Company Description

Grow your career with a company that shares your passion! Our Finance team has an exciting new opportunity to join Sodexo as our next Senior Manager, Business Performance & Analysis located in Toronto, Ontario. This is a hybrid role, operating out of our Toronto office.

At Sodexo, we believe that every role contributes to a better day for those we serve. Our teams drive innovation, efficiency, and excellence across all areas of our business - from strategic planning and operations to people-focused support functions. Together, we create the foundation that empowers our frontline teams to deliver outstanding service and value to our clients, customers, and communities.

At Sodexo, 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.

Job Description

In your new role as next Senior Manager, Business Performance & Analysis you will serve as a key partner overseeing BP&A, forecasting processes, and managing special projects in the assigned segment(s). You will focus on fostering deep integration with business units, provide forward-looking insights and enhance overall business acumen within the organization. You will deliver actionable insights and proactive problem-solving support to address broad complex operational and client-related challenges and act as a bridge between finance and operations, empowering cross-functional teams with data-driven insights that facilitate informed decision-making and agile responses to market changes. You will also support in building a strong, collaborative team that is equipped to meet the organization’s evolving needs.

• Provide full-cycle segment support, bridging sales and operations in 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.
• Foster deep integration with business units, ensuring strong partnerships and alignment across teams
• 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, and other technologies to build a culture of data-driven insights that facilitates informed decision-making and agile responses to market changes
• Provide oversight and lead a strong financial analyst team, promote collaboration, professional development, and a culture of high performance ensuring shared accountability for performance delivery and compliance with internal governance.
• Elevate business acumen for both finance and non-finance professionals, focus on enhancing understanding of key financial principles, metrics, and their implications on business decisions.

Qualifications

What You'll Need to Succeed:

• Post-secondary education in Business, Finance, or Accounting.

• Chartered Public Accountant (CPA) designation is an asset.

• Proven track record in similar roles for 3+ years

• Experience in business partnerships, budgeting, analysis, and costing.

• Minimum 1 year experience leading diverse teams in dynamic, high-performance environments.

• Advanced Excel (VBA, pivot tables, nested formulas)

• Data Analytics: Coding language; SQL or Python; single variable regression.

• Project Management experience

• 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

• Superior communication skills, both verbal and written, with a strong ability to form partnerships with Operational teams

• Bilingual proficiency (French) is a strong asset

Additional Information

What Makes Sodexo Different:

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater because we believe our everyday actions have a big impact. You belong in a company that allows you to act with purpose and thrive in your own way. In addition, we offer:

• Flexible work environment
• Competitive compensation & great employee benefits
• Training and development programs
• Countless opportunities for growth
• Corporate responsibility & sustainability
• An award-winning employer for Sustainability, Diversity & Inclusion, Corporate Social Responsibility, and much more. View Sodexo’s latest awards here
• 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. We require that all new hires in hospitals, long term care facilities, and senior homes to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and may require any other new hires to be fully vaccinated based on the location and scope of their employment.

Thank you for your interest in Sodexo.

Please note that only those candidates under consideration will be contacted.

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