Region Chief Financial Officer

Position Summary

This is an important role that oversees the finance function of multiple sites comprising a region, including financial planning and analysis, financial control, cost accounting, accounting, tax, treasury, accounts payable/receivable, general ledger 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.

Responsibilities:

Region Management
:

• Develops and promotes region goals and objectives and insures alignment with overall corporate goals and objectives.
• Guides planning and development of departmental region budgets and evaluates region operations in terms of fiscal management to ensure fiscal responsibility in the regions operation.
• Collaborates with 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 the effectiveness of the Region's performance
• Serves as finance region 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 sites finance teams in order to achieve and maintain optimal efficiencies.
• Key participant in region cross-functional leadership team.

Operations Management
:

• 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 support Volume and Sales growth
• Align with function leaders to develop the annual operating and profit growth plan, to develop the financial forecasts each month for the region 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
• Directly manage Site Finance leadership, the traditional A/P, A/R and G/L activities. Proactively manage the cash conversion cycle to improve cash flow.
• Support the design and implementation of Cost Accounting capability
• 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 processed to achieve goals. Assist other departments 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.

Talent Management
:

• Select, develop, and retain the required leadership talent within the region to meet current and future business needs.
• 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. Ability to analyze financial data and prepare financial reports, statements, and projections
• Working knowledge of short- and long-term budgeting and forecasting, rolling budgets, and profitability analysis.
• Ability to motivate teams and produce results within…