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Lamb Weston Associate Settlement Analyst in Tumwater, Washington
Title: Associate Settlement Analyst Location: Statewide Multi Use, WA About Lamb Weston We love making fries almost as much as you like eating them! Since the 1950's, Lamb Weston has inspired customers with food they love, trust, and share with families and friends. As a leading global manufacturer of quality frozen potato products with over 10,000+ team members around the world, it's our business to see the possibilities in potatoes and people. We are looking for team members with an appetite for a challenge! People who are hungry to join a winning team and help us make a difference in the world. When you join Lamb Weston, you join a community with a strong support network and training programs designed to nurture, inspire, and help you grow. We are driven by a relentless pursuit of results and by people who think creatively and embrace our values of: Integrity, Teamwork, Inclusion, Drive for Results, and Empowerment. Exactly what you'd expect from the most inventive potato company in the world! Join Lamb Weston! We bring the world together with our fries. Job Description Summary The Associate Settlement Analyst is responsible for timely review and accurate processing of disputes in Lamb Weston's SAP system landscape based on established sales contracts and in alignment with department SOX controls. In this role you will support all business units and departments enterprise wide reviewing specific dispute cases and routing/processing based on gathered research. You'll work cross-functionally with various teams to successfully process disputes to maintain a consistent relationship with all customers for ease of processing. Job Description Essential Duties and Responsibilities Individuals in this position must: * Validate the daily non-trade disputes and deductions flow from ERP reports * Validate the coding of disputes and deductions created by cash application team * Review the backup documents from customer attached with deductions and validate approval or denial of deductions * Research on customer portal, Bank portal, group mailbox, workflow and other deduction data sources and collect complete deduction information * Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders for missing information required to validate the deductions * Analyze and identify root causes of deductions and work with cross functional teams to reduce/eliminate recurring deductions. * Submit validated deductions for approvals as per approval hierarchy * Dispute invalid deductions with external customers in order to receive repayment; maintain strong customer relationships to ensure timely resolution * Conduct and lead detailed Dispute and Deduction trend analytics based upon dispute and deduction patterns at the levels described below and work with Sales, Logistics, Freight and other departments for proactive resolution and approach to fix the processes to prevent the deductions in future * At customer account level * At business unit level i.e. Foodservice, Retail, Export, Vegetable, etc. * At deduction type level i.e., pricing, rebate, OSD, freight, samples, etc. * Other Duties as assigned to support the business. Basic & Preferred Qualifications * Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a related field preferred. * 1-3 years accounts receivable, credit, collections and/or trade or non-trade deduction resolution experience required. * Research, strong problem-solving, mathematical, and analytical skills * Excellent written and verbal communication skills * Ability to maintain confidentiality * Proficiency with MS Office required * Ability to quickly learn and utilize multiple systems and draw appropriate conclusions. To view the full job description,