Finance Director

Company: Albertsons LLC
Location: Boise
Posted on: September 13, 2020

Job Description:

Albertsons Companies is at the forefront of the revolution in retail. We have a new vision: forging a retail winner that is admired for national strength with deep local roots, that offers an easy, fun, friendly and inspiring experience, no matter how a customer chooses to shop with us. We want talented individuals to be a part of this journey.

A $60Bn company with 2,200+ stores, 23 distribution centers, and 20 food and beverage plants make us one of the largest retailers in the United States. With stores in 34 states serving 34 million customers, our foundation is our 20 well-known grocery banners with an eclectic and legendary history. Across the nation, we are moving the needle through innovation.

The Supply Chain Finance Department has an opening for a Finance Director in Strategic Sourcing Finance supporting Operations & Business Development. This position is located in Boise, Idaho at Corporate Office.

Responsibilities:

Set financial goals and targets for Strategic Sourcing teams driving profit optimization

Direct development and coordination of periodic savings forecast and the annual operating planning processes.

Drive an analytical process of identifying deviations of actual trends and forecasted/planned results and the creation of actionable steps to remedy and present to senior management.

Direct definition of financial benefits of projects/ expenditures by performing financial analysis, building, and interpreting models, providing options and recommending solutions.

Assist management team by educating and supporting their departments with financial metrics and current, accurate information that allows them to manage the business based on good investigative analysis.

Support change management through project management, process control and communication.

Support an integrated talent management process for the function. Assess and develop competencies of direct reports.

Coach and develop direct reports to maximize their effectiveness. Identify and develop high potential employees for levels of greater responsibility and scope.

Identify cost reduction opportunities and liaise with the accounting team to ensure timely tracking of cash flows generated through department specific vendor relationship

Develop thorough understanding and educate Sourcing leads on interdependencies of all P&L line items, and profitability drivers of Strategic Sourcing teams and divisions

Proactively lead multiple ad hoc financial analyses including scenario analysis, root cause analysis, financial performance decomposition

Manage and develop a team of high caliber financial analysts to lead and execute the above activities while meeting key timelines

Qualifications

4-year college degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics or equivalent field MBA preferred

Strong problem-solving and quantitative capabilities, with the ability to quickly find and analyze difficult data.

Excellent financial analysis and modeling skills

Retail, grocery, or consumer products experience preferred

Ability to communicate analyses and recommendations, and present complex issues in a simple, logical, and succinct manner

Subject matter expert with a variety of the concepts, practices and procedures found in Finance organizations

6+ Years of Experience in Finance

Experience leading a team and proven track record of success as a manager

Able to handle multiple assignments and manage competing priorities with tight deadlines.

Desire to think big and dive deep; strong attention to detail with big picture orientation preferred

Demonstrated passion for working with data to solve complex problems

Structured and organized thinker who can solve problems with minimal direction

Strong project and process management skills

Ability to develop processes from scratch

Track-record of effectively completing multiple, time-sensitive projects with competing priorities under the pressure of deadlines with composure and minimal guidance

Practical experience using analytics to address business problem

Solid business acumen, ability to quickly learn and interact across functional teams.

Understands the business processes that the system supports.

High level of initiative and critical thinking to formulate business issues into analytical problems and devise actionable solutions.

Self-motivated problem solver with high degree of initiative and sense of urgency.

Strong analytical, oral/written communication and leadership skills.

Excellent presentation skills. Able to present complex issues in a simple, succinct manner.

Strong interpersonal skills and ability to promote collaboration and teamwork.

Advanced knowledge of Hyperion Essbase, SQL, financial model, P&L structure and drivers

Proficient knowledge of relational databases (both PC and mainframe)

Strong knowledge of MS Office Suite (Excel and Access, Word & PowerPoint)

Diversity is fundamental at Albertsons Companies. We foster an inclusive working environment where the different strengths and perspectives of each employee is both recognized and valued. We believe that building successful relationships with our customers and our communities is only possible through the diversity of our people. And a diverse workforce leads to better teamwork and creative thinking, as well as mutual understanding and respect.

The Albertsons Companies policy is to provide employment, training, compensation, promotion and other conditions of employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, medical condition, marital status or any other legally protected status.

We support a drug-free workplace -- all applicants offered a position are required to pass a pre-employment drug test before they are hired.

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