Area Director of Finance

Senior area-level finance leader responsible for directing area strategy, planning, reporting, and business partnership to drive EBITDA and working capital improvements.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the advisor to the Area President and area leaders on long-range financial and strategic planning to capitalize on growth opportunities.
• Work with cross-functional partners to drive improved financial results and support strategic initiatives.
• Regularly evaluate financial performance and trigger strategic actions to improve results.
• Set financial targets informed by core operational drivers and align with the Area Leadership Team.
• Own P&L stewardship through strategic decisions that lift EBITDA by controlling costs, boosting efficiency, and increasing gross profit.
• Deliver transparent visibility and guidance to leadership to achieve financial targets.
• Apply forward-looking analytics to inform timely decisions with future impact.
• Collaborate with Controller's Group, Managed Services, COE and Region teams to provide timely, accurate reporting and analysis.
• Co-create annual business plans and monthly forecasts with Area leaders, COE and Region teams.
• Serve as the gatekeeper for financial processes affecting results, surfacing risks and opportunities.
• Build credibility with area leaders by cultivating relationships and understanding their needs.
• Act as a business partner with end-to-end value chain insight, broad acumen, and independent perspective.
• Serve as the single source of truth for financial data with accessible analytics to guide discussions.
• Leverage tools and information to inform and execute as a trusted financial advisor.
• Assess balance sheet health on a quarterly basis with corporate stakeholders.
• Lead financial acumen training for all Area and DC management to link actions to Area results.
• Identify gross profit and cost-management opportunities and drive execution accountability.
• Foster profitable sales growth by reviewing and approving local customer contracts and incentive agreements, and guiding related terms.
• Work with Sales Excellence, Area and National Sales management, and Revenue Management on customer profitability decisions.
• Monitor key performance levers to ensure plans and forecasts are met by reviewing dashboards, analyzing data, explaining variances and trends, and coordinating action plans.
• Lead inventory adjustments with Operations, Merchandising and Inventory Control to meet targets for damage, spoilage and shrink.
• Coordinate with AVPMM and ADR to align inventory with DIOH requirements and minimize nonproductive stock.
• Partner with the Credit organization to balance sales growth with risk management and working capital optimization.
• Expand financial acumen across management levels through training that ties functional responsibilities to improved results.
• Model continuous development by seeking feedback and expanding financial knowledge.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement.
• Provide ongoing support and guidance to the area team during change.
• Display courage and conflict-resolution skills to enhance team performance and outcomes.
• Lead ongoing improvement initiatives through root cause analysis, solution implementation, and challenging the status quo.
• Drive implementation of standardized work practices.
• Proactively address business problems and inefficiencies across the area.
• Collaborate with Area leadership to translate new approaches into concrete guidance for cost improvements and operating efficiencies.
• Own field related SOX controls for the Area Hub and DCs and support the control environment by reporting and correcting deficiencies.
• Complete ad hoc projects and analyses as required.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• 7 years of accounting and/or financial analysis management experience
• Proven experience and effectiveness in leading and influencing others
• General knowledge of finance, accounting, budgeting, and cost control principles including GAAP and SOX
• Broad skillset in financial analysis and financial modeling
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong organization and prioritization skills
• Limited travel as necessary

Technologies

• Microsoft Office Suite
• Excel
• Anaplan

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Pre-tax spending accounts
• Retirement benefits
• Paid time off
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Life insurance

Supervision

• Dotted line supervision of Inventory Control staff

Relationships

• Internal: Area and Region staff, Controllers Group, COE, and all Finance personnel
• External: Customers, Third Party Managed Services

Work Environment

• Onsite office-based role at a US Foods facility
• Inside office environment with occasional warehouse and customer site visits

Physical Qualifications

• Stand up to frequent
• Walk up to frequent
• Drive vehicle occasionally
• Sit continuously
• Lift 1-10 lbs frequently; 11-20 lbs occasionally; 21-50 lbs occasionally
• Lift 51-100 lbs never; over 100 lbs never
• Push/pull occasionally
• Climb/balance occasionally
• Stoop/squat occasionally
• Kneel occasionally
• Bend occasionally
• Reach above shoulder occasionally
• Twist occasionally
• Grasp objects frequently
• Manipulate objects frequently
• Manual dexterity frequently