comfort working with large datasets.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Very strong written and spoken English.
• Good organisational and prioritisation abilities.
• Self-driven, responsive, proactive, and focused on results.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint.

Additional information

The role is based in Hyderabad, Telangana, India and is a full-time onsite position. The compensation details were not specified in the source. No number of openings, start date, or application deadline was provided.