Senior Financial Analyst

Sysco; North Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Sysco is seeking a qualified finance professional to manage profit forecasting and reporting, delivering insights on revenue, margin, and working capital. The role partners with the finance leadership to translate trends into actionable plans and coordinate cost-control initiatives.

You will support CFOs, identify profitability drivers, and assist in quarterly business reviews and operating plans, while focusing on improving efficiency and financial performance across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
• MBA degree.
• 5+ years of financial or business-related analysis experience.
• CPA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support finance manager or CFO to reflect trends in forecast.
• Identify underperforming customers and vendors and profitability drivers.
• Quantify the financial impact of cost-control initiatives.
• Assist local CFO and market CFO with forecast performance.
• Assist in the QBR and AOP processes.
• Identify opportunities to control costs and reduce expenses.

Skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Critical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance

MBA degree

Job description

JOB SUMMARY

This position is responsible for profit management and financial forecasting and reporting. Responsible for providing insight and analysis of financial operating results. Identifies trends and provides recommendations for various profitability drivers, including revenue, margin, expense management, and working capital management.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support finance manager or CFO to ensure overall trends and the impacts of key initiatives are reflected accurately in the forecast.
• Identify underperforming customers and vendors and the key drivers of profitability.
• Quantify the financial impact of key cost control initiatives.
• Assist local CFO and market CFO with the performance of the forecast.
• Assist in the annual quarterly business review (QBR) and annual operating plan (AOP) process.
• Identify opportunities to control costs and reduce expenses.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
• MBA degree.

Experience

• 5+ years of financial or business-related analysis experience.

Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations

• CPA preferred.

Professional Skills

• Organizational, time management, and critical thinking skills.
• Strong computer skills and knowledge of financial reporting software.

DECISION-MAKING AUTHORITY

Most important decisions made fully independently:

• Assist with cost monitoring, product equities, frequencies and other statistical data directly related to price management.