Trade Spend Analyst at Bake'n Joy Foods, Inc.
North Andover, MA — full-time
Family-owned and operated, Bake’n Joy Foods, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of top-quality bakery products, founded in 1941. We manufacture a variety of products for professional bakers, including frozen scoop batters, pre-deposited muffins, cornbread, loaf cakes, and Boston Coffee Cakes, as well as mixes, and an expanding line of fully baked items such as coffee cakes, loaf cakes, and more. We remain committed to providing top-quality products, service, and value to our customers. Summary of PositionThe Trade Spend Analyst owns the financial administration and full lifecycle of customer promotional spend, from program review and system setup through accrual management, deduction resolution, payment, and balance sheet reconciliation. Serving as an independent financial control between Finance and Sales, this role ensures promotional programs are accurately configured, properly supported, and fully substantiated before payment or deduction clearance.The analyst maintains clear visibility to open deductions and financial exposure, partners with Sales, Accounts Receivable, brokers, and customers to resolve disputes, and supports month-end close through account reconciliations and variance investigation. The role also analyzes trade spend and deduction activity to identify recurring issues, strengthen controls, and improve upstream processes.This is a hands-on role for someone who is equally comfortable configuring pricing and accruals in an ERP, obtaining support through customer portals, following claims through resolution, and preparing a reconciliation that clearly supports the balance. Primary Job Duties Review and validate marketing and customer promotional programs before system setup. Develop, input, and maintain advanced pricing, accrual specifications, and trade program information in the ERP system. Determine and prepare payment requests for end-user and customer promotional programs. Validate customer deductions against approved promotional programs, agreements, and supporting documentation. Own the customer deduction lifecycle from identification through research, validation, documentation, dispute, follow-up, clearing, and final resolution. Maintain detailed deduction aging and open-item reporting, including status, ownership, next steps, and financial exposure. Partner proactively with Sales, Accounts Receivable, brokers, and customers to resolve unsupported or outstanding deductions in a timely manner. Access customer portals and other available resources to obtain documentation, research deductions, and manage disputes. Reconcile promotional programs, accruals, deductions, payments, and related balance sheet accounts; maintain monthly supporting schedules and investigate discrepancies. Support month-end close activities related to trade spend, including accrual validation, account reconciliation, and investigation of significant variances. Prepare recurring trade spend and deduction reporting that highlights spending trends, aging, r