Finance Analyst

Sysco; Mounds View (MN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Sysco is seeking a Financial Analyst to support planning and analysis activities, driving profitability, efficiency, and cost reduction across operations. You will partner with Commercial leadership to implement FP&A best practices and deliver strategic financial results through robust planning and reporting.

The role includes AOP facilitation, financial modeling, dashboard creation, and cross-functional training to enable data-driven decision making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required.
• MBA degree preferred.
• 2+ years financial or business-related analysis experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• CPA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) process and tools.
• Develop and deploy Finance tools, and processing across the organization.
• Train business stakeholders on the AOP process.
• Support monthly/quarterly business review process.
• Financial modeling and ad hoc analytics.
• Develop and identify insights and opportunities.
• Analytical support for strategic investment decisions.
• Generate corporate and business segment forecasts based on defined cadences.
• Creation of executive management reporting dashboards and distilling key insights.
• Develop, and deploy tools and processes across the organization as business defines.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Accounting knowledge

Written communication

Multi-project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

MBA degree preferred

Job description

JOB SUMMARY

Support strategies to help drive increased profitability, process efficiency, reduced costs, and overall business improvement. Partner with Commercial leadership to deliver financial and strategic results through the utilization of Financial Planning and Analysis of best practices. Support corporate Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) processes, initiatives and reporting within Operations.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Facilitate the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) process and tools.


• Develop and deploy Finance tools, and processing across the organization.


• Train business stakeholders on the AOP process.


• Support monthly/quarterly business review process.


• Financial modeling and ad hoc analytics.


• Develop and identify insights and opportunities.


• Analytical support for strategic investment decisions.


• Generate corporate and business segment forecasts based on defined cadences.


• Creation of executive management reporting dashboards and distilling key insights.


• Develop, and deploy tools and processes across the organization as business defines.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.


• MBA degree preferred.

Experience

• 2+ years Financial or business-related analysis experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations

• CPA preferred.

Professional Skills

• Strong analytical, organizational, interpersonal skills.


• Broad knowledge of accounting principles, practices, and procedures.


• Furnished in written, oral or diagram form.


• Ability to deal with problems involving several discrete variables in standardized situations.


• Must be able to work on multiple projects concurrently and capable of working with little direct supervision.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Regularly required to sit, stand, walk and use hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, and telephone to talk and hear.


• Frequently required to sit and reach with hands and arms.


• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.

NOTICE: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of the environment and the level of work being performed by this job. This job description in no way states or implies that the duties and responsibilities listed are the only tasks to be performed by the employee in this job. The employee will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by his or her supervisor.

Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This job description supersedes prior job descriptions. When duties and responsibilities change and develop the job description will be reviewed and subject to changes of business necessity.

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