Senior Manager, Business Performance & Analysis (70309727)

Sodexo Canada Ltd; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in on-site services is seeking a Senior Manager, Business Performance & Analysis in Toronto. This hybrid role focuses on enhancing business acumen and providing forward-looking insights to support data-driven decision-making. Candidates should have strong financial analysis skills, 3+ years of relevant experience, and be proficient in advanced Excel and data analytics. Competitive salary and benefits offered.

Benefits

Flexible work environment

Competitive compensation and great employee benefits

Training and development programs

Qualifications

• Proven track record in similar roles for 3+ years.
• Experience in business partnerships, budgeting, analysis, and costing.
• Minimum 1 year experience leading diverse teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide full-cycle segment support, bridging sales and operations.
• Collaborate with commercial finance for new business opportunities.
• Conduct comprehensive financial analysis and prepare presentations.

Skills

Advanced Excel (VBA, pivot tables, nested formulas)

Data Analytics: SQL or Python

Excellent critical thinking and time management skills

Strong presentation and influencing skills

Bilingual proficiency (French)

Education

Post-secondary education in Business, Finance, or Accounting

Chartered Public Accountant (CPA) designation

Tools

SQL

Python

Job description

Overview

Sodexo is seeking a Senior Manager, Business Performance & Analysis in Toronto, Ontario. This is a hybrid role, operating out of our Toronto office. The role focuses on BP&A, forecasting processes, and managing special projects in the assigned segment(s). It involves deep integration with business units, providing forward-looking insights, and enhancing overall business acumen to support data-driven decision-making and agile responses to market changes.

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better everyday for everyone to build a better life for all. We operate in 55 countries, serving over 100 million consumers each day through On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services, and Personal & Home Services.

Responsibilities

• Provide full-cycle segment support, bridging sales and operations in the assigned segment(s) – forecasting, budgeting, problem-solving, variance reporting. Primary point of contact for operations.
• Collaborate with the commercial finance team to support new business opportunities, including partnerships and mergers & acquisitions.
• Foster deep integration with business units, ensuring strong partnerships and alignment across teams.
• Provide forward-looking insights that guide strategic decision-making and anticipate future trends.
• Conduct comprehensive financial analysis, raise key insights, and prepare presentations to support leadership in evaluating business initiatives and decisions.
• Lead budgeting and forecasting efforts, ensuring alignment with financial and operational priorities.
• Ensure segment adherence to contract terms and governance; identify and implement optimization opportunities to enhance outcomes.
• Proactively monitor financial risks and opportunities, make recommendations, and implement mitigation strategies.
• Leverage global Sodexo tools and other technologies to build a culture of data-driven insights that facilitates informed decision-making and agile responses to market changes.
• Provide oversight and lead a strong financial analyst team, promote collaboration, professional development, and a culture of high performance with accountability for performance delivery and governance compliance.
• Elevate business acumen for both finance and non-finance professionals, focusing on understanding key financial principles, metrics, and their implications on business decisions.

Qualifications

What You'll Need to Succeed :

• Post-secondary education in Business, Finance, or Accounting.
• Chartered Public Accountant (CPA) designation is an asset.
• Proven track record in similar roles for 3+ years.
• Experience in business partnerships, budgeting, analysis, and costing.
• Minimum 1 year experience leading diverse teams in dynamic, high-performance environments.
• Advanced Excel (VBA, pivot tables, nested formulas).
• Data Analytics: SQL or Python; single variable regression.
• Project Management experience.
• Excellent critical thinking and time management skills, with the ability to meet established deadlines.
• Strong presentation and influencing skills with a proactive, challenger mindset.
• Understanding of various contract structures.
• Superior communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to form partnerships with operational teams.
• Bilingual proficiency (French) is a strong asset.

Additional Information

What Makes Sodexo Different :

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater because we believe our everyday actions have a big impact. In addition, we offer:

• Flexible work environment
• Competitive compensation & great employee benefits
• Training and development programs
• Countless opportunities for growth
• Corporate responsibility & sustainability
• An award-winning employer for Sustainability, Diversity & Inclusion, Corporate Social Responsibility, and much more. View Sodexo’s latest awards here
• And so much more!

Sodexo is committed to Employment Equity and Diversity. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of national origin, race, religion, ethnic group, age, disability, gender, sexual preference, sexual or gender identity, status as a veteran or any other protected class.

We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Accommodation is available on request from candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Sodexo is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for our team members, customers, clients, contractors, business partners, guests, and members of the public with whom we regularly interact. We require that all new hires in hospitals, long-term care facilities, and senior homes be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and may require any other new hires to be fully vaccinated based on the location and scope of their employment.

Thank you for your interest in Sodexo.

Please note that only those candidates under consideration will be contacted.

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