Region Finance Manager - Commercial

Job Summary

This position oversees Financial forecasting and reporting for a multi-site Region. Provides insight and analysis of financial operating results, identifies trends, and makes recommendations for profitability drivers.

Responsibilities

• Determine key drivers of variances versus plan and last year's results.
• Identify underperforming customers and vendors and their profitability drivers.
• Partner with sales teams to grow sales and win in the market.
• Develop, process, track, and review contracts.
• Make recommendations to improve profitability.
• Manage and support the local Finance team in FP&A activities, reporting, and analytics.
• Provide analysis on key drivers of SG&A expenses and variances to plan and last year.
• Identify and recommend cost control initiatives.
• Quantify financial impact of cost control initiatives.
• Participate in credit committee and other initiatives.
• Affirm the accuracy of overall trends and impacts of key initiatives in the monthly Region forecast.
• Ensure the accuracy of overall trends and impacts of key initiatives in the annual profit plan.
• Recruit and train finance analysts.
• Champion and be the local expert in Sysco's analytical toolbox.
• Maintain and recommend improvements to profitability of customers.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Accounting, or Economics required.
• MBA preferred.
• At least 3 years of financial analyst and/or accounting experience required.
• Prior managerial experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to analyze data and draw logical conclusions.
• Proficient in using Word and Excel.