Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. UNFI is North America’s premier grocery wholesaler, delivering a wide variety of products to community grocers and retail chains. They are seeking a Senior Manager of Operational Finance who will act as a key finance business partner, leading financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and business analytics across various functional areas.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with senior leadership to enhance reporting capabilities, structure conversations for smart business decisions, encourage open communication among the team and establish a framework for accountability
- Provide informed strategic opinions which are shaped by an in depth understanding of the functional business including emerging business issues for translation in budgets, forecasts, analysis, etc
- Lead, execute and own the annual budget process for assigned business area. This includes identifying key budget drivers, modeling proposed budget scenarios and partnering with the business to ensure there is alignment, agreement and that the budget truly represents the objectives of the business
- Deliver periodic forecasts for applicable areas in partnership with the business adhering to timelines
- Preparation of Monthly and Quarterly financial analysis and materials. Work with senior leadership to provide value-added commentary to monthly and quarterly financial results, enabling swift and accurate decision-making. Reviews should focus on operational/financial performance metrics, historical results, budgets, forecasts, and trends
- Assist the business in aligning strategic plans as applicable to the specific business area to execute the company’s short and long-term goals
- Conduct organizational reviews to identify strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities and to evaluate operational effectiveness. Facilitate the creation of action plans to close gaps on main opportunities
- Performs other duties as assigned
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or equivalent
- 7-10 years of experience in financial and/or business analytic positions
- Strong strategic planning, financial and operations / business background. Not purely financial background required
- Demonstrated success in business partnership as well as leading and delivering solutions to complex business opportunities
- Financial modeling and analytic experience
- Outstanding analytical skills
- Strong business acumen
- Must be self-driven and motivated
- Must be comfortable working in a chaotic environment and working with constantly changing priorities
- Leads and directs the work of others across the company, without direct organizational line of authority
- Strong administrative, organizational and relationship skills
- Excellent writing and communication skills are required
- Position also requires strong interpersonal skills, discretion, diplomacy, and judgment
- Strong teamwork ethic, positive proactive flexible attitude ability to take complete ownership of responsibilities
- Ability to work under pressure and time constraints as well as handling several tasks simultaneously required
- Advanced skillset in Microsoft Office including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Access and related software applications
- Good judgment is required for this position as there may be times when direct supervision may not be immediately available
- Master's degree preferred
- Budgeting and forecasting experience preferred
- Finance systems usage & implementation (UFIN) experience preferred
Benefits
- Competitive 401k
- Flexible PTO plan
- Remote
- Health benefits – first of the month following 30 days of employment
- Mentorship program/developmental opportunities
- Paid Time Off
- Sick Time
- Paid holidays and parental leave
- 401K Program
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and accidental death/dismemberment insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance program
- Flexible Spending Account and/or Health Savings Account, subject to meeting the eligibility requirements and the terms and conditions of these programs, and subject to any requirements under applicable collective bargaining agreements
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