Finance Manager, Commercial Jobs

Reports To

Regional VP/CFO

Location

Mississauga/Ottawa/Peterborough/Woodstock, ON

Type

Full-Time, Permanent

Closing Date

August 16, 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’s Best Employers 2022, 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?

For more information, visit www.sysco.ca or follow us @SyscoCanada at facebook.com/SyscoCanada; twitter.com/SyscoCanada or instagram.com/SyscoCanada

For a full list of opportunities, visit www.sysco.ca/careers

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

• Weekly piece, sales and margin analysis with a focus on investigating key variances to trend and forecast/plan. Weekly and monthly commentary completion.
• Responsible for Local Piece, Sales and Margin plan and forecast, while working with the CFO and Sales Leadership to understand key plan initiatives.
• Monitors the effectiveness of action plans provided by CFO and Leadership Team.
• 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.
• Works with each department to ensure understanding of the overall forecast and how their responsibilities are reflected in the forecast.
• Directly supervises a team of individual contributors and front-line leaders. Some positions may be remote positions.
• Ensures overall trends and impacts of key initiatives are reflected in the forecast.
• Understands that their role is critical in creating a safe organization with minimal environmental impact and the value that brings to the organization.
• Complies with Sysco’s Food Safety Policy and procedures to ensure food safety, quality and legality requirements are met.
• Analyzes Earned Income (EI) and actively investigates changes in EI vs. trend & plan.
• Enable, champion and embrace an inclusive culture
• 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
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications/Skills/Job Requirements (About You)

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

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’s a sample of the many benefits Sysco associates enjoy:

Comprehensive Flexible Benefits including Health and Dental, Health Care Spending and Wellness Accounts

• Maple Virtual Care
• Parental Leave Plan
• Employee and Family Assistance
• Preferred vendor discounts
• Sysco product discounts
• Associate Resource Groups
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Company Pension Plan
• Group RRSP & TFSA
• Stock Purchase Plan
• Life Insurance
• Unlimited on-line learning
• Voluntary Optional Insurance

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