SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conceptualizing, completing and presenting analysis in support of management decisions, forecasts, and initiatives.
• Work closely with members of the Albertsons Finance team as well as others across the company.
• Collect information from various areas across the company, build models to provide insight to underlying business dynamics, create written presentations, and participate in executive reviews.
• Contribute to the annual budgeting process, the strategic planning process and other initiatives as they arise from time to time.
• Own simple to moderate processes and/or portions of complex processes with no visible drop off in performance to leadership.
• Supervise and/or mentor both Analyst I and Analyst II personnel.
• Prepares and reviews accurate and timely financial and business related analyses, research, and forecasts including financial and expense performance, rate of return, depreciation, weekly divisional forecasts, working capital and investments.
• Conceptualizes, develops and presents business cases to present to financial and business leadership.
• Leads special financial and business related studies as needed to support project objectives.
• Partners with other departments in the preparation of analyses and to identify improvement opportunities that can provide positive results to the bottom line.
• Provides mentoring and training to other analysts on reports, systems and financial process flow.
• Acts as an internal consultant and interacts with management at all levels.
• Provides insights into the performance of the business.
• Develops, interprets, analyzes and implements complex business strategies. Owns and/or plays leadership role in critical Planning and Analysis processes.
• Conducts analysis of alternatives, recommendations and research from multiple sources.
• Applies intermediate level of subject matter knowledge to solve a variety of business issues.
• Exercises independent judgment within defined practices and procedures to determine appropriate action.

SKILLS, PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING CONDITIONS:

• 4+ years of experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting.
• MBA (or CPA) strongly preferred.
• Financial Planning & Analysis experience required.
• Retail experience preferred.
• Fortune 500 experience strongly preferred.
• Leadership (either supervisory or mentoring) experience preferred.
• Ability to be a team member and demonstrate leadership skills to contribute to team dynamics.
• Possess excellent communication skills, both oral and written, with all levels of management.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with others within a complex, fast paced organization required.
• Capability to work independently and/or unsupervised.
• Excellent spreadsheet and database application skills.
• Ability to manage confidential information.
• Statistical modeling skills a plus.
• Most work is performed in a temperature-controlled office environment.
• Incumbent may sit for long periods of time at desk or computer terminal.
• Incumbent may use calculators, keyboards, telephone, and other office equipment in the course of normal workday.
• Stopping, bending, twisting, and reaching may be required in completion of job duties.
• Some travel (10-25%) may be required.