Job Description

Grow your career with a company that shares your passion! Our Finance Team has an exciting new opportunity to join the Sodexo team as our next Manager Business Performance and Financial Analysis located in our Etobicoke, ON Corporate office. This role will require you to work within our hybrid model of two days per week in office.

Salary: $90,000 - $120,000

At Sodexo, we do more than support healthcare - we help shape it. From retail food service and patient nutrition to environmental services and facilities management, our teams work behind the scenes to create safe, welcoming, and healing environments.

Our purpose is to create a better everyday for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100 million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services.

In your new role as our Manager, Business Performance and Financial Analysis you will be responsible for:

• Reporting to the Senior Director, Business Planning & Analysis, serves as a key partner overseeing all Business Performance & Analysis (Financial Planning and Analysis), forecasting processes, and special projects in assigned segment(s).
• Oversee business performance and analysis for assigned segment operations, and to focus on fostering deep integration with business units, provide forward-looking insights, and enhance overall business acumen within the organization.
• Deliver actionable insights and proactive problem-solving support to address complex operational and client-related challenges.
• Act as a bridge between finance and operations, empowering cross-functional

Business Integration & Support

• Provide full-cycle segment support, bridging sales and operations in their assigned segment(s) – forecasting, budgeting, problem-solving, variance reporting. Primary point of contact for operations.
• Collaborate with the commercial finance team to support new business opportunities, including partnerships and mergers & acquisitions. Subject matter expertise on deals – feasibility, etc.
• Foster deep integration with business units, ensuring strong partnerships and alignment across teams
• Support in client retention initiatives, collaborating with key representatives to refine business strategies and enhance service delivery

Business Performance and Analysis

• Provide forward-looking insights that guide strategic decision-making and anticipate future trends.
• Conduct comprehensive financial analysis, raising key insights and preparing presentations to support leadership in evaluating business initiatives and decisions.
• Lead budgeting and forecasting efforts, ensuring alignment with financial and operational priorities.
• Ensure segment adherence to contract terms and governance, identify and implement optimization opportunities to enhance outcomes.
• Proactively monitor financial risks and opportunities, make recommendations, and implement mitigation strategies.
• Leverage global Sodexo tools, AI, and other technologies to build a culture of data-driven insights that facilitates informed decision-making and agile responses to market changes.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Post-secondary education (college or university) in Business, Finance, or Accounting. Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) is an asset. A combination of education and experience may be considered
• Proven track record in similar roles for 3 years minimum – could be up to 5 years. Has worked in an operational finance role focusing on relationships with operational partners yielding improvements in financial and operational metrics). Has experience in business partnerships, budgeting, analysis, and costing.
• A Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) is an asset. Consideration may be given to a proven track record in similar roles (3+ years).
• Basic Microsoft Office suite (outlook, word, PowerPoint)
• Advanced Excel (VBA, pivot tables, nested formulas)
• Data Analytics: Coding language; either SQL or Python; single variable regression.
• Project Management – understanding the problems, solutions, and delivering the communication
• Excellent critical thinking and time management skills, with the ability to meet established deadlines.
• Strong presentation and influencing skills, with a proactive, challenger mindset.
• Understanding of various contract structures and the financial implications of business decisions.
• Superior communication skills, both verbal and written, with a strong ability to form partnerships with Operational teams
• Fluent in English is a very strong asset (speaking, writing, reading); Bilingual proficiency (French) may be required.

Additional Information

What Sodexo Can Offer You:

• Flexible work environment  
• Competitive compensation & great employee benefits 
• Training and development programs  
• Countless opportunities for growth  
• Corporate responsibility & sustainability  
• 2021 Canada’s Best Diversity Employer
• 2021 Canada’s Greenest Employers
• 2020 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index featured company
• Progressive Aboriginal Relations (PAR) Program company – Gold Level
• And so much more!  

Sodexo is committed to Employment Equity and Diversity. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of national origin, race, religion, ethnic group, age, disability, gender, sexual preference, sexual or gender identity, status as a veteran or any other federal, provincial or local protected class. 

We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Accommodation is available on request from candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. 

Sodexo is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for our team members, customers, clients, contractors, business partners, guests and members of the public with whom we regularly interact. As a provider of services in many client locations, including hospitals, long term care facilities, and senior homes, we require that all new hires to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Thank you for your interest in Sodexo.

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