Unit Controller/Operations Finance Analyst - Chicago Public Schools

Job Responsibilities

• Record daily meals and perform weekly reconciliation against the POS system.
• Analyze meal trends, food cost per meal, and direct expenses to identify top and bottom performers and improvement opportunities.
• Lead Accounts Payable, including vendor invoice processing, monthly vendor statement reviews to ensure expenses are processed or accrued, and maintenance of new vendor and item setup.
• Analyzes and compares monthly and quarterly results, metrics and key performance indicators against plan and other benchmarks.
• Support the Finance Director in development of the annual business plan and quarterly forecasts.
• Prepare Commodity Reports twice a month for fiscal month-end and client billing.
• Assist Inventory Manager with physical monthly counts at sites and prepare month-end inventory reports for field management review.
• Maintain all files and documentation to a high standard.
• Perform or compile ad hoc analyses as the need arises.
• Advance unresolved issues.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or related field with 3-6 years of relevant work experience.
• Previous FP&A and accounting experience a must.
• Detailed oriented, strong organizational skills and ability to learn quickly.
• Ability to adjust priorities to meet timelines.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Prowess in interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.

About Aramark

Rooted in service and united by our purpose, we strive to do great things for each other, our partners, our communities, and our planet. At Aramark, we believe that every employee should enjoy equal employment opportunity and be free to participate in all aspects of the company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military status, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by applicable law.