Field Chief Financial Officer

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

Field Management

• 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.

• Supporting Area President and Business Unit Financial Leadership

• 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

• Administrative tasks

Operational 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 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.

• 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…