Categories: Finance, Technology, Management

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BASIC PURPOSE
The Financial Controls Manager, Technology will lead financial governance and strategic oversight of high-impact savings initiatives across the Technology Function. This role is responsible for ensuring fiscal discipline, driving cost optimization, and enabling data-driven decision-making in partnership with Technology, Tech Finance, and Executive Leadership.

Flexible Work Policy: The Financial Controls Manager position has been segmented as Hybrid, meaning the work is a combination of onsite (3 days per week) and virtual (2 days per week). This position is based out of our corporate headquarters in Rosemont IL .

RESPONSIBILITIES  

• Lead annual budgeting processes, including scenario modeling and savings target alignment.

• Lead financial planning, forecasting, and budgeting for key savings initiatives across the Technology portfolio.

• Develop and maintain robust financial models to assess cost-saving opportunities and ROI.

• Define and implement value capture methodologies and metrics to quantify and validate savings across initiatives.

• Track and report on savings targets, actuals, and variances; provide actionable insights to senior stakeholders.

• Meet regularly with initiative owners and budget holders to help them understand their savings targets, actual performance, and opportunities for improvement.

• Establish KPIs and dashboards to monitor initiative progress and financial impact.

• Collaborate with Technology leaders to align financial goals with operational strategies.

• Provide financial guidance on vendor negotiations, outsourcing decisions, and technology investments.

• Ensure compliance with internal financial policies and external regulatory requirements.

• Strengthen financial controls and risk management practices across savings programs.

• Lead interpretation of complex financial reports and statistical analysis as well as development of recommendations.

• Support change management efforts by translating financial impacts into clear business narratives.

• Contribute to cross-functional transformation programs, ensuring financial alignment and accountability.

• Continuously improve financial processes, tools, and templates to enhance transparency, efficiency, and decision support.

• Facilitate regular financial reviews with Program Leadership.

SUPERVISION:

• N/A

RELATIONSHIPS

• Internal: EVP - CIDO, ITLT - Multiple SVPs, VPs, Sr. Dirs, Dirs, Corporate FP&A, Controller’s Team, HR, and one Direct Report

• External: Software vendors, implementation partners, consultants, and staff augmentation firm

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Hybrid: This role is partially remote, and the associate is expected to perform assigned responsibilities from a combined home-based and office-based environment.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• 7 years finance/accounting experience

• Excellent communications and presentation skills to influence all levels of leadership

• Strong analytical and leadership capability 

• Skilled with handling large datasets and financial modeling

• Strong ability to work with both business and technology stakeholders

• Excellent time management and project management skills

• Attention to accuracy and execution

• Demonstrated strong analytical, process mindset, problem solving, and data acumen

• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities and stakeholders

• < 5% travel may be required

EDUCATION

• BA/BS in Accounting or Finance

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience setting up finance processes in a dynamic environment

• Advanced capabilities in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint)

• Ability to thrive in a rapidly changing environment

This role will also receive 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 minimum wage thresholds).  The expected base rate for this role is between

$85,000 - $145,000

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