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Sysco

Senior Merchandising and Commercial Finance Analyst

Sysco
Houston, TX Full time Posted 4h ago
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Job Description

The Senior Merchandising and Commercial Finance Analyst will partner with Operations leadership to support profitability and process improvements using Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) best practices. This role supports corporate FP&A processes, initiatives, and reporting within the Operations organization in a hybrid Houston, TX setting.

Role Focus

Support strategies that contribute to increased profitability, improved process efficiency, reduced costs, and overall business improvement. Provide analytical support to help translate operational performance into actionable financial insights for monthly, quarterly, and planning cycles.

Key Responsibilities

  • Create reporting suites that provide actionable insights for Finance and business teams.
  • Partner with field finance teams to develop KPIs that explain performance and enable proactive P&L management.
  • Provide business insights to corporate FP&A on monthly and quarterly results versus plan and forecast.
  • Support the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) for the US Foodservice organization.
  • Support the monthly and quarterly business review process.
  • Identify margin, cost, and efficiency opportunities.
  • Perform ad-hoc analytics and financial modeling.
  • Support business transformation metric tracking and connect results to P&L performance.
  • Use VBA and other tools to build Excel-based standardized reporting with flexibility for multi-dimensional use.
  • Apply data analytics to draw conclusions and present financial and operational insights to support timely executive decision-making.
  • Develop strategic recommendations for business problems and opportunities using data analytics and predictive modeling.

Required Qualifications

  • BA or an equivalent combination of education and experience (5+ years) sufficient to perform the essential functions.
  • Minimum 5 years of work experience in a corporate setting, with emphasis on reporting development, financial planning and analysis, business analytics, and financial modeling.
  • Strong commercial focus with exposure to multiple business functions and strong business partnering skills.

Preferred Skills

  • Visual Basic (VB) experience in Excel.
  • Experience with data visualization software Tableau.

Abilities and Skills

  • High business acumen with a strong finance background.
  • Self-starter with strong motivation to improve business processes.
  • Ability to work productively across the enterprise and collaborate with others to achieve shared goals.
  • Demonstrates honesty and trustworthiness in day-to-day work.

Tools and Technologies

  • VBA
  • Excel
  • Tableau

Location and Work Environment

  • Location: Houston, TX 77001 (hybrid).
  • Position can be performed from the corporate facility.
  • Ability to complete limited travel to Sysco facilities or operating companies.
  • Work environment noise level is usually moderate.
  • Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Physical Demands

  • 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.
  • Occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
  • Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Education

BA or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

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