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Sodexo is currently searching for a Senior Manager, Program Implementation for the Entegra Program Utilization team. This position may be located virtually with a preference for Gaithersburg, MD. Remote location will be considered for highly qualified candidates. The Senior Manager, Program Implementation is responsible for ensuring the proper reporting customer alignment of entegra’ s procurement and distribution programs outside of prime distribution with multiple clients across various business lines targeted across the country.- Ideal candidate should have detailed understanding of foodservice and SES procurement programs.- Maintain a high level of customer interaction and support regarding vendor reporting and alignment opportunities for these program participants.- In this role the Senior Manager of Program Implementation will plan, coordinate and implement activities which achieve established financial targets and leverage the varied resources needed to accomplish the work.- Responsible for prioritizing, evaluating and reporting the value of their activities. Work closely with members of Supply Management and contracted suppliers to identify opportunities of significant value.- Excellent oral and written communication skills required.- Work directly with clients to communicate the value of the programs and transition them as appropriate.Preferred Skills:- Experience working with large amounts of data to understand opportunities and execute a plan to achieve stated goals and financial targets.- Exposure to supply management process- Strong analytical skills and Excel proficiency - Must possess strong analytical and financial skills and must be able to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.- Past experience in working with programs outside of prime distribution is preferred.- Evidence of strong customer communication is required.keywords: analysis, supply, program implementation, project manager, client relations
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Sodexo has an exciting job opportunity for a Senior Finance Manager to oversee our Fidelity National business in Jacksonville, FL and support the districts within North Carolina and Florida. THIS IS NOTA VIRTUAL ROLE! This position will be required to serve as a financial intermediary between the accounting department, operations and segment finance. Ability to collaborate with multiple groups and customer-centric capabilities are essential to being successful. This is a new position so additional responsibilities may be added as the group evolves. Responsibilities and Duties: - Analyze vendor spend to budget; and ensure timely proper categorization and allocation into Base or Above Base (variable and project) cost centers- Analyze operating and financial statement information to understand trends and recommend changes to account team on cost control, financial controls or modifications- Work with Operations to develop month to date and month end projections- With operations, manage the client relationship from a financial standpoint- Ensure assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses are accurately reported and accounted for in conformity to GAAP and company accounting policies.- Ensure accuracy and timeliness of client invoicing.- Prepares reports and backups as needed and ensure timely client reporting.- Review vendor spend to budget, ensure timely receipt of vendor invoices and payment.- Lead in developing annual budgets and periodic forecasts.- Verify that all controls are in place at site / periodic audits- Reconcile balance sheets on a monthly basisResponsibilities and Duties: - Support the profitable growth of Sodexo within the southern portion of the region which consists of $50M worth of revenue- Alongside Sr. Finance Director and District Managers, takes financial ownership for key milestones and baseline validation and solution to deliver client requirements and Sodexo gross profit- Work with operations on implementing and measuring action plans for underperforming contracts by:- Providing monthly spend reports versus budget to Operational leadership, identifying specific gaps and addressing issues with operations; and providing the forecast on remaining periods- Tracking improvement and cost reduction initiatives in line with budget commitments;- Operational performance metrics / KPI's, early warning issues and corrective action plans;- Optimizing revenue and profit opportunities across the accounts- Working alongside operational colleagues to ensure ownership across the account and supporting functions and improving their business and commercial acumen- Liaise with Segment Finance with reporting site performance and highlighting key opportunities, risks and concerns- Analyze operating and financial statement information to understand trends and recommend changes to account team on cost control, financial controls or modifications- Lead and coordinate general accounting and financial reporting, cost accounting, auditing, budgeting and forecasting, and systems.- Oversee the performance compared to both internal and external budgets- Assist operations with collection of accounts receivables- Ensure accuracy and timeliness of financial data and statistics, including operating and administrative budgets Knowledge, skills & experience: - Educated to a minimum of bachelors degree in accounting and finance or equivalent standard and relevant accounting qualification- 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- Relationship builder both internally and externally, with ability to influence and negotiate externally- Standardized process development and implementation experience- Excellent communication skills and proven ability to work in a collaborative way- Presentation skills, ability to interact at any level of the organization- Project Management experience a plus- Understanding of or operational experience is necessary Other: - Role to be based out of the Fidelity National in Jacksonville FL- Travel within the North Carolina and Florida markets will be required up to 15%
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Sodexo USA is searching for a Senior Manager, Finance within our Entegra Procurement Services division at our Corporate Headquarters in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Entegra Procurement Services provides procurement management for multi-unit clients in industries including acute, seniors, leisure, hospitality and restaurants. We deliver procurement solutions that drive operational effectiveness and segment marketing plans that provide innovative products and services.Entegra Procurement Services is a subsidiary of Sodexo and part of a global procurement network that manages more than $10 billion in spend for food, services and supplies, and serves more than 80,000 client sites throughout the United States alone. Responsibilities:- Monthly, quarterly and annual accounting and reconciliation of the purchase activities of current and future procurement contracts as assigned, for payment to client per contract terms.- Monthly analysis of financial performance of clients assigned.- Work with National Account Executives (NAE) to ensure all client volume is being received.- Interaction with all levels of management including NAE of each program, Regional Account Managers, corporate finance, Financial Service Center personnel as well as with external clients for the contracts the analyst manages.- Client specific reporting and analysis.- Adhoc reporting and analysis as needed. Requirements:- Bachelor degree in Accounting or Finance or related field (MBA preferred), plus 3-5 years relevant work experience.- Attention to detail.- Strong Excel skills (VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, modeling) required, Access database knowledge preferred- Effective Communication Skills (Written & Verbal).- Ability to succeed in a team environment.- Customer Service Oriented.- Understanding of accounting processes, procedure and internal controls.- Strong research and analytical skills.- Ability to adapt quickly and learn new tasks independently.- Excellent organizational skills.- Ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.- Ability to generate bold, creative ideas to improve performance and processes.
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Sodexo has an exciting job opportunity for a Senior Finance Manager to financially support the district managers within Washington DC area for Corporate Services. This manager must have a strong understanding of operations and facilities support services (soft services and food services); in additional to a strong finance background. THIS IS NOTA VIRTUAL ROLE! This position will be required to serve as a financial intermediary between the accounting department, operations and segment finance. Ability to collaborate with multiple groups and customer-centric capabilities are essential to being successful. This is a new position so additional responsibilities may be added as the group evolves. Responsibilities and Duties:- Support the profitable growth of Sodexo within the southern portion of the region which consists of $90M worth of revenue- Alongside Sr. Finance Director and District Managers, takes financial ownership for key milestones and baseline validation and solution to deliver client requirements and Sodexo gross profit- Work with operations on implementing and measuring action plans for underperforming contracts by:- Providing monthly spend reports versus budget to Operational leadership, identifying specific gaps and addressing issues with operations; and providing the forecast on remaining periods- Tracking improvement and cost reduction initiatives in line with budget commitments;- Operational performance metrics / KPI's, early warning issues and corrective action plans;- Optimizing revenue and profit opportunities across the accounts- Working alongside operational colleagues to ensure ownership across the account and supporting functions and improving their business and commercial acumen- Liaise with Segment Finance with reporting site performance and highlighting key opportunities, risks and concerns- Analyze operating and financial statement information to understand trends and recommend changes to account team on cost control, financial controls or modifications- Lead and coordinate general accounting and financial reporting, cost accounting, auditing, budgeting and forecasting, and systems.- Oversee the performance compared to both internal and external budgets- Assist operations with collection of accounts receivables- Ensure accuracy and timeliness of financial data and statistics, including operating and administrative budgets- Assists operations management with training, developing and monitoring account financial goals, forecasts, and resources- Provide support to GM's/DM's/RVP's/DVP's in order to ensure accurate results and help improve profitability- Maintain and improve the control environment with periodic audits- Reconcile balance sheets on a monthly basis Knowledge, skills & experience:- 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- Relationship builder both internally and externally, with ability to influence and negotiate externally- Standardized process development and implementation experience- Excellent communication skills and proven ability to work in a collaborative way- Presentation skills, ability to interact at any level of the organization- Project Management experience a plus- Understanding of operational experience is necessaryOther: - Role to be based out of the Washington DC area- Travel within the DC area will be ongoing and possible trips within (North America 5%) of time
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Senior Manager, Supply Management Sodexo is currently seeking several Senior Manager, Supply Management positions for our Gaithersburg, MD office. These roles are responsible for the strategic sourcing process and management of purchasing national and regional contracts, in the dairy, produce, prepared foods snack & beverage and service equipment & supplies categories. The ideal candidates should possess a supply management background, strong negotiation skills along with the ability to understand financial statements, data-based information systems, the ability to manage an RFP process, to communicate within all levels of the organization and an understanding of regional logistics. Key responsibilities include:- Continuous evaluation and improvement of procurement practices with expertise in sourcing for managed categories, budgeting and forecasting of supply chain revenue, analysis of spend to identify opportunities within non-contracted areas and ensuring a strategic sourcing process is fully implemented across all categories.- Lead Request for Information (RFI) and Request for Pricing (RFP) events, including preparation of bids, evaluation of bid proposals, and pricing negotiations. - Collaborate with leaders across all levels of organizations to identify opportunities for collaborative development of products and/or services that yield cost savings and revenue generation.- Negotiate Supplier Agreements that deliver value to market segments, including best price, service, quality and conditions, while also aligning to the organizational goals. - Manage supplier relationships through quarterly Business Reviews to ensure compliance with supply agreement terms and conditions and to strategize on new opportunities that deliver value to the organization.- Develop procurement programs that support Sodexo’s corporate initiatives including Supplier Diversity and “Better Tomorrow” sustainability goals.- Supports operational market segments with cost reduction strategies; unit openings and closings; implementation of supply chain programs and resolution of program challengesQualifications- Experience with supply chain procurement contracts.- Strong negotiation skills - Significant, broad knowledge and technical expertise in the managed categories to achieve results. - Understanding of commodity and market indices that drive the cost basis in the manufacture of category products managed by the position.- Understanding of contract terms, including but not limited to Insurance and Indemnification, termination clauses, audit provisions, and federal laws - Significant knowledge of RFI and RFP processes, and detailed scope of work generation to ensure an accurate bid response from qualified bidding parties.- Demonstrated ability to develop and nurture strong strategic supplier relationships that benefit the purchaser and the supplier. - University degree or equivalent work experience that provides knowledge and exposure to fundamental supply chain theories, principles and concepts.- Intermediate skill level with Excel Spreadsheets, Word and PowerPoint.
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Sodexo is currently seeking a Strategic Account Executive. Reporting to the VP, Strategic Accounts, the Strategic Account Executive, is responsible for managing a portfolio of accounts including retention, re-bid, and both new and horizontal sales processes under Sodexo's Clients for Life process. The Strategic Account Executive ensures client satisfaction with Sodexo services and secures continued business development opportunities for the Company. The Strategic Account Executive maintains and maximizes client relationships to develops business offerings that improve client operations and reduce operating costs based on knowledge of organizational strengths and weaknesses, technological advances, external trends, competitors and customer needs. This is a remote / virtual role and can be based anywhere in the Unites States. Proximity to a major airport preferred. This position will require up to 70% travel. Primary Duties & Responsibilities:- Develops and maintains positive business relationships with existing clients, investigates expanded business opportunities; works closely with operations teams to meet client needs. Continues to develop strategies around expanding our footprint within the portfolio of clients that he/she will work with.- Analyzes operational risks and challenges, and strategic planning to retain and grow business; performs cost-benefits and needs analysis.- Recommends and influence key decision makers to pursue a course of action based on an analysis of client objectives, needs and challenges.- Maintains client relationships and client programs within defined structure or account assignment. Researches on site effectiveness review, development and planning for a go to market strategy. This will include development of sales presentations, proposals, contract design, and documents that include both new sales, cross sales and retention.,- Researches, prepares responses, and develops proposals (in response to RFPs) and follows up with prospective clients. Typical Knowledge:- 3 to 5 Year’s Experience in working in the Health Care industry, preferably Acute Care and the Sales Arena- Comfortable working at all levels of a Health Care organization.- Solid knowledge of the Hospitality Industry services such as Environmental, Food, and Facilities.- Experience and understanding of the components of the selling process: proposal development, PowerPoint, Excel, presentation and writing skills. Highly effective communication skills.- Highly effective organizational skills and experience working in a team sales environment.- Some operational experience or account management experience.- Knowledge of working with both sales and operations teams in a sales environment- Solid financial acumen and understanding of financial systems and both costing/pricing of business.- Proven executive presence, approach and feel.- Ability to work on complex deals, including long sales processes of up to 24 months, with the stamina to see a project through to success.- Responsible for managing one’s own travel expenses and company assets in a proactive and in manner that is within company policy. Critical Skills for this role:- Strong relationship builder at an executive level- Strong financial acumen- Ability to translate company priorities to an executive- High level of internal and external influencing skills- Ability to dream and see the potential- Fearless at the point of attack- Ability to sustain relationships- hold on and build upon it- Understands measurement on how to be successful in market share and wallet share- Leveling capabilities
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Are you looking to take your payroll experience to the next level? Sodexo has an opening for a Senior Payroll Coordinator immediately available at our Financial Service Center. What Will You Do In This Role?The Senior Payroll Coordinator is responsible for payroll service delivery supporting a 125k employee population comprised of exempt and non-exempt employees with varied pay cycles, located throughout US states and territories. The position encompasses: pay data and deduction entry, exception payments and immediate termination pay calculations, payment reconciliations, regulatory reporting, and issue support for business operations. This role also includes customer service/call desk responsibilities. The Ideal Candidate Will Have:- Minimum 2 years’ experience in payroll production environment, processing multi-state pay; state regulatory/compliance law knowledge preferred; - Microsoft Office skills (Excel, Word) required. - Accounting or banking experience (helpful). - Experience with ADP/COS application preferred. - Strong communication skills required, with multi-lingual (Spanish) helpful..
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Sodexo, world leader in quality of life services, has a new opening for a Senior Tax Analyst at our North American headquarters in Gaithersburg, MD. In this role you will:- Prepare corporate and partnership tax returns using Corptax- Prepare spreadsheets for planning, compliance and audit issues- Assist in computing quarterly federal and state estimates and extensions- responsible for prioritzing work assignment with minimal supervision- provide support to other departments with corporate income tax issues- Provide support to provision team- Provide support with research, implementation, and monitoring tax planning projects- Prepare international forms - form 5471, 5472, 1118 etc.- Prepare position papers for tax issuesRequirements:- Working Knowledge of general income tax principles- knowledge of SAP preferable- knowledge of corptax preferable- knowledge of tax research software such as CCH, and BNA preferable- ability to work with all levels of managment- High degree of initative and ability to work independently and in teams- Bachelor's degree with concentration in Accounting or Finance is a plus- CPA/MST a plus, but not required Working for Sodexo:How far will your ambition, talent and dedication take you? Sodexo fosters a culture committed to the growth of individuals through continuous learning, mentoring and other career growth opportunities, along with the performance of organizations. We believe it is important for our work to be meaningful to all who contribute to it, and we remain faithful to our mission, our core values and the ethical principles that have guided us since 1966. We support these values and help them thrive in each employee. We strive to make working for Sodexo a genuinely great experience with benefits to promote your professional, personal and financial well-being, and to improve your Quality of Life now and into the future. Our experiences with our over 50 million customers each and every day enable us to develop Quality of Life services that reinforce the well-being of individuals, improving their effectiveness and helping companies and organizations to improve performance … every day. Apply Now!Are you ready to start your Sodexo career? Apply now! Not the job for you? At Sodexo, we offer Finance & Accounting positions in a variety of markets, including Corporate, Schools, Universities, Government and Agencies, Healthcare, Senior Living and Sports and Leisure locations across the United States. Continue your search for Finance & Accounting jobs.
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Universities Senior Vice President Operations (Midwest) The SVP of Operations is a high growth role providing executive leadership for internal operations within the Midwest for the Universities segment. This is a high growth role and experience is required, demonstrating the ability to grow an operation from 225mm to 300mm within a few years. Critical success factors are; the ability to lead, deploy, and execute the growth and retention targets for the region. This is intensive human-capital business with decentralized teams working in client premises. Leading a very large group of around 5,000 front-line and 350 management employees. Provide support to identify innovative solutions to challenging and complex problems. Responsible formeeting/exceeding defined revenue and profitability targets and performance KPIs. In this role you are responsible to champion the identification, development and succession of talent to ensure continuity and growth of the business. This position will be based in Chicago or Minneapolis.Key Accountabilities/Responsibilities: - Establish, manage, and own annual operating budget cost. Focusing on “middle of the page”, CUGR, and gross profit. - Own and drive the economic and commercial performance of your geography- Responsible for designing operational structure that reflects the go to market strategy- Leads a staff of direct reports consisting of Operations Vice Presidents and District Managers- Cultivate and maintain your Web of Influence both internally and externally with clients in an effort to understand and meet our consumers unique needs- Develop and lead strategic initiatives to drive continuous improvement in the areas of customer service, client centricity, quality, and operational standards.- Effectively partner with internal stakeholders of regions (e.g., Finance, HR, Sales, Marketing) to drive successful cross functional sustainable growth outcomes- Encourage creative thinking to meet the demand of an evolving market- Works with speed and agility focused on the key drivers of the business to ensure long term sustainable growth- Sets clear expectations and provides timely and relevant feedback to direct reports (for developing and improving performance) and holds them accountable for doing the same with their teams- Develop change management initiatives designed to build a culture of performance and innovation.- Must be able to consistently hire and build strong talent along with the ability to coach and mentor a team. - Create and improve upon a strong culture of safety and quality- Must be decisive and possess “big picture” perspective enforcing accountability across the geography while inspiring team members at the same time.- Ability to negotiate and influence in the changing market economy- Provide direction and leadership regarding changing market conditions to build a short term and long term plan aligned with segment and group strategy.
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Sodexo is seeking a Segment Solutions Architect to join our IS&T team located in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Our IS&T team supports 8,000 locations across North America and collaborates with the entire Sodexo Group, spanning 80 countries and more than 30,600 locations. That kind of global reach and commitment demands the most advanced technology and systems. Is this opportunity right for you?Your experience in leading technological initiatives is what we need to support Sodexo's global strategic plan, as technology plays an integral role in growing our business to become more competitive, fostering a culture of innovation. Therefore, we have an ongoing need for top talent in areas of Project Management, Enterprise Architecture and Application development. Sodexo empowers its employees who have developed a thorough understanding of the organization to create their own career path. Many of our technology experts have the following experience:- BS in Computer Science or MIS, or equivalent experience- 7 plus years in business systems analysis, and information technology architecture experience and project management methods We are looking for candidates who have experience in the following areas: Strategy:- Uses business process engineering methodology to gain understanding of business needs and to ensure successful integration- Defines and prioritizes operational system requirements, systems integration needs, and financial & operational reporting infrastructure necessary to meet business needs. Isolates scope and function of individual applications in the larger context.- Maps business processes to IT systems and ensures proper applications linkage- Engages with business leaders to identify key decision points- Ensures architecture decisions are aligned with NORAM IS&T Strategy- Works with business to define application priorities at macro level- Helps determine economic value to the business of application development and integration- Ensures a cohesive applications portfolio exists with minimal duplication, and identifies areas for improvement- Understands system integration methods between internal and external systems- Analyzes industry, technology trends to determine their potential impact on the enterprise Technical: As an architect, you will work with technical teams to engineer, build out and deploy cloud solutions to support Sodexo’s segment clients. This will require all dimensions of cloud architecture including:- Architecting application designs using Azure services or other leading cloud providers- Building, migrating and testing Azure environments and integration with other providers- Designing end to end application and data security to support the risk of architecture change- Leading application migration projects including optimizing technical reliability and improving application performance- Integration with on-premise applications, cloud providers or other platforms- Perform capacity planning of the cloud infrastructure Operational:- Develops overall systems architecture to meet needs- Defines priority & sequence, scope, and function of projects necessary to fill in architecture- Reviews project estimates with business, develops ROI, and brings to IT Governance for approval- Executes and is responsible for overall program necessary to build out defined technology platform working with internal IS&T teams and external partners- Facilitates systematic "build vs. buy" analysis, issues RFP’s as appropriate- Acts as communication bridge between technical IS&T development and business leaders in easy-to-understand language- Ensures ease-to-use is a main driver of systems development- Ensures scope of systems is focused on meeting basic business needs- Ensures cost-effective trade-offs are made following fit-gap analysis- Identifies system roadmaps with increasing levels of integration- Find solutions to operational challenges and ensures root cause identified and corrected- Understands project management and follows principles of Project Management Institute- Performs project scheduling and time estimates based on project requirements Fiduciary:- Establish and manage a budget, track expenses, and forecasting- Tracks capital expenditures and expenses for projects vs. budget- Implementing cost optimized solutions (based on usage, business requirements and budget)- Ensure project delivers on time and on budget As a technical architect you'll work as part of the Customer Relationship Management team in conjunction with the IS&T Relationship Mangers to deliver innovative, cost-effective and efficient IT Solutions to meet the demand of consumer facing technology needs for Sodexo’s market segments. Do to the expansion of cloud services the technical architect must be able and capable of building solutions and understanding cloud infrastructure, storage and security protocols via the Microsoft Azure platform and Amazon Web Services. The technical architect will work closely with IT teams and external partners to align solutions which meet operational, reporting, client, and business needs. Key responsibilities include ensuring that every aspect of the IT system works as planned, that the organization’s requirements are completely satisfied and that the system meets the needs of those who will be using it. Working for Sodexo:How far will your ambition, talent and dedication take you? Sodexo fosters a culture committed to the growth of individuals through continuous learning, mentoring and other career growth opportunities, along with the performance of organizations. We believe it is important for our work to be meaningful to all who contribute to it, and we remain faithful to our mission, our core values and the ethical principles that have guided us since 1966. We support these values and help them thrive in each employee. www.SodexoUSA.com
