Senior Manager, Global Financial Planning & Analysis Hybrid - Somerset, NJ

Who We Are:

Guest Worldwide is a global collective of dynamic, industry-leading companies with more than 40 years of unparalleled experience serving the unique needs of diverse markets in every corner of the world. From providing full-spectrum hospitality and distribution solutions at Guest Supply® and manufacturing award-winning personal care amenities at Gilchrist & Soames, to manufacturing versatile and innovative product assortments that create smarter textile solutions at Manchester Mills, we’re proud to provide products to more than 25,000 hotels in over 100 countries. Guest Worldwide is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sysco – an industry leading, global food and beverage distribution company, employing thousands of employees worldwide and home to the 13th largest sales organization in the world. Learn more by visiting www.guestworldwide.com

The Senior Manager, Global FP&A supports the global finance organization by leading the execution of core FP&A activities, including forecasting, budgeting, financial reporting, variance analysis, financial modeling, and business performance insights. This role partners with Finance, Operations, Commercial, and functional leaders to provide analysis and recommendations that support business decisions. The role operates under the direction of the VP, Global Finance & CFO, with enterprise-level strategy, final budget approval, significant investment decisions, and company-wide financial policy direction retained by senior leadership.

Responsibilities:

• Forecasting, Budgeting & Planning Execution: Coordinate forecast and budget cycles, consolidate inputs, validate assumptions, prepare variance explanations, and summarize risks and opportunities for leadership review.

• Financial Reporting & Performance Analysis: Prepare recurring management reporting, analyze financial and operational performance, identify key drivers, and develop clear commentary for Finance and business leaders.

• Ownership of Vena FP&A: Own and maintain the Vena FP&A platform, including planning models, reporting structures, data integrity, process workflows, user support, and enhancements that improve forecast, budget, and reporting efficiency. Provide recommendations for review by senior Finance leadership.

• Process Improvement & Standardization: Improve FP&A templates, reporting processes, forecast accuracy tools, data quality, and recurring planning workflows to increase efficiency and consistency.

• Team Guidance & Work Review: Provide day-to-day directions to FP&A team member, review analytical output, support prioritization, and help develop technical and business partnering capabilities.

• Ad Hoc Analysis: Perform special projects and financial analysis to support business priorities as requested.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field (MBA or CPA preferred).

Experience:

• 5+ years of progressive FP&A, corporate finance, accounting, or related analytical experience, including budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, management reporting, and financial modeling.

Skills and Abilities:

• Strong proficiency with Vena FP&A or similar enterprise planning platforms, including model maintenance, reporting structures, workflow configuration, and end-user support.

• Ability to translate forecasting, budgeting, and reporting requirements into scalable Vena templates, planning processes, and standardized reporting outputs.

• Strong data management and governance skills, including validation of source data, hierarchy maintenance, mapping logic, data integrity controls, and issue resolution.

• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills, with the ability to connect detailed analytics to planning platform design and executive-level reporting needs.

• Excellent communication, training, and stakeholder support skills, with the ability to partner across Finance and business teams to drive adoption, process discipline, and continuous improvement.

• Demonstrated leadership, ownership mindset, and ability to manage recurring planning cycles, competing priorities, and system enhancement roadmaps in a fast-paced environment

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION STATEMENT:

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer, and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law. This opportunity is available through Sysco Corporation, its subsidiaries and affiliates.