Senior Manager, Finance - Corporate - US

SUMMARY OF JOB PURPOSE:

The Local Sales Finance Sr. Manager provides overall leadership and direction to the Global Support Center Sales Finance Team supporting a Local Sales segment for the organization. This includes strong collaboration and strategic partnership with other key Sysco teams such as the Sales team, SBS, Commercial Finance, and Financial Planning & Analysis to understand and drive positive financial performance for the assigned customer type. 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Market Share Growth - Responsible for analyzing trends, market data for providing insight into volume and margin trends.
• Financial Modeling – Ability to pull data to create decision making opportunities, report results/tracking and/or model variations; Includes, but is not limited to, ROI analysis, scenario-based profitability models, business cases etc.
• Financial Analysis - Partner with Segment Leaders to provide value-added insights to drive needed actions through financial analytics, business performance measurements. This includes leading and collaborating on cross-functional Margin Improvement initiatives as well as key Monthly / Quarterly Business Reviews
• Performance Monitoring - Reviews dashboards, KPI’s and analyzes reports. Responsible for ensuring overall performance of Local Sales Segment & applicable initiatives, strategies, and goals. 
• Communication - Effectively communicate key updates and priorities to local sales finance team members as well as other key stakeholders across the organization. Facilitate routine meetings to ensure alignment on strategic objectives, financial performance, and project deadlines. Ability to lead and manage multiple projects concurrently, ensuring they stay on track and meet deadlines.
• Financial Planning/Forecasting - Oversee and lead the weekly and monthly forecasting efforts for various account types within the local sales finance team. This includes gathering insights, ensuring accuracy, and aligning forecasts with business objectives. Perform detailed variance analysis to identify discrepancies between forecasted and actual financial results, providing insights into key drivers and recommending actions for improvement.
• Special Projects - Work on other ad-hoc projects requested by executive management and other leadership positions.

REQUIRED AND PREFERRED EDUCATION:

• Bachelor's degree in an analytical field (e.g., Economics, Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, or related discipline).
• MBA , Masters preferred

REQUIRED AND PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• At least 7 years’ experience in finance /data analytics
• Prior managerial experience required

CERTIFICATIONS AND/OR TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:

ABILITIES AND SKILLS:

• Advanced skills in PowerPoint, Excel, proficient use of other MS Office tools.
• Strong analytical skills, ability to think strategically and influence business decisions using appropriate, fact-based financial information. This is very fundamental to the role.
• Excellent communication (written and verbal), interpersonal and professional interactive skills, as well as strong presentation, negotiation, time management, and organizational skills. Able to communicate financial data to non-finance people.
• Ability to handle multiple priorities and work independently
• Demonstrate strong, proactive problem-solving skills
• Ability to communicate across multiple levels of the organization (executive to associate level)
• Collaboration skills to work with business groups outside of Finance
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong leadership skills, including the ability to mentor and develop individuals and teams. Able to engage and lead team discussions and meetings. Understands team dynamics and works well within a team structure. Collaborative management style and a strategic team player. Delegates responsibilities effectively. Recognizes and acknowledges the value others bring to the organization.
• Exhibits a high level of infallible integrity, ethical standards, and accountability.
• Must be a working manager, capable of operating in a fast-paced environment, able to handle pressure well, be self-motivated and detail-oriented.
• Well-developed strategic planning, business, and financial management skills (i.e., pricing, forecasting, budget planning, financial analysis, etc.).