Vice President, Finance & Strategy - Modesto, CA

Save Mart Supermarkets•Modesto, CA

47d•Onsite

About The Position

The VP of Finance & Strategy will design and manage the company's annual business planning process, provide decision support through developing & monitoring company-wide metrics, and drive strategic initiatives. This leader must demonstrate strong financial planning and analysis experience in a multidivisional environment and work in a growing, dynamic organization. The position is responsible for leading the finance and business intelligence teams.

Requirements

Experience with BI tools, financial tools and enterprise accounting systems, advanced analytics, etc.
Proven ability to lead, develop, and manage teams
Highly analytical with the ability to translate large amounts of data and information into strategic and actionable insights and business recommendations
Proven ability to work with and lead cross-functional teams
Excellent oral and written communication skills including the ability to explain or translate technical concepts into non-technical terminology based on audience.
15 years related
10 years progressive financial experience required to include progressive leadership roles
4 years/Bachelors Degree and/or equivalent experience/training
20% travel

Nice To Haves

Masters degree preferred
Background in retail, consumer goods or investment banking experience preferred

Responsibilities

Budgeting, Forecasting & Analysis
Lead the financial planning and analysis team in budgeting, planning, forecasting, and profitability analysis.
Develop key performance metrics to measure the overall financial health of the company while developing strategies to assist the company to meet its long-term goals
Ensure all stakeholders contribute to the plan and assumptions are appropriately documented and analyzed
Ensure the rolling forecast model and budget accurately reflects the operational assumptions of the executive and leadership teams
Provide monthly rolling forecast to the company, along with variance analysis and explanations and run scenario analysis
Evaluate performance to budget and deliver insightful analytics to accelerate executive-level decision making
Provide guidance and assist department leaders in the development and monitoring of their respective budgets
Decision Support
Analyze current and past trends in key performance indicators including all areas of revenue, cost of sales, expenses, and capital expenditures highlighting trends and analyzing causes of unexpected variances to the executive and management teams
Evaluate proposed investments and the budgeting and reporting of capital expenditures across the company
Ensure key business performance risks, issues, and opportunities are highlighted to management
Business Intelligence & Metrics
Work with the executive and management teams` to build and implement systems, processes, and reports that enhance the quality and availability of financial information and operational metrics
Champion and drive improvement upon current tools and processes for tracking, organizing, and communicating information
Drive finance requirements into core systems across the company
Provide benchmarking analysis against market data, industry standards, and peer groups for executive and management teams
Stakeholder Reporting
Prepare and manage materials presented to the Board.
Responsible for coordinating business unit contributions, reviewing and challenging actual vs forecast analysis provided, and assisting in ensuring clear messages are communicated
Strategic Projects
Assist executive and management teams in project prioritization, i.e., development of business cases, evaluation against strategic criteria, risk assessment, etc.
Work in conjunction with the team to evaluate new investment opportunities and acquisitions by standardizing methodologies for analysis
Work with CFO in assigned special projects based on overall company objectives