Finance Associate Analyst

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Date: Nov 15, 2013

Location: Somers, NY, USA

Principal Accountabilities:
Liaison between Capability & Optimization, Operations, and Global Procurement teams

• Develop and maintain purchasing procedures for warehouse & manufacturing initiatives for new and existing programs.


• Analyze the purchase order system and actual spending information for reporting: trends, volume, and spend.


• Compile a monthly scorecard and compliance reporting for the Manufacturing and Warehouse team.


• Release regular communication of Industry issues, changes and findings.


• Track and validate actual savings for National programs with Operations alignment

Key contact for Engineering, Warehouse, Field locations and National suppliers

• Address inquiries and resolve issues on Quickbase.


• Support communication of C&O initiatives.

Support and Reporting

• Coordinate scanning of HQ Capital Purchase Orders into Quickbase.


• Input and maintain Purchase Agreements in the Automated Purchasing System (APS)


• Recommend new process improvements and streamline current processes for all activities within the Industry.

Communicate effectively internally within PepsiCo and externally (Suppliers, etc.)

• Document and communicate new processes and/or changes to current processes to C&O Operations, field locations and/or Suppliers.


• Identify new opportunities for On-Line programs capabilities with National Suppliers.


• Streamline current Web based programs to ensure integrity for our field users.

Control Activities:

• Complete understanding of all C&O policies and procedures

Knowledge and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree preferred in Finance or Accounting


• General Accounts Payable knowledge with Payable system experience with Fortune 50 company


• Application tools (Business Objects, APS knowledge and advanced excel skills)


• Must be willing and able to travel 5% of the time

Specific Skills Required:

• Must be detailed oriented with strong analytical, problem solving and follow-up skills


• Must display strong financial, technical and conceptual skills


• Strong collaboration, organization, presentation, communication (oral & written) and influence skills.


• Ability to multi-task and prioritize multiple requests in a fast paced environment


• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite


• Customer service oriented

Equal Opportunity Employment M/F/D/V
Ref: 37399BR