Financial Planning and Analysis - Stores Business Unit Manager - US

Company: Disability Solutions
Location: Wyoming
Posted on: October 2, 2024

Job Description:

Welcome to Gordon Food Service! We are excited that you are thinking about opportunities with us, and we have an amazing story to share. See below for a quick glance of who we are and the impact you could have on the food service industry. There's a seat at our table for you...Gordon Food Service is hiring an Financial Planning and Analysis - Business Unit Manager. This candidate supports the Annual Operating Plan and Long Range Plan, as well as month-end close expense analysis for divisional operating departments, for a business unit within the Gordon Food Service organization. Key responsibilities include establishing best practices, setting targets, managing the calendar, creation of planning tools, guidelines, and assumptions and the coordination of activities for the business unit related to the financial segments of the AOP/LRP. Also included will be the monitoring of strategic projects and the impact analysis to RONA and IRR measures.Responsibilities:

• Manage a team of financial analysts to understand and communicate complex concepts and bring relevant business insights
• Review monthly regional/divisional operating results through Direct Operating Earnings, analyzing results to budget and historical performance. Assist in forecasting process and provide relevant analysis
• Suggest operational courses of action to division level and senior level management to positively impact direct operating earnings
• Develop and deploy standardized tools for use in Annual Operating Plan(AOP), Forecasts, Long Range Plan (LRP) and Operational management reporting
• Collaborate with Business Unit Controller, Regional Finance leadership, Grand Rapids Financial Reporting, North American Financial Planning and Analysis team and divisional financial analysts on accounting related matters
• Respond to questions from key stakeholders about P&L trends and deviations from AOP
• Manage expense results for Finance operating department
• Understand key operational drivers for the business
• Interface with senior management to explain monthly financial results
• Ad hoc reporting and analysis and responsibilities assigned
• Interviews, hires, trains, and retains staff. Conducts performance monitoring of staff, initiating follow through with disciplinary action and termination in consultation with Human Resources when appropriate for the department. Mentors, motivates, and develops staff and acts as a role model and resource to them
• Performs other duties as assigned.Ideal candidate will have:
  • Vocational - knowledge of systems, experience in process improvement, project management, business process development, change management
  • Mathematical - arithmetic, statistics, time value of money, fundamental Financial concepts such as NPV, IRR, ROI, DCF
  • Reasoning - comparing, innovating, analyzing, coordinating, deduction, drawing inferences
  • Communication - reading (standard and technical), writing (business), speaking (basic, conversational, public speaking), conciseness
  • Human Relations - motivating, teamwork, coaching, staff retention and development, training, teaching, interactive, builds positive relationships over the phone and email
  • Self Management - self direction, prioritization, manage fluctuations in workload against overall priorities, comfortable with ambiguity, self motivated
  • Knowledge of spreadsheet, word processing, presentation, e-mail, reporting systems
  • Familiarity with ERP's and G/L system, with SAP software experience preferredExperience:
    • Bachelor's Degree required Finance, Accounting, Economics or related
    • More than 7 years of progressive Corporate Finance or Corporate FP&A experience or related background preferred
    • Minimum of 2 years of formal leadership experience with an FP&A focused teamBE PART OF AN AMAZING CULTURE WHERE WHAT MATTERS TO YOU, MATTERS TO US!Gordon Food Service values our customers and understands that their success is largely dependent upon their workforce. To demonstrate our commitment to our partnership, we will require any candidate who works for a Gordon Food Service customer to provide a letter of support from their management if they are selected for the interview process.Gordon Food Service is an equal opportunity employer.All qualified applicants and employees will receive consideration for employment, or in terms or conditions of employment, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability. The EEO is the Law poster is available here: http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf. If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, please submit your request to talent@gfs.com and use the words "Accommodation Request" in your subject line. Please keep in mind this method is reserved for individuals who require accommodation due to a disability.All Gordon Food Service locations are tobacco-free.Gordon Food Service is a drug-free workplace and drug tests all employees.

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