Analyst III Finance Ops - Real Estate Ops

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Category/Area of Expertise:
Accounting/Finance

Job Requisition: 473226

Address: USA-ME-Scarborough-145 Pleasant Hill Rd

Store Code: AP/AR Not For Resale (5133368)

Ahold Delhaize USA, a division of global food retailer Ahold Delhaize, is part of the U.S. family of brands, which includes five leading omnichannel grocery brands – Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop. Our associates support the brands with a wide range of services, including Finance, Legal, Sustainability, Commercial, Digital and E-commerce, Technology and more.

The overall objective of this role is driving financial performance by providing research, analytics, and recommendations on complex business modeling, non-standard management reporting, and impacts of changing accounting principles to business leadership within Accounting Services including Real Estate Operations, Treasury, Order to Cash, Procure to Pay, and Cash Management/Treasury. Position requires vast expertise in multiple areas/disciplines both internal to finance as well as business partner functions and applies that expertise to the overall project/ function.

As a contributing influence of the operating income and expenses related to real estate, it is critical that the Analyst work with Retail, Legal, VMD and Vendors to support the execution of comprehensive, cohesive, and well-integrated financial programs. They lead and research real estate related issues and inquiries and coordinate resources to bring resolution, create monthly scorecards and perform additional accounting duties as needed.

Responsible for conducting business in accordance with ADUSA policies and procedures as well as Accounting Standard Practices. Our flexible/hybrid work schedule includes 3 in-person days at one of our core locations and 2 remote days. Our core office locations include Salisbury, NC, Carlisle, PA, Quincy MA, or Scarborough, ME.

• Research, analyze, reconcile, audit, and summarize financial data for use by management in making finance decisions and resolve accounting discrepancies.
• Report productivity, margins, and expenditures that occur within the organization calculating accruals using business knowledge and extrapolations of historical data or future projections based on probability.
• Lead period close activities for assigned discipline maintaining current knowledge of specialized account regulations.
• Identify and assess financial variances based on knowledge and expertise providing insight and advice for senior management and other end users regarding accounting issues that arise from reconciliation or reported financial results.
• Compile accurate period, quarterly, and annual reports ensuring accuracy of financial statements, and complete requests for non-standard reports.
• Serve as a resource during internal and external audit processes.
• Interact internally and externally with the company at all levels and pertain to functional activities.
• Independently gain cooperation and commitment through personal persuasiveness.
• Analyze complex revenue and payables and receivables accounts and negotiate with vendor to resolve disputes.
• Perform complex analysis and account reconciliations, solve complex accounting, process, and system issues, and work with department staff to review current processes and make recommendations for process improvements with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Answer Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet questions for assigned accounts and ensure completion of period-end activities to ensure accurate reporting of payables and receivables in the company's financial statements.
• Ensure the accounting transactions required to adequately report and manage expense accounts are completed in a timely and accurate manner, performing account analysis, and reconciliations of general ledger accounts.
• Manage reports, KPIs, and metrics for the Real Estate Operations department.
• Research, analyze and report on Real Estate annual expense budgets and forecast adjustments; collaborate with ADUSA brands for input on future projections.
• Reconcile and facilitate Rent Roll for Payables (≈$106M monthly/ $1.2B annually) and Receivables ($11M monthly/ $135M annually).
• Ensure all adjustments, amendments, & ownership changes are properly included and accounted for within VMD and AMT.

• 6-8 years' experience; highly developed technical skills needed to perform the job.
• Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Experience.
• Strong understanding of accounting theories, methodologies, principles and practices, and the impact of departmental transactions on financial statements.
• Ability to read and interpret legal documents.
• Knowledge of general accounting requirements.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills; advanced formulas in Excel (lookups, pivot tables, and macros).
• Experience with or ability to use query tools for…