Sr Analyst, Finance - Sales

This is a Hybrid position requiring an on-site presence 3-4 days per week in Houston, TX. Please note that the number of days on-site can increase based on business needs.

The Local Sales Finance Sr. Analyst is a key contributor to the Global Support Center Sales Finance Team. This includes strong collaboration and strategic partnership with other key Sysco teams such as the Field Finance and Sales teams, Customer Growth Strategy teams, and Financial Planning & Analysis to understand, drive, execute and deliver positive financial performance for Local Sales. Areas of responsibility include financial oversight of Local Sales, not limited to market share growth, profitability, forecasting and AGP creation, customer retention, finance acumen, strategy execution and monitoring, and partnership with Sales leaders.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Market Share Growth - Responsible for providing input on strategies and contributing to financial oversight including tracking of all initiatives, through creation and monitoring of robust business cases, to drive Local Customer market share growth.
• Financial Modeling – Ability to pull data to create decision-making opportunities, report results/tracking and/or model variations; Includes, but is not limited to, new / existing Local Customer modeling, lookbacks, and scenario-based profitability models. In addition, this includes the ability to incorporate key insights from other Finance and Business functions through collaboration.
• Problem-Solving - Troubleshoot and resolve escalated issues and communicate resolutions. Partner with internal team and Sales Leaders communicating results. Provide inputs and recommendations to improve processes and controls.
• Financial Analysis - Partner with stakeholders to provide value-added insights to drive needed actions through financial analytics and business performance measurements. This includes leading and collaborating on cross-functional volume improvement initiatives and key Monthly / Quarterly Business Reviews.
• Performance Monitoring - Reviews dashboard KPIs and analyzes reports. Responsible for ensuring the performance of Local Sales and applicable initiatives, strategies, and goals.  Monitors and communicates key risks/opportunities each period, ensuring alignment with other functions.
• Communication - Ensure that adherence of deadlines, check-ins, and priorities are aligned with company objectives.  Attend Sales Leaders’ staff meetings and communicate financial performance.
• Strategy - Regularly attend and/or lead strategic partnership meetings and take an active seat at the table. Be a key contributor for the design, compliance, and control of strategic initiatives and other significant or transformational Local Sales or Customer Experience transactions. 
• Continuous Process Improvement & Alignment - Work collaboratively with others within and outside of the function to identify, develop and implement process improvement plans, simplify, and improve processes, reduce costs, prevent loss, and ensure that work is completed accurately and on time.
• Financial Planning/Forecasting – Assist in the management of the overall budget.  This includes building, supporting and executing the Annual Growth Plan (AGP) as well as providing the complete volume forecast for assigned customers to FP&A.
• Presentations - Prepare executive level presentations in a manner that is easily understood, providing concise information to make timely decisions as well as communicating all areas of risks and opportunities to drive the best outcomes for the organization. This includes the Sysco Executive Leadership Team and Sales Senior Leadership Teams.
• Special Projects - Work on other ad-hoc projects requested by executive management and other leadership positions.

REQUIRED EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE:

• BA or, an equivalent combination of education and experience (5+ years) sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job
• Minimum at least 3 years of work experience in a corporate setting, with emphasis on areas such as reporting development, financial planning and analysis, business analytics, and financial modeling
• Strong Commercial focus, with exposure to multiple business/functions and excellent business partnering skills.

CERTIFICATIONS AND/OR TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:

ABILITIES AND SKILLS:

• Proficient use of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook)
• Ability to handle multiple priorities and work independently
• Demonstrate strong, proactive problem-solving skills
• Ability to communicate across multiple levels of the organization
• Collaboration skills to work with business groups outside of Finance
• Strong attention to detail
• Knowledge of Food Service preferred
• Understands team dynamics and works well within a team structure. Collaborative management style and a strategic team player. Delegates responsibilities effectively. Recognizes and acknowledges the value others bring to the organization.
• Exhibits a high level of integrity, ethical standards, and accountability.
• Capable of operating in a fast-paced environment, able to handle pressure well, be self-motivated and detail-oriented.
• Excellent communication (written and verbal), interpersonal and professional interactive skills, as well as strong presentation, time management, and organizational skills. Able to communicate financial data to non-finance people.
• Strong analytical skills, ability to think strategically and influence business decisions using appropriate, fact-based financial information.

PREFERRED SKILLS:

• Excel expert a plus (VBA macros, PowerPivot, calculated fields, complex formulas, etc)
• Experience with data visualization software a plus (Tableau, PowerBI, and/or other visualization software)
• Technical skills a plus (SQL, Python, R, and/or other skills)