Finance Mgr I - Field (100% Virtual/Remote)

Location: Rosemont, Illinois, 60018

Category: Other Opportunities

Employment Type: Full time

Remote Type: Fully Remote

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The Finance Manager I - Field provides accounting and finance support for assigned Areas, ensuring financial transactions are recorded timely and accurately in compliance with GAAP and SOX requirements. This role partners with the Controllers Group, Managed Services, COE, Field, and Region leadership to deliver financial analysis, variance reviews, and decision support for operational initiatives. The Finance Manager I - Field supports process improvements, maintains internal controls, and communicates financial results to leadership, contributing to the overall financial integrity and operational efficiency of the organization. The position may provide guidance to Sr Financial Analysts - Field.

This position has been segmented as Remote Anywhere meaning the work is completed 100% remote anywhere in the U.S. except Hawaii or United States Territories.

Responsibilities:

Accounting Support:

• Perform period end review and develop journal entry (JE) support for accruals and reclasses required to accurately report financial statements.

• Collaborate with field management to confirm that the RM tracker is recorded and accrued correctly.

• Partner with field management to record and gain approval for excess and obsolete inventory exemptions.

• Work with field management to accurately record rebate accruals.

• Ensure timely and accurate recording of financial transactions.

• Coordinating, maintain, and evidence internal controls (SOX) to safeguard company assets and ensure accurate reporting.

• Partner with Controllers Group on review and reconciliation of balance sheet accounts.

• Perform additional ad-hoc activities as required to support accounting operations.

Financial Analysis & Decision Support:

• Analyze cost structures and support cost-saving initiatives across functions.

• Conduct variance analysis versus business plan and forecast to provide insights and recommendations.

• Period end narrative support.

• Assist with gap plan tracking against target.

• Track various incentive programs.

• Communicate financial results to field and region leaders.

• Support modeling and analysis for union market labor negotiations.

• Assist with annual wage increase (AWI) support and drive consistency across assigned Areas.

• Lead and contribute to cross-functional projects to drive strategic initiatives, share best practices, and deliver measurable business outcomes.

Process Improvement:

• Identify and support process improvements to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and compliance within finance operations.

• Assist in the adoption of new tools, technologies, and best practices to streamline workflows and reporting.

Team Collaboration:

• Work collaboratively with Finance Manager II - Field, Sr Financial Analysts – Field, and other team members to achieve department objectives.

• May provide guidance and support to Sr Financial Analysts - Field as needed.

• Other duties as assigned by manager.

Supervision:

• May provide guidance to Sr Financial Analysts - Field.

Relationships:

• Internal: Finance, Sr Manager, Finance - Field, VP Field Finance, Region VP Operations, Region VP, Finance, Sr Directors Finance, Area Finance Leaders, COE, cross-functional Support staff

• External: External auditors, customers, vendors, Third Party Managed Services

Minimum Qualifications:

• 5 years of accounting and/or financial analysis experience

• Strong proficiency in Excel

• Strong proficiency in financial planning platforms (e.g., Anaplan)

• Experience with accounting, budgeting, and variance analysis

• Excellent communication and presentation skills

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or related field

Preferred Qualifications:

• Accounting and/or financial analysis experience in a multi-site environment

• Experience in distribution industries

• Understanding of regional financial structures and shared service models

This role will also receive an annual incentive plan bonus.

​Benefits for this role may include health insurance, pre-tax spending accounts, retirement benefits, paid time off, short-term and long-term disability, employee stock purchase plan, and life insurance. To review available benefits, please click here: https://www.usfoods.com/careers/benefits.html.

Compensation depends on relevant experience and/or education, specific skills, function, geographic location, and other factors as applicable by law (for example: state or local minimum wage thresholds). The expected base rate for this role is between

$85,000 - $135,000

***EOE – Race/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Age/Genetic Information/Protected Veteran/Disability Status***