Job Description

Finance Manager, Commercial

Reports To

Regional VP/CFO

Location

Prairies Region

Type

Salaried

Closing Date

December 20, 2023

Company Overview

Sysco connects the world to share food and care for one another. Sysco leads from the heart of food and service to deliver the freshest of foods and ideas to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home. Our customers can count on us to deliver on-point products and solutions since only Sysco is the global leader, sitting at the heart of innovation supply, delivery, culinary and more.

With over 57,000 associates and a fleet of over 13,000 vehicles, Sysco operates approximately 326 distribution facilities worldwide and serves more than 625,000 customer locations. For fiscal 2022 that ended July 2, 2022, the company generated sales of more than $68 billion USD.

Sysco, one of Canada\xe2\x80\x99s Best Employers 2023, as listed by Forbes, is dedicated to our global corporate social responsibility goals and to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We offer our associates the opportunity to grow personally and professionally, to contribute to the success of a dynamic organization, and to serve others in a manner that exceeds their expectations.

Sysco is more than just a place to work. Our passion for food and our customers has made us the industry leader. To remain on top, we will continue to think bigger, work harder and never give up. Are you ready to drive success?

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Role:

This is a Finance management position primarily responsible for planning and forecasting pieces, sales and margin, analyzing profitability drivers, and identifying profit improvement opportunities for the Region. They work closely with the tower Controller and report directly to the VP Finance & CFO.

Role Responsibilities:

• Directly supervises a team of individual contributors and front-line leaders. Some positions may be remote positions.
• Weekly piece, sales and margin analysis with a focus on investigating key variances to trend and forecast/plan. Weekly and monthly commentary completion.
• Analyzes Earned Income (EI) and actively investigates changes in EI vs. trend & plan.
• Responsible for Local Piece, Sales and Margin plan and forecast, while working with the CFO and Sales Leadership to understand key plan initiatives.
• Ensures overall trends and impacts of key initiatives are reflected in the forecast.
• Works with each department to ensure understanding of the overall forecast and how their responsibilities are reflected in the forecast.
• Monitors the effectiveness of action plans provided by CFO and Leadership Team.
• Ensure reporting accuracy and compliance with internal and external Sysco policies, including monitor forecast accuracy, understand drivers of variances, and provides commentary for the same
• Identify and implement opportunities to resolve finance issues, improve, scale, or simplify finance tools, technology, and processes across teams and organizations
• Complies with Sysco\xe2\x80\x99s Food Safety Policy and procedures to ensure food safety, quality and legality requirements are met.
• Understands that their role is critical in creating a safe organization with minimal environmental impact and the value that brings to the organization.
• Is willing to drive Environmental, Health and Safety performance by acting as an example and holding their team accountable to complying with EHS programs, policies, and requirements.
• Enable, champion and embrace an inclusive culture
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications/Skills/Job Requirements (About you):

• Minimum 8 years of progressive experience working in a finance/accounting role.
• Minimum 5 years in a leadership capacity.
• Completion of post-secondary education in Accounting; equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered
• CPA designation
• MBA an asset
• Intermediate MS Excel Skills required, advanced preferred.
• Demonstrates knowledge of market, competition, products and industry trends.
• Develops and implements cost saving measures.
• Valid driver\xe2\x80\x99s license in good standing with access to a vehicle is required. Travel up to 10%

Internal candidates apply via the Career Centre on your HR Portal / ADP Workforce Now.

External candidates submit cover letter & resume via www.sysco.ca/careers

Our Purpose:

Connecting the world to share food and care for one another

Our Mission:

Delivering success for our customers through industry-leading people, products and solutions

Our Identity:

Together we define our future of foodservice and supply chain

Sysco is committed to Employment Equity. Accommodations during the recruitment process are available upon request for candidates with disabilities.

Here\xe2\x80\x99s a sample of the many benefits Sysco associates enjoy:

Comprehensive Flexible Benefits including Health and Dental, Health Care Spending and Wellness Accounts \xe2\x80\xa2 Short-Term and Long-Term Disability \xe2\x80\xa2 Life Insurance \xe2\x80\xa2 Voluntary Optional Insurance \xe2\x80\xa2 Parental Leave Plan \xe2\x80\xa2 Company Pension Plan \xe2\x80\xa2 Group RRSP & TFSA \xe2\x80\xa2 Employee and Family Assistance \xe2\x80\xa2 Stock Purchase Plan \xe2\x80\xa2 Maple Virtual Care \xe2\x80\xa2 Unlimited on-line learning \xe2\x80\xa2 Sysco product discounts \xe2\x80\xa2 Preferred vendor discounts \xe2\x80\xa2 Associate Resource Groups

(*benefits may vary based on location or bargaining unit)

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