Sr. Manager, Operational Finance - Remote

U.n.f.i • Providence, RI

106d • Onsite

About The Position

As the key finance business partner, the Senior Manager will liaise as necessary within and across functional areas to lead business analytics, Commercial Finance, Forecasting and Reporting for the area of Customer Value Creation. This role will be responsible for extending this support across other business areas as operational business processes change. A role on our Finance and Accounting team involves helping UNFI maintain and grow its financial health as we continue to transform and scale. We need to ensure that our financial analysis and statements revolve around constant communication with our partners within the organization as well as outside to provide the most current statistics for our business health. By being attentive to details, trends, and inefficiencies, and communicating with our teams, you'll be key to our success and continued growth as North America's premier grocery wholesaler.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or equivalent.
• Master's degree preferred.
• 7-10 years of experience in financial and/or business analytic positions.
• Strong strategic planning, financial and operations / business background.
• Demonstrated success in business partnership as well as leading and delivering solutions to complex business opportunities.
• Financial modeling and analytic experience.
• Budgeting and forecasting experience preferred.
• Finance systems usage & implementation (UFIN) experience preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Outstanding analytical skills.
• Strong business acumen.
• Self-driven and motivated.
• Comfortable working in a chaotic environment and with constantly changing priorities.
• Strong administrative, organizational and relationship skills.
• Excellent writing and communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills, discretion, diplomacy, and judgment.
• Strong teamwork ethic, positive proactive flexible attitude.
• Ability to work under pressure and time constraints as well as handling several tasks simultaneously.
• Advanced skillset in Microsoft Office including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Access and related software applications.

Responsibilities

• Work cross functionally across varying levels in the organization to enhance capabilities for identification and prioritization of value-added Commercial initiatives.
• Provide timely strategic opinions, shaped by in depth understanding of the functional business operations and value initiatives, enabling data backed decision making.
• Establish a strong accountability framework, translated from budgeting/forecasts into actionable KPIs and operationally allocated metrics.
• Provide customer centric operation reporting and daily standard work to provide timely visibility to business performance.
• Lead, execute and own the annual budget process for the customer value creation areas.
• Deliver periodic forecast updates for applicable areas based on Commercial and Operational proximity to cross functional teams.
• Lead and partner on the workstream to quantify value added initiative achievement on a weekly basis for pacing and prioritization purposes.
• Preparation of Monthly and Quarterly operating review materials.
• Work with senior leaders to provide value-added commentary on results, enabling swift and accurate decision-making and problem solving.
• Assist the business in aligning strategic plans as applicable to the specific business area to execute the company's short and long-term goals.
• Conduct organizational and process reviews to identify operational effectiveness and efficiency opportunities and facilitate the creation and implementation of actionable plans to close gaps.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive 401k
• Flexible PTO
• Remote work options
• Health benefits - first of the month following 30 days of employment
• Mentorship program/developmental opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree