Sr Finance Analyst - Must Be Local to Denver

Vistar; Englewood (CO); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day 1 Health & Wellness Benefits

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

401K Employer Matching

Education Assistance

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Vistar, located in the Denver area, seeks a Senior Finance Analyst to drive budgeting, forecasting, and P&L analysis across operating companies and national sales. This role emphasizes building forecast models, consolidating budgets, and delivering insights in a highly matrixed organization.

Strong communication and collaboration with leadership are essential. The position requires local availability in the Denver area with the ability to commute to the corporate office and participate in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field.
• 4+ years of financial analysis including budgeting, forecasting, and modeling.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills including pivot tables and VLOOKUPs.

Responsibilities

• Forecast topline performance for assigned operating companies and channels.
• Prepare monthly location P&L forecasts through analysis and leadership collaboration.
• Support annual operating plan with full P&L, capex, and working capital estimates.
• Provide monthly financial insights on profitability, risks, and opportunities.
• Develop ad hoc profitability models and trend analyses.
• Ensure compliance with financial policies across the organization.

Skills

Financial analysis

Forecasting

Budgeting

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Job Description

Please do not apply if you are not local to Denver. We Deliver the Goods:

• Competitive pay and benefits, including Day 1 Health & Wellness Benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, 401K Employer Matching, Education Assistance, Paid Time Off, and much more
• Growth opportunities performing essential work to support America’s food distribution system
• Safe and inclusive working environment, including culture of rewards, recognition, and respect
• Hybrid opportunities available

Job Description

Please do not apply if you are not local to Denver. We Deliver the Goods:

• Competitive pay and benefits, including Day 1 Health & Wellness Benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, 401K Employer Matching, Education Assistance, Paid Time Off, and much more
• Growth opportunities performing essential work to support America’s food distribution system
• Safe and inclusive working environment, including culture of rewards, recognition, and respect
• Hybrid opportunities available

Position Summary

Candidates must be local to Denver area, and able to commute to our corporate office. The Senior Finance Analyst actively contributes to the budgeting, forecasting and analysis within the financial planning and analysis department. The Senior Finance Analyst is responsible for developing forecast models, consolidating and reviewing annual budgets, analyzing customer and location level profitability, implementing process improvement initiatives, and completing other ad hoc analyses as requested. This role is the primary Finance support for both Operating Companies (OpCo’s, our distribution centers) with full P&L accountability as well as National Sales leadership in providing finance, accounting, and process support. Candidates must be prepared for a highly matrixed organization requiring excellent communication skills to all levels of the organization, time management and ability to perform advanced independent analysis. Functions as a team member within the department and organization, as required, and perform any duty assigned to best serve the company.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Supporting topline forecasting and analysis of sales for assigned operating companies and channels of business in a highly matrixed and complex environment
• Prepares detailed monthly forecasts of each location’s complete P&L through independent analysis and partnership with operating company and sales leadership
• Supports the operating companies and sales leadership organizations in the development of the annual operating plan including full P&L, capital expenditure and working capital estimates
• Evaluates financial and operational results to provide monthly financial insights to various stakeholders on profitability, risks and opportunities
• Prepare ad hoc analysis, new business profitability models, trend analysis, capital investment return evaluations
• Partners with operations, purchasing, sales, and IT in ensuring compliance with financial authority policies, evaluating return on all capital investments and initiatives. Partners with operating company field accounting organization to address variance and trend issues, standardize review practices and research trends.
• Identifies opportunities for business growth and communicates efficiently on risk areas. This includes operational performance metrics, target staffing levels, sales opportunities, competitive risks, and an understanding of the marketplace
• Supports the month-end close process at the operating companies working with leadership and field accounting to ensure timely and complete financial closing. May research accounting issues with Corporate shared services accounting organizations related to AR, AP, or accruals
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, related field, or equivalent relevant experience
• 4+ years of financial analysis experience which must include budgeting, forecasting, and modeling of both revenue and expenses
• Must have extensive Microsoft Excel experience to include pivot tables, v lookups, and working with large data sets

Compensation

$95,000 - $110,000 base salary + 20% annual incentive potential