Penalty & Promo Sr. Specialist

#DreamBig

Brewing the world’s most loved beers and building brands consumers love, AB InBev is where ownership, ambition, and action thrive. Our portfolio of iconic brands includes global classics like Stella Artois and Corona, and well-known favorites such as Samson, Leffe, and Hoegaarden. We empower you to dream big, lead change, and create a long-lasting legacy. We value relentless problem-solvers who take accountability, embrace challenges, and turn bold goals into results through resilience and hard work.

As a Penalty & Promo Senior Specialist, within our Finance department, you will be a process owner of these invoice payment processes – from reception and integration of the latest requests within SLAs to pay-out and reporting visibility responsibilities.

Is also accountable for the achievement of team targets related to overdue and commercial losses for specific scope (FR OFF Trade market), as well as the results of contractual service level agreements with clients, for internal and external clients' satisfaction.

What will you be doing:  

• Own the end-to-end process of Promo invoices, as well as Penalties proforma & invoices, and monitor the deductions linked to it

• Ensure all requests are treated within the pre-determined Service Level Agreement

• Follow up the requests impacting the process with all implicated stakeholders: Commercial Supply, Credit & Collections, Sales Finance, Trade Investment Cell, Key Account Managers, FP&A, Procure to Pay, etc.

• Work closely with the Finance and Credit teams to ensure the minimal impact is accounted for at each end of the month for the scope’s Commercial Loss and Overdue results

• Ensure the accurate maintenance of the master data that touches the process (PO creation, Vendor information, Ticket Categorization, Promotion Invoice input, etc.)

• Continuously look for improvements and automation opportunities across the process to reduce as much the lead time to pay out our customers

What you'll bring:  

• Fluent in English + A2 French (any other European language knowledge is a plus)

• Finance background: Graduate in Finance/Accounting/Business administration or equal job experience

• MS Office (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) is a must

• Knowledge of SAP (ERP) environment + Salesforce is preferred

• Good communication skills (stakeholder management), analytical, attention to detail, high level of service mindset, ability to prioritize, team player

• Ability to track and organize information data and communications efficiently to ensure issues are dealt with promptness and properly

• Good business sense; strong (self-)organization skills; adheres to deadlines

• Ability to proactively deep-dive any upcoming issue, providing clear root cause analysis and proposing solution to prevent future occurrence

Benefits

• Benefits for you and your family to help your physical and mental health 

• Competitive parental leave and pension contributions (2,5%)

• 25 days of holidays per year

• Employee benefits to help your physical and mental health and overall well-being (Accident, Health and Luggage insurance

• A beer allowance to enjoy our brands

• Meal vouchers

• Employee networks to support diversity and inclusion

• Local Bonus

• 26 weeks paid leave for primary caregivers -

• ‘Return to Work’ program 

WHAT IT MEANS TO BE ONE OF US

OWN IT

Ownership is at the foundation of everything we do.

We look for owners who are empowered to lead positive change and take accountability for their results. When we come together, we don’t let our titles define us; we push each other to find the best solutions for our business strategy.

DREAM BIG

We dream big because we believe that through collective focus, discipline, and the strength of our teams, we can achieve anything. We empower our owners to push the boundaries of what’s possible to deliver on our strategy and purpose.

We look for people with passion, curiosity, and ambition to make a difference and grow with our business.

MAKE IT HAPPEN

We know that our actions matter more than words. We walk the talk, for there is no such thing as "this is not my problem."

We value resilience and commitment to excellence when facing challenges. We look for people who know how to transform big dreams into measurable results and shared success through hard work, consistency, and long-term thinking.