Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis

ABOUT ALBERT USTER IMPORTS

Albert Uster Imports, Inc. (“AUI”) is a privately held gourmet food company headquartered in the Washington, DC area (Gaithersburg, MD) with warehouse locations in Kansas City, Las Vegas, Miami, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Gaithersburg. AUI falls under the Vestar Capital Partners portfolio with affiliate organization, Roland Foods, LLC.

Founded in 1968, the company offers over 1,400 products from around the world. We serve leading hotels, restaurants, casinos, cruise lines, airlines, and manufacturers with innovative, high quality products and solutions to their most demanding culinary challenges. We operate a network of distribution centers across the U.S. and serve select international markets as well. AUI has a national direct selling organization of over 60 sales professionals and a staff of culinary experts (chefs and food scientists) adept at custom product solutions.

 

ABOUT THE ROLE
Exciting opportunity to work at Roland Foods. The Manager of FP&A will report to the CFO, and partner with business leaders, as well as with finance and accounting peers across the organization. Responsibilities include development of long-range plans, capital planning, operational finance management, risk/opportunity identification, and development of team.  In this role, you will collaborate closely with senior executives across the company as you manage long-term strategic planning, lead the annual budgeting process and monthly/quarterly forecasts, and develop and maintain performance reporting and analysis. Because we operate with a smaller company mindset, we will be reliant on your technical skill, but also your passion and ownership over all aspects of your work.

As a response to the pandemic, Albert Uster Imports Inc. office employees have transitioned to a hybrid working schedule, requiring employees to report in-person Monday through Wednesday, with the option to telework on Thursday and Friday each week. Due to the collaborative, cross-functional nature of the organization, employees at the Gaithersburg office are required to work in-person for the abovementioned days, outside of any People & Culture-approved disability accommodation request.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Long-range plan: Collaborate with business functions, the broader FP&A team, and CFO to lead all aspects of the 3-year long-range plan for the business
• Capital planning: Lead the development of capital expenditure forecasts and budgets. Work closely with team members and cross functional business partners to develop annual budget and quarterly forecasts
• Financial Analysis and Management Reporting: Lead the preparation of high-quality financial reports, presentation, and dashboards for the Executive Leadership team, delivered in a timely manner with meaningful analysis, to enable discussion of monthly results and key financial topics
• Special Projects / Ad-hoc Support / Analysis: Execute high-quality and timely analysis for Executive Leadership team as well as other functional areas. Identify and drive process improvements, including the creation of standard and ad-hoc reports. Projects can include liquidity analysis, capital structure changes, ROI analysis, investor presentations, M&A due diligence, working capital analysis, strategic planning
• Leadership and Coaching: Foster a positive team culture that promotes collaboration, accountability, and high performance. Drive team to meet organizational goals and objectives

 

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

Required

• 4+ years of progressive experience in Finance
• Critical thinking, self-starter who embraces change and can lead innovation in financial reporting and modeling
• Strong project management skills with the ability to multi-task, prioritize and work well under tight deadlines
• Strong leadership capabilities and decision-making skills with the ability to effectively motivate and guide a team to achieving organizational goals

Preferred

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Accounting, Finance, or a related field. MBA preferred
• Strong knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint
• Good understanding of accounting principles and their application
• Strong communicator and a great teammate
• Accuracy and attention to detail

    

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