Finance Systems Analyst

Like Brakes, Sysco International is part of the wider Sysco family and due to our journey through a significant period of transformation and growth we now have an exciting opportunity for a Finance Systems Analyst to join the Group Financial Systems & Reporting (FSR) Team on a permanent basis.

You’ll be responsible for the daily management and maintenance of the SAP BPC consolidation system; this is our Group wide finance reporting tool used to consolidate results across Sysco’s European network. Reporting to Head of Group FSR, the role will be one of the primary business contacts for assigned BPC users across Europe. This role involves periodic validation of all financial data submissions from over 30 Sysco International entities for accurate month end reporting purposes. As well as core financial reporting duties, expect to be heavily involved as a technical BPC system lead including duties of user management, chart of accounts maintenance and designing financial reports for Stakeholders at all levels. A well-blended role with a mixture of core financial analyst duties closely working along with our outsourced BPC support team. There is also an opportunity to provide support in implementing Group wide transformation projects for a more efficient and faster month end close.

This is a hybrid working opportunity from home, however there will be a requirement to travel to the Brakes office Located in Ashford, Kent, up to three times per month for team collaboration, so the successful candidate must be in a commutable distance and happy to self-fund the commute.

Key Responsibilities and accountabilities:

• Provide assistance during month end close cycle, circulating timetable, work status and KPI monitoring, data validation and source system reconciliations
• Maintenance of FX rates in the system, ensuring proper documentation for SOX compliance
• Query investigation, troubleshooting and resolution of BPC package/report issues
• Data interrogation and analysis to assist with driving consistencies in reporting across the Sysco network
• Support the enhancement and development of Financial, Supplementary, HR, Credit and Annual disclosure packages
• Processing and maintenance of master data in BPC including regular housekeeping of BPC dimensions/hierarchies/attributes aligned with Sysco Chat of Accounts
• Monitor user management process which covers user set up, user termination and user profile changes. Collaborating with Internal Audit in submitting requirements for SOX audit purposes
• Provide cover in BPC change management process, business partnering with BPC support team and relevant stakeholders. This includes providing support in development and testing of change requests that will improve reporting functionalities with BPC system.
• Provide cover in tracking of support tickets for efficient monitoring of technical support team’s performance against service level agreements
• Provide support during evaluation of any new reporting requirements and its impact on BPC in collaboration with Group Reporting Team and other stakeholders
• Provide support in driving BPC training initiatives on an on-going basis to ensure positive user experience across the Sysco EU network
• Support the on-boarding of newly acquired companies incl. data mapping, financial integration and user training
• Support Head of FSR and Group FSR Project Lead with any ad-hoc BPC improvement related projects
  

You’ll ideally be AAT qualified, however this not essential, preferably studying towards a professional accounting qualification (e.g., ACCA/CIMA/ACA or equivalent) with at least 2 years’ experience in finance, preferably in financial accounting and consolidation background. This is a great role for someone who has the passion and understanding for financial and management reporting, financial reporting systems and data analysis. Previous experience of navigating SAP/BPC or any other consolidation reporting system is preferred, however full training will be provided. You will be dealing with stakeholders at all levels across the wider international business so you must be confident in your own ability with a very high level of accuracy and attention to detail. A great role for someone who enjoys interrogating high volumes of data, maintaining accounting systems, and improving financial reporting processes.

In return we offer a competitive base salary depending on experience, along with the opportunity to work remotely with occasional visits into the Ashford HQ, additional holiday purchase options to top up your annual leave, plus a range of flexible benefits for you to tailor to your lifestyle.

Sysco International is a US $12bn business unit comprising of all of the Sysco Corp non-US entities, with operations in Canada, Europe (comprising 5 BUs based across UK, Ireland, France and Sweden), Latin America, the Bahamas and IFG, Sysco’s global export business.