Chief Financial Officer Coastal - FP - US - Sysco Corporation : Job Details

JOB SUMMARY

This is an important role that oversees the business-wide field finance function, including financial planning and analysis, financial control, cost accounting, accounting, tax, treasury, accounts payable/receivable, and credit and collections. Leads analysis, planning, and control of the organization's financial transactions, systems, and procedures to comply with regulations, accounting principles, and other internal/external financial standards. Oversees and assists managing US SSMG Regions with Business Unit, Region and Area Presidents input. Primary point of communication and coordination for initiatives. Critical partner in the development, design and execution of the Business Unit's transformational roadmap.

Responsibilities:

• Develops and promotes Business Unit goals and objectives and insures alignment with overall corporate goals and objectives.
• Supports Area President and Business Unit Financial Leadership.
• Guides planning and development of departmental area budgets and evaluates area operations in terms of fiscal management to ensure fiscal responsibility.
• Collaborates with Area and Region Leadership to maintain and enhance interface capabilities with other functions and departments in an effort to continually improve overall organizational efficiency.
• Analyzes, identifies, and proposes action to the solution of problems with the operations and leadership teams of individuals and departments in an effort to increase overall effectiveness.
• Serves as finance Area spokesperson in cases of inquiry, feedback, or requests for special information in order to facilitate the accurate and precise flow of information.
• Provides coaching and direction to the region finance teams in order to achieve and maintain optimal efficiencies.
• Key participant in Area and Business Unit cross-functional leadership team.
• Participate in solution design and directly responsible for execution of initiatives.
• Develop and support Business Unit strategies to minimize working capital investment.
• Ensure highest integrity and quality of books of record in accordance with Sysco's Financial Policies.
• Ensure compliance with Corporate and governmental requirements.
• In conjunction with the Compliance function, ensure all financial and accounting controls reconciliations and internal audit remediation items are completed.
• Working cross functionally, continuously work to improve all aspects of site performance.

• In partnership with all Region Team Leaders, lead with a strong customer-centric and associate focused mindset to drive collaboration and create a high-performance culture of unity.
• Be a business partner with the Region Team and Area Presidents and support Volume and Sales growth.
• Working cross functionally with operations, technical accounting, internal audit, Business Unit leadership and other business units with manufacturing design cost accounting function, including routines, reporting and policies. Collaboratively work with operations to implement cost accounting across SSMG and other business units.
• Align with function leaders to develop the annual operating and profit growth plan, to develop the financial forecasts each month and deliver on goals; both annual and interim.
• Conduct business reviews for the Business Unit and region. Analyze results of operations and explain the key drivers of variances and forecasted results.
• Build, manage, and develop your Region Team through regular department meetings, ongoing interaction, and communications; monitoring morale and responding to ideas to improve associate engagement and enablement.
• Ensure Region Finance Leadership manages the traditional A/P, A/R and G/L activities.
• Proactively manage the cash conversion cycle to improve cash flow.
• Ensure compliance with production and inventory control policies and processes to protect the integrity and the accuracy of inventory transactions.
• Work with Business Unit Leadership to develop improvement plans from employee surveys.
• Evaluate the financial impact of plans and processes to achieve goals. Assist other function in achieving their goals and through established processes measuring profitability and performing key analyses.
• Support technological and reporting changes as sites are converted to core systems and enabling technologies.
• Work proactively to ensure the accuracy and integrity your financial and full compliance with Sysco's policies.
• Support Credit function and Master Data Strategies for the enablement of SSMG's reporting and other transformational efforts.
• Provides support to ensure proper staffing needs are met.

• Select, develop, and retain the required leadership talent to meet current and future business needs.
• Engage and support the company talent acquisition, development, and retention strategies.
• Support the enterprise DEI initiatives.
• Utilizes Sysco talent management programs tools and programs (performance management, leadership development, engagement surveys, talent reviews) to manage and develop leadership talent.
• Provides consistent and ongoing feedback on the performance of finance leaders.
• Demonstrates effectiveness and collaboration in leading a remote team.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or business.
• Minimum 5-10 years in a mid to senior-level finance or accounting position.
• Experience in both Union and Non-Union environments, preferred.
• Experience in a manufacturing and/or food production environment.

Professional Skills:

• Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the public.