Director, Segment Finance

Unit Description

Your proven track record yields strong financial performance and sustainable client initiatives. You’re ready for the next challenge.

Sodexo Live's Airport Lounges Segment is seeking a Director of Finance to develop, drive, and execute its business strategy by providing financial support, influence, and leadership in the areas of control, planning, financial analysis, and accounting. Reporting to our VP Finance for the Segment, this role will be responsible for a portfolio with annual revenue of $45-50 million.

This is a dynamic, high visibility client facing role with 2 direct reports (multi-unit controllers). The Director of Finance ensures complete knowledge of monthly results, directs staff in the preparation of results presentation and recommendations to Sodexo and Client senior management.

This position is fully remote, and candidate can be based anywhere in the United States and requires 20% travel.

If you are an experienced finance professional with extensive client facing experience and a client mindset, we want to hear from you!

Is this opportunity right for you? We are looking for candidates who have:

• Proven track record in finance with experience in a client facing role.
• Must understand revenue recognition, commercial models, and contracts.
• A self-starter to quickly learn through online tools and peers.
• Relationship builder both internally and externally, with ability to influence and negotiate externally.
• Understanding and commitment to client service demonstrated consistently in values, principles, and work ethic.
• Significant financial exposure impacting key P&L and Balance sheet lines, the experience to be a business partner to operations - gravitas and experience to challenge, for example Project costing, pricing, and accounting.
• Process orientation and implementation experience.
• Hands on pro-active approach with an ability to work well autonomously.
• Excellent communication skills (Sodexo finance regional/global teams, client finance team) and proven ability to work in a collaborative way with business partners, key employees, top management, and client groups.
• Presentation skills, ability to interact at any level of the organization.
• Strong computer skills, including specific knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint etc.). Broad experience with other ERP software and financial systems is desired (particularly SAP)

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What We Offer

Sodexo offers fair and equitable compensation, partially determined by a candidate's education level or years of relevant experience. While the budgeted range for the position is posted, Sodexo salary offers are based on a candidate's specific criteria, like experience, skills, education and training.

Position Summary

Manages professional employees and/or supervisors or individual contributor that supervises strategic large, complex support, production or operations function. Has accountability for the performance and results of a team or complex area within finance in assigned Segment. At highest levels responsible for partnering with Segment senior leaders on Finance strategy for the assigned Segment. Handles general accounting and financial reporting, cost accounting, auditing, budgeting and forecasting, and systems individually and in consultation with Centers of Excellence as appropriate. Responsible for providing oversight and direction to Unit Finance. Adapts departmental plans and priorities to address resource and operational challenges. Decisions and problem-solving are guided by policies, procedures and business plan; receives guidance from senior manager. Provides technical guidance to employees, colleagues and/or customers.

Qualifications & Requirements

Basic Education Requirement - Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experienceBasic Management Experience - 5 yearsBasic Functional Experience - 5 years Sodexo is an EEO/AA/Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran employer.