What are the responsibilities and job description for the Finance Manager position at Buyers Edge Platform, LLC?
Who are we?
Buyers Edge Platform stands at the forefront of revolutionizing the foodservice industry through technology, purchasing power and partnerships. We are dedicated to empowering stakeholders across the entire foodservice ecosystem (operators, distributors, manufacturers) with efficiency and unprecedented visibility. With a diverse portfolio of over a dozen brands, our mission is clear: to reduce costs, streamline the foodservice supply chain, and propel the industry from manual to automated.
Today, we are one of the largest players in foodservice, with over 200K operator locations across North America and over $50 billion of aggregated spend volume. Our commitment to foodservice excellence is proven in four distinct areas of value: Digital Procurement Network, Fresh Solutions, Supply Chain Management, and Software. Buyers Edge Platform is not just a provider – we are a strategic partner on the journey towards a more efficient, connected, and automated future for the foodservice industry.
This position is hybrid based out of our Waltham, MA office. We are unable to offer work sponsorship for this role.
Your impact:
The Finance Manager will work closely with the SVP of Financial Planning & Analysis, broader FP&A team, functional leaders and corporate accounting on a range of financial and strategic efforts. The manager will play a key role in analysis and reporting to support decision making. In addition, the finance manager will be a key contributor in managing the corporate functional P&Ls and providing insights that assist the respective leaders in managing their headcount and other costs.
To be successful in this role the candidate must have a strong knowledge of GAAP accounting, be highly analytical, detailed oriented, hands-on and skilled at building reports and processes. A successful Finance Manager will be able to generate high quality work in a fast-paced environment, quickly conduct analyses to reflect changing business environments, and communicate and collaborate effectively across functions. Must be able to work independently and manage competing priorities.
- Prepare monthly reporting and variance analysis for corporate functions, identifying and explaining performance against budget, forecast and prior year
- Develop effective business partnerships with functional leads to understand business needs and related cost implications
- Identify, develop and implement process improvements
- Prepare ad-hoc analyses to understand business trends
- Prepare internal management reporting packages, investor reports, lender reports and board packages
- Manage the budget and forecast processes including timelines, deliverables and templates
- Manage headcount reporting and metrics
- Evaluate functionality and support implementation of new planning tools as needed
- Liaise with the accounting team on month end close and reporting readiness
- Provide support for marketing effectiveness analytics
About you:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, economics or similar; MBA preferred
- 5 to 7 years of progressive finance experience with a focus on financial planning & analysis and accounting background
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel a must
- Proficiency with Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
- NetSuite or other ERP system experience a plus
- Experience with reporting and data analytics tools preferred (e.g. Planful, Adaptive Planning, Tableau)
- Strong financial modeling and analytical skills required
- Solid knowledge of P&L and Balance Sheet relationship and management
- Understanding of databases and queries
- High energy, proactive and independent individual who can serve as a business partner and financial consultant
- Strong interpersonal skills; ability to work collaboratively with others
- Ability to effectively multi-task with competing priorities; make decisions under pressure and work under tight deadlines; delivering accurate, on time, high quality work
- Ability to grow within the organization and visualize the big picture
- Extremely well organized and data driven
Don’t meet every requirement mentioned here? Studies have shown that women, communities of color and historically underrepresented talent are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Buyers Edge Platform and our subsidiary brands, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. So, if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we strongly encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this position or others with us!
What's in this for you?
Amazing coverages to start. Medical, dental, and vision coverages are just the beginning! We also offer ancillary plans, such as flexible spending accounts for both health and dependent care, critical illness, accident, and voluntary life as well as company paid life! On top of this, we also offer a 401(k) plan with company match.
Invest in your success. We will provide you with a thorough training and development program; and offer competitive compensation.
Live well = Work well. Relax with our Personal Responsibility Paid Time Off policy where you don’t have to accrue time off in order to take it!
