Area Finance Director II

US Foods•Austin, TX

1d•$120,000 - $185,000•Onsite

About The Position

This role is responsible for owning the execution of the Area finance strategy, acting as an advisor on long-term business financial and strategic planning to the Area President and Area functional leaders for future growth opportunities. The Area Finance Director II will collaborate with all other functional partners in driving improved financial results and assist on plays to support strategic initiatives. This position will assess financial performance and initiate strategic actions to drive results, develop appropriate financial targets/outcomes through an understanding of key operational drivers, and discuss and support these with the Area Leadership Team. The role owns P&L management through strategic decisions to drive EBITDA by managing costs, improving efficiencies, and enhancing gross profit. The Area Finance Director II will provide clear visibility and comprehensive guidance to the Area leadership team in meeting financial outcomes and demonstrate analytical foresight to help make immediate decisions that will positively impact the future of the business. This role also acts as a trusted advisor for all things Finance, partnering with the Controller’s Group, Managed Services, COE, and Region staff to deliver timely and accurate reporting and analysis. The Area Finance Director II will collaborate with Area functional leaders, COE, and Region leadership on the annual business planning and monthly forecast for the Area. This individual will be the gatekeeper for the Area team on all financial processes that affect results and highlight any potential risks and opportunities. Establishing credibility and trust with leaders across their area by building relationships and understanding individual needs and pain points is crucial. The role operates as a business partner by bringing an end-to-end value chain perspective, broad business acumen, and an independent point of view. The Area Finance Director II is the ultimate source of truth with financial data and has analytical data readily available to guide discussion and decisions. Resourcefulness by leveraging all available tools and information to learn and help execute as a trusted financial advisor is expected. The role will review balance sheet health quarterly with corporate stakeholders and lead financial acumen training for all Area and DC management to improve understanding of how they contribute to the Area financial results. The Area Finance Director II will collaborate with and influence Area leaders to understand financial complexities and make sound decisions. This includes identifying opportunities for gross profit improvement and cost management and driving accountability for execution. The role drives profitable sales growth by reviewing, providing guidance, and approving all local customer contracts and incentive agreements. Collaboration with Sales Excellence, Area Sales management (Local and National), and Revenue Management teams in Customer profitability decisions is key. Understanding critical levers to ensure the annual business plans and forecast are met through review of daily and weekly results dashboards, analyzing data, providing insightful explanations of variances/trends, and coordinating action plans is essential. Leading an effective Inventory Adjustments routine by collaborating with Operations, Merchanditing, and Inventory Control in attaining the company targets for damage, spoilage, and shrink is required. The Area Finance Director II will collaborate with AVPMM and ADR to ensure inventory is aligned with the Company’s DIOH requirements and minimize nonproductive inventory. Partnering with the Credit organization to support Sales growth while minimizing risk and managing working capital is also a responsibility. This role will influence others by increasing financial acumen across the functions at all management levels, including basic to more advanced training to align specific functional responsibilities with their ultimate impact to improving financial results. The Area Finance Director II will lead by example and own their personal development (e.g., ask for feedback, act on feedback, continue to expand working knowledge) and drive an environment of continuous improvement. Offering continual support and guidance for the area team as they manage change and demonstrating courage and conflict resolution to improve area team performance and drive results are also key aspects of this position. Furthermore, the Area Finance Director II will drive continuous improvement across the Area and broader business to improve financial outcomes. This includes leading continuous improvement through performing root cause analysis, implementing solutions, and challenging the status quo to drive improved results. The role will lead the implementation of standardized work practices, take initiative to solve business problems or inefficiencies, both inside and outside of their designated Area, and partner with Area leadership to translate and conceptualize new approaches and offer concrete guidance to drive operational cost improvements, operating efficiencies, and opportunities for the business. The Area Finance Director II will own all field-related SOX controls for the Area Hub and DCs, support the control environment for all DCs in the Area by reporting and correcting any control deficiencies, and complete ad hoc projects, analysis, and initiatives as requested. Other duties as assigned by manager.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree
Minimum 8 years of accounting and/or financial analysis management experience
Proven experience and effectiveness in leading and influencing others
General knowledge of finance, accounting, budgeting, and cost control principles including Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and SOX
Broad skillset in financial analysis and financial modeling
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel
Excellent communication & interpersonal skills
Strong organization and prioritization skills
Limited travel as necessary

Nice To Haves

BS in Business Administration, Accounting or Finance
CPA or MBA
Industry experience and understanding of inventory management
Experience that includes collaboration within a functional matrixed environment and virtual leadership across multiple sites
Anaplan experience

Responsibilities

Own the execution of Area finance strategy
Advisor on long-term business financial and strategic planning to the Area President and Area functional leaders for future growth opportunities.
Collaborate with all other functional partners in driving improved financial results and assist on plays to support strategic initiatives.
Assess financial performance and initiate strategic actions to drive results.
Develop appropriate financial targets/outcomes through an understanding of key operational drivers; discuss and support with the Area Leadership Team.
Own P&L management through strategic decisions to drive EBITDA; by managing costs, improving efficiencies and enhancing gross profit.
Provide clear visibility and comprehensive guidance to the Area leadership team in meeting financial outcomes.
Demonstrate analytical foresight to help make immediate decisions that will positively impact the future of the business.
Act as a trusted advisor for all things Finance
Partner with Controller’s Group, Managed Services, COE and Region staff to deliver timely and accurate reporting and analysis.
Collaborate with Area functional leaders, COE and Region leadership on the annual business planning and monthly forecast for the Area.
Be the gatekeeper for the Area team on all financial processes that affect results and highlight any potential risks and opportunities.
Establish credibility and trust with leaders across their area by building relationships and understanding individual needs and pain points.
Operate as a business partner by bringing an end-to-end value chain perspective, broad business acumen, and an independent point of view.
Act as an ultimate source of truth with financial data and has analytical data readily available to guide discussion and decisions.
Be resourceful by leveraging all available tools and information to learn and help execute as a trusted financial advisor.
Review balance sheet health quarterly with corporate stakeholders.
Lead financial acumen training for all Area and DC management to improve understanding of how they contribute to the Area financial results.
Collaborate with and influence Area leaders to understand financial complexities and make sound decisions
Identify opportunities for gross profit improvement and cost management and drive accountability for execution.
Drive profitable sales growth by reviewing, providing guidance, and approving all local customer contracts and incentive agreements.
Collaborate with Sales Excellence, Area Sales management (Local and National), and Revenue Management teams in Customer profitability decisions.
Understand critical levers to ensure the annual business plans and forecast are met through review of daily and weekly results dashboards, analyze data, provide insightful explanations of variances / trends, and coordinate action plans.
Leading an effective Inventory Adjustments routine by collaborating with Operations, Merchanditing, and Inventory Control in attaining the company targets for damage, spoilage and shrink.
Collaborate with AVPMM and ADR to ensure inventory is aligned with the Company’s DIOH requirements and minimize nonproductive inventory.
Partner with the Credit organization to support Sales growth while minimizing risk and managing working capital.
Increase the financial acumen across the functions at all management levels including basic to more advanced training to align specific functional responsibilities with their ultimate impact to improving financial results.
Lead by example and own their personal development (e.g., ask for feedback, act on feedback, continue to expand working knowledge).
Drive an environment of continuous improvement.
Offer continual support and guidance for area team as they manage change.
Demonstrate courage and conflict resolution to improve area team performance and drive results.
Lead continuous improvement through performing root cause analysis, implementing solutions, and challenging the status quo to drive improved results.
Lead the implementation of standardized work practices.
Take initiative to solve business problems or inefficiencies, both inside and outside of their designated Area.
Partner with Area leadership to translate and conceptualize new approaches and offer concrete guidance to drive operational cost improvements, operating efficiencies, and opportunities for the business.
Own all field related SOX controls for the Area Hub and DCs. Support control environment for all DCs in the Area by reporting and correcting any control deficiencies.
Complete ad hoc projects, analysis and initiatives as requested.
Other duties as assigned by manager.