Chief Financial Officer, Enterprise Partnership Group

Aramark Corporation; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Aramark seeks a Chief Financial Officer for the Enterprise Partnership Group to steer financial strategy, reporting, and governance across the business. The role partners with executive teams and external client partners to drive value, ensure sound financial policies, and allocate resources efficiently.

Responsibilities include strategic planning, financial controls, and leading M&A integration while guiding a decentralized finance organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, business, or finance required
• 15+ years of progressive finance and business development experience
• Proven negotiation skills and experience required
• Ability to influence without formal authority; strong stakeholder management
• Experience leading large, decentralized teams and driving growth

Responsibilities

• Support strategic planning with key stakeholders and leadership teams
• Engage with client partners to secure and optimize financial outcomes
• Lead contract and M&A integration efforts with partners
• Monitor and report financial performance to the President and Sector leadership
• Provide strategic direction to investments and costing teams on large deals
• Develop talent and succession planning within the finance function

Skills

Negotiation skills

Executive leadership

Strategic planning

Financial reporting

Interpersonal skills

Influence without authority

P&L management

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting, Business, or Finance

MBA preferred

Job description

Job Description

The Chief Financial Officer for our Enterprise Partnership Group will ensure financial health, stability, and long-term growth of the business. This new leader will work closely with the leadership teams to develop and execute financial strategies that align with our mission and long-term goals. Significant interaction with external client partners is required, including developing and maintaining strong client relationships. Your expertise will be critical in establishing sound financial policies and procedures that support operational excellence, efficient resource allocation, and transparent financial reporting for the business. In this role, you will interact regularly with executive leaders across Aramark.

Job Responsibilities

The successful candidate will exemplify entrepreneurial spirit and demonstrate exceptional leadership in client negotiations, financial controls, and strategic planning.

• Support strategic planning process, partnering with all key functional, corporate and line of business leadership and key stakeholders.
• Engage in critical conversations with client partners to secure, enhance, and maintain financial outcomes for the line of business
• Lead contract and M&A integration efforts with existing and new partnerships.
• Monitor and analyze financial performance, providing regular reports to the President and Sector leadership team.
• Provide strategic direction to VP, Investments and Costing team. Provides support VP of Investors through deals of larger size and complexities.
• Engage in the development of people and succession planning for the functional team and participate in talent planning for the line of business.
• Create metric driven financial models and proof points that support investment decisions enforcing economic expectations.
• Review and analyze, from a financial perspective, growth enablement, information technology, sales, and marketing and other internal Initiatives.
• Delivers accurate, timely and meaningful financial reporting on a consistent basis; concisely communicating financial results, discussing the dynamics impacting financial performance (positive or negative) and contributing to the plan to better leverage the company and its resources.
• Develops, enhances, and manages relationships with clients across the portfolio.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Business, or Finance- MBA preferred.
• 15 years or more of progressive finance and business development experience.
• The ability to effectively use deliberate influence strategies to impact, shape, or re‑direct the behaviors of others, without formal authority. Proven negotiation skills and experience required.
• Track record of business growth; strong drive to produce results required.
• Excellent interpersonal skills. Demonstrated capability to build relationships and consensus among executives.
• Prior experience leading and developing a large, decentralized team desired.
• Must have excellent interpersonal and communications skills, possess sound judgment with the ability to learn quickly while working in a fast-paced dynamic environment.
• Possess strong written and verbal communication skills.
• In-depth knowledge of profit and loss, balance sheet and cash flow management, and general finance and budgeting required.
• Industry experience preferred.

About Aramark

Our Mission

Rooted in service and united by our purpose, we strive to do great things for each other, our partners, our communities, and our planet.

At Aramark, we believe that every employee should enjoy equal employment opportunity and be free to participate in all aspects of the company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military status, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by applicable law.

About Aramark

The people of Aramark proudly serve millions of guests every day through food and facilities in 15 countries around the world. Rooted in service and united by our purpose, we strive to do great things for each other, our partners, our communities, and our planet. We believe a career should develop your talents, fuel your passions, and empower your professional growth. So, no matter what you're pursuing - a new challenge, a sense of belonging, or just a great place to work - our focus is helping you reach your full potential. Learn more about working here at http://www.aramarkcareers.com or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.