Tradespend Governance Manager ANZ

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Job Description Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International? Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Possible. Mondelēz International empowers people to snack right in over 150 countries around the world. We're leading the future of snacking with iconic global and local brands such as Oreo, Cadbury, Philadelphia, Pascall, The Natural Confectionery Company, Belvita, Ritz and Toblerone — with global revenues exceeding $31 billion USD. We have an exciting 2-year fixed-term contract opportunity for a Tradespend Governance Manager to join our Order to Cash team, based at our Head Office in South Melbourne. This is a genuine leadership role, leading a team while owning the governance, compliance and continuous improvement of trade spend processes across ANZ. This role has been created to cover an internal secondment — an opportunity for the right candidate to make a real impact in a dynamic, fast-paced FMCG environment. How you will contribute You will: Leading, coaching and developing a team, fostering a high-performance, customer-centric culture Overseeing the end-to-end governance and compliance of trade spend processes across ANZ, ensuring adherence to policy, audit requirements and Sarbanes-Oxley controls Ensuring timely and accurate processing of promotion/scan deal claims, rebates and trading term settlements within specified timeframes Monitoring and reporting on trade spend performance metrics including claims aging, DSO impact, master data accuracy and account reconciliations Reconciling trade spend accruals with claims and reporting any discrepancies Building and maintaining strong, trust-based relationships with key stakeholders across Commercial, Finance Business Partners, Customer Development and Accounts Receivable teams Identifying, analysing and recommending process improvement initiatives — building the business case and driving implementation Developing and maintaining trade spend policies, procedures and governance frameworks, ensuring consistency across the ANZ business Ensuring all trade spend documents are processed in an audit-compliant manner and within agreed timeframes Driving scorecard reporting and KPI monitoring, providing accurate and timely performance insights to senior leadership Managing escalations effectively and coaching team members in issue resolution Proactively seeking to minimise Cost to Serve and achieve budget targets while raising the bar on team performance. Maintain and continuously improve Trade Spend Policy documentation, ensuring alignment with business requirements, regulatory obligations, and best-practice governance standards. Lead role in all Internal and External Trade Spend audits, including audit preparation, evidence coordination, stakeholder engagement, and management of findings through to resolution. Deliver monthly reporting and analysis on high-risk audit areas identified through prior audit findings, providing actionable insights to senior leadership. Proactively identify emerging audit risks and implement mitigation strategies to reduce organisational exposure and ensure control effectiveness. Manage Continuous Controls Monitoring (CCM) reporting, investigating exceptions and driving resolution with relevant stakeholders. Actively work with Commercial and OTC teams to build strong knowledge and awareness of governance frameworks, internal controls, and individual accountabilities. Act as the bridge between Finance, Sales, and OTC to ensure alignment on trade spend processes, dispute resolution, and claims management. Identify opportunities for process improvement and standardisation across trade spend operations. Monitor and report on key metrics including claims balances, First Pass Yield (FPY), out-of-period adjustments, and dispute aging. Design and deliver training programs to upskill Sales, Finance, and OTC teams on trade spend governance, controls, and system processes. What you will bring A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge: Proven experience in tradespend, accounts receivable or commercial finance, ideally within FMCG or a comparable fast-paced environment Strong working knowledge of tradespend processes including promotions, scan deals, rebates, trading term claims and settlements Experience leading and developing teams in a shared services or finance operations environment, with a track record of building capable, results-driven teams Deep understanding of governance, compliance and audit frameworks — experience with Sarbanes-Oxley controls is highly desirable Strong SAP proficiency (SD/FI modules preferred) and advanced Excel skills Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to communicate and collaborate across all levels of the business Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a rigorous approach to data and reporting Excellent verbal and written communication skills — comfortable presenting insights and performance updates to senior leaders A continuous improvement mindset — you identify what can be done better and you drive it High attention to detail, energy, resilience and a genuine drive for results More about this role What you need to know about this position: 24-month contract opportunity, Head Office based with hybrid working available. No Relocation support available Business Unit Summary At Mondelez International, our mission is to provide consumers with the right snack, for the right moment, made in the right way. We are one of the largest snack companies in the world, with global net revenues exceeding $31 billion USD. We have operations in more than 80 countries and employ approximately 91,000 diverse and talented employees in our factories, offices, research & development facilities and distribution activities around the world. In Australia and New Zealand, we have 6 factories, and both global and local brands, employing over 2,000 people; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Oreo, Toblerone, Philadelphia, belVita, Pascall, The Natural Confectionery Company, Sour Patch Kids and Ritz. Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Job Type Temporary (Fixed Term) Credit & Collections Management (BTC) Customer Service & Logistics