Tower Controller

**Tower Controller**
- Reports To

Vice President, Field Finance

Location

Sysco Canada

Type

Full-Time Permanent

Closing Date

October 3, 2024

Salary

$99,879 - $185,475

**Company Overview**

Sysco connects the world to share food and care for one another. Sysco leads from the heart of food and service to deliver the freshest of foods and ideas to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home. Our customers can count on us to deliver on-point products and solutions since only Sysco is the global leader, sitting at the heart of innovation supply, delivery, culinary and more.With over 57,000 colleagues and a fleet of over 13,000 vehicles, Sysco operates approximately 326 distribution facilities worldwide and serves more than 625,000 customer locations. For fiscal 2022 that ended July 2, 2022, the company generated sales of more than $68 billion USD.Sysco, one of Canada’s Best Employers 2023, as listed by Forbes, is dedicated to our global corporate social responsibility goals and to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We offer our colleagues the opportunity to grow personally and professionally, to contribute to the success of a dynamic organization, and to serve others in a manner that exceeds their expectations.Sysco is more than just a place to work. Our passion for food and our customers has made us the industry leader. To remain on top, we will continue to think bigger, work harder and never give up. Are you ready to drive success?-
**Role**:
As a business advisor and an integral part of the finance team, the Controller will be responsible for leading the accounting/reporting team. Responsible for people development, process change, internal and external financial reporting and providing advice, direction and financial expertise to senior management.**Role Responsibilities**:

- Working closely with Finance leadership to define financial objectives and strategies for the company and plan, managing and carrying out a course of action necessary to support these initiatives.
- Producing consistently accurate and reliable financial reporting to management and corporate office, meeting or beating deadlines.
- Providing leadership, guidance, coaching, and succession planning to team members.
- Analyzing financial information to assist management in increasing profitability; make recommendations towards sound business decisions and ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures.
- Ensuring effectiveness of operations of finance team, continually looking for efficiencies in processes in department and working with other departments.
- Assisting Finance leadership with forecasting results.
- Playing an integral role in the annual budget process.
- Contributing to cross-functional projects that enhance shareholder value.
- Working with the corporate internal audit group, external auditors, tax and legal advisors.
- Accountable for the accuracy of timecards, approvals and scheduling of direct reports
- Understands both the economic and cultural value that a safe organization with mínimal environmental impact brings to an organization.
- Is willing to drive Environmental, Health and Safety performance by providing necessary resources and holding their team accountable to complying with EHS programs, policies, and requirements.
- Enable, champion and embrace an inclusive culture
- Develop and support high performing talent through hiring, scheduling, performance coaching, and career management practices
- Facilitate establishment of clear performance goals; Ensure that performance goals adapt to changing business demands; Identify and manage non-performers in a fair and timely way; Identify and reward top performance; links pay and performance through base, incentive, and recognition programs
- Present oneself in a manner that demonstrates executive maturity, professionalism, trust, confidence, and integrity.
- Communicates broadly and frequently the company's vision, direction, goals, performance against plan, changes, and expectations through participation in department meetings, one-on-one meetings, and informal conversations with associates
- Perform other duties as assigned.

**Qualifications/Skills/Job Requirements (About you)**:

- Minimum 8 years of progressive experience working in a finance/accounting role.
- Minimum 5 years in a leadership capacity.
- Completion of post-secondary education in Accounting; equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered
- CPA designation
- MBA an asset
- Intermediate skills with MS Excel and proficiency in Word and Outlook
- Valid driver’s license in good standing with access to a vehicle is required
- Some travel may be required (up to 5%).-
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Our Purpose:_**

**Connecting the world to share food and care for one another**

**_
Our Mission:_**

**Delivering success for our customers through industry-leading people, products and solutions**