NRE Strategic Planning Analyst I

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About the position

Responsibilities

  • Investigates financial data, identifying discrepancies, analyzing trends, and delivering actionable insights to leadership.
  • Ensures accurate, timely, and insightful reporting across all ALDI countries.
  • Creates variance reports highlighting exceptions to support US National Real Estate and the International Real Estate Committee.
  • Supports the creation and maintenance of financial models to drive business decisions with a focus on growth, profitability, and optimizing return on investment.
  • Performs cost-benefit analyses, sensitivity analyses, research-based projects and small-scale projects to support national departments and international organizations.
  • Extracts and analyzes internal historical financial data to accurately forecast expected future results.
  • Investigates financial discrepancies and variances across global entities.
  • Tracks and monitors key financial metrics and reporting KPIs with a focus on real estate financial reporting.
  • Develops and maintains visualizations to communicate financial performance to leadership.
  • Conducts ad hoc and non-standard reporting to support strategic decision-making.
  • Collaborates with cross-functional and international teams to gather financials and resolve reporting issues.
  • Recommends improvements to reporting processes, tools, and data quality.
  • Supports the implementation of new reporting systems or enhancements to existing platforms.
  • Assists in the rollout of global financial reporting initiatives and projects as the subject matter expert for ALDI US Real Estate.
  • Collaborates with team members and communicates relevant information to direct leader.
  • Complies with ALDI privacy and security requirements and policies.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related field required.
  • A minimum of 2 years of relevant experience required.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite with advanced skills in Microsoft Excel.
  • Knowledge of financial analysis strategies, including the use of NPV, IRR, and payback period.
  • Ability to analyze and break down complex ideas into actionable insights.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Nice-to-haves

  • Experience with international financial operations or reporting preferred.
  • Familiarity with financial systems including SAP preferred.

Benefits

  • Full-Time position with a starting wage of \$37.75 per hour.
  • Wage increases in subsequent years: Year 2 - \$39.25, Year 3 - \$41.75, Year 4 - \$44.25.
  • Eligible to participate in ALDI's Hybrid Work Program, allowing remote work up to 3 days per week.
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