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About the Role
This role is responsible for owning the execution of Area finance strategy, acting as an advisor on long-term financial and strategic planning, and collaborating with functional partners to drive improved financial results and support strategic initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Own the execution of Area finance strategy.
- Advise on long-term business financial and strategic planning for future growth opportunities.
- Collaborate with functional partners to drive improved financial results and support strategic initiatives.
- Assess financial performance and initiate strategic actions to drive results.
- Develop financial targets through understanding of key operational drivers.
- Own P&L management through strategic decisions to drive EBITDA by managing costs, improving efficiencies, and enhancing gross profit.
- Provide clear visibility and comprehensive guidance to the Area leadership team in meeting financial outcomes.
- Demonstrate analytical foresight to help make immediate decisions that positively impact the future of the business.
- Partner with Controller’s Group, Managed Services, COE and Region staff to deliver timely and accurate reporting and analysis.
- Collaborate with Area functional leaders, COE and Region leadership on the annual business planning and monthly forecast for the Area.
- Act as a gatekeeper for the Area team on all financial processes that affect results and highlight potential risks and opportunities.
- Establish credibility and trust with leaders across their area by building relationships and understanding individual needs and pain points.
- Operate as a business partner with an end-to-end value chain perspective, broad business acumen, and an independent point of view.
- Act as an ultimate source of truth with financial data and have analytical data readily available to guide discussion and decisions.
- Be resourceful by leveraging all available tools and information to learn and help execute as a trusted financial advisor.
- Review balance sheet health quarterly with corporate stakeholders.
- Lead financial acumen training for all Area and DC management to improve understanding of their contribution to Area financial results.
- Identify opportunities for gross profit improvement and cost management and drive accountability for execution.
- Drive profitable sales growth by reviewing, providing guidance, and approving all local customer contracts and incentive agreements.
- Collaborate with Sales Excellence, Area Sales management, and Revenue Management teams in Customer profitability decisions.
- Understand critical levers to ensure annual business plans and forecast are met through review of daily and weekly results dashboards, analyze data, provide insightful explanations of variances/trends, and coordinate action plans.
- Lead an effective Inventory Adjustments routine by collaborating with Operations, Merchandling, and Inventory Control in attaining company targets for damage, spoilage and shrink.
- Collaborate with AVPMM and ADR to ensure inventory is aligned with Company’s DIOH requirements and minimize nonproductive inventory.
- Partner with the Credit organization to support Sales growth while minimizing risk and managing working capital.
- Increase financial acumen across functions at all management levels through training to align specific functional responsibilities with their impact on improving financial results.
- Lead by example and own personal development.
- Drive an environment of continuous improvement.
- Offer continual support and guidance for area team as they manage change.
- Demonstrate courage and conflict resolution to improve area team performance and drive results.
- Lead continuous improvement through performing root cause analysis, implementing solutions, and challenging the status quo to drive improved results.
- Lead the implementation of standardized work practices.
- Take initiative to solve business problems or inefficiencies, both inside and outside of their designated Area.
- Partner with Area leadership to translate and conceptualize new approaches and offer concrete guidance to drive operational cost improvements, operating efficiencies, and opportunities for the business.
- Own all field related SOX controls for the Area Hub and DCs.
- Support control environment for all DCs in the Area by reporting and correcting any control deficiencies.
- Complete ad hoc projects, analysis and initiatives as requested.
- Other duties as assigned by manager.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree
- Minimum 8 years of accounting and/or financial analysis management experience
- Proven experience and effectiveness in leading and influencing others
- General knowledge of finance, accounting, budgeting, and cost control principles including Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and SOX
- Broad skillset in financial analysis and financial modeling
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel
- Excellent communication & interpersonal skills
- Strong organization and prioritization skills
- Limited travel as necessary
- BS in Business Administration, Accounting or Finance (Preferred)
- CPA or MBA (Preferred)
- Industry experience and understanding of inventory management (Preferred)
- Experience that includes collaboration within a functional matrixed environment and virtual leadership across multiple sites (Preferred)
- Anaplan experience (Preferred)
- Must be able to stand frequently
- Must be able to walk frequently
- Must be able to sit continuously
- Must be able to lift 1-10 lbs frequently
- Must be able to lift 11-20 lbs occasionally
- Must be able to lift 21-50 lbs occasionally
- Must be able to carry 1-10 lbs frequently
- Must be able to carry 11-20 lbs occasionally
- Must be able to carry 21-50 lbs occasionally
- Must be able to push/pull occasionally
- Must be able to climb/balance occasionally
- Must be able to stoop/squat occasionally
- Must be able to kneel occasionally
- Must be able to bend occasionally
- Must be able to reach above shoulder occasionally
- Must be able to twist occasionally
- Must be able to grasp objects frequently
- Must be able to manipulate objects frequently
- Must have manual dexterity frequently
Skills
- Financial analysis
- Financial modeling
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Excel
- Communication skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Organization skills
- Prioritization skills
- Accounting
- Budgeting
- Cost control
- Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
- SOX
- Inventory management
- Anaplan
Location
- Onsite
Work Type
- Office-based environment
- Occasional warehouse and customer site visits
Experience Level
- Minimum 8 years of accounting and/or financial analysis management experience
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree
- BS in Business Administration, Accounting or Finance
- CPA or MBA
Salary/Compensations
- $120,000 - $185,000
Benefits
- Annual incentive plan bonus
- Long-term incentive program
- Health insurance
- Pre-tax spending accounts
- Retirement benefits
- Paid time off
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Life insurance
About the Company
- Join Our Community of Food People!
Equal Opportunity
- EOE – Race/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Age/Genetic Information/Protected Veteran/Disability Status