Strategic FP&A Lead for Growth, Margin & Insights

Sysco; New Jersey; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Guest Worldwide, a Sysco subsidiary, seeks a Senior Finance Analyst to own end-to-end planning, forecasting, and performance management for assigned areas. You will translate data into insights, develop financial models, and support profitability, efficiency, and growth initiatives.

You will deliver executive dashboards, lead annual budget cycles, and analyze variances with business owners to drive action.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in business, accounting, finance or related field.
• Minimum of 4 years progressive finance experience (FP&A, budgeting/forecasting, and reporting).
• Demonstrated experience in advanced financial modeling, channel/account profitability analysis, and scenario-based decision support for cross-functional stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own FP&A reporting and planning tools with standardized definitions, governance, and automation.
• Deliver executive dashboards and recurring performance reviews; surface drivers, risks, and opportunities and recommend actions to optimize margins and working capital.
• Lead annual budget, quarterly forecast, and long-range planning cycles for assigned cost centers and investment plans; ensure assumptions are documented and reconciled.
• Develop and maintain financial narratives connecting results to strategy and recommendations.
• Lead monthly close-to-forecast and close-to-budget reviews; investigate variances and propose actions with quantified impact.
• Analyze sales, cost, and spend trends; identify margin drivers and track benefits realization.
• Build revenue/expense and margin scenario models for RFPs, new business, and contract negotiations.
• Evaluate pricing, incentives, and contractual changes; quantify financial impact and tracking post-deal economics.
• Establish KPI/scorecard frameworks and present insights to leadership.
• Drive cross-functional finance workstreams for strategic initiatives and track benefits.

Skills

Strategic finance partnership

FP&A expertise

Advanced financial modeling

Executive communication

Data management and automation

Excel & PowerPoint

ERP proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, finance or related field

Tools

PeopleSoft

Power BI

Job description

Guest Worldwide, a Sysco subsidiary, seeks a Senior Finance Analyst to own end-to-end planning, forecasting, and performance management for assigned areas. You will translate data into insights, develop financial models, and support profitability, efficiency, and growth initiatives.

You will deliver executive dashboards, lead annual budget cycles, and analyze variances with business owners to drive action.