Analyst IT Vendor Financial Mgmt

Category/Area of Expertise: IT & Technology
Job Requisition: 439992
Address: USA-MA-Quincy-1385 Hancock Street
Store Code: Office of CIO - Vmo & Planning (5145446)

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 IT Vendor Management Office (VMO) within the Office of the CIO is responsible for building and managing relationships with suppliers and vendors that provide products and services to ADUSA-IT. The Analyst - Financial Management plays a key role in supporting ADUSA-IT achieve various financial objectives related to IT supplier spend (~600M annually). In addition, the analyst will own various budgeting and invoice approval process by collaborating with FP&A, Investment Portfolio and other IT stakeholders as required.

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 Quincy, MA and Salisbury, NC.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Duties & Responsibilities:

General VMO:

• Supports the ITLT and the OCIO Leadership in development and execution of the RBS IT sourcing strategy and other Sourcing / VMO related initiatives.
• Collaborates effectively with Global IT Sourcing and Vendor Management to align on ways of working and share leading practices across both teams.
• Identify and support various process enhancements / tools to streamline and increase productivity of the overall VMO team.
• Coach and guide the broader IT teams to ensure vendor partners are effectively managed and contracts are fully leveraged.

• Support creation of IT spend analysis to ITLT and other relevant stakeholders.
• Support benchmarking and market assessment for various IT spend areas on a periodic basis by working with benchmarking and consulting partners.
• Support identification and development of potential financial goals to the IT Leadership team based on analysis of spend data.
• Support and track various initiatives to achieve defined financial goals by collaborating with broader IT stakeholders and other support groups.

• Support team on process of periodic billing validation of major suppliers, resolve escalations of billing issues, ensure service level credits are obtained and processed and reductions in cost are realized.
• Conduct vendor invoice and financial audits on a defined frequency to ensure accuracy in invoicing.
• Support FP&A and IT finance teams on various budgeting and forecasting activities as it relates to large Vendor contracts.
• Support major RFP's or RFI's to ensure financial viability by developing business cases and reviewing commercial arrangements.

• Support various data requests around Supplier spend analytics and related queries from RBS IT organization.
• Support enhancements to existing tools, reporting templates and other dashboards as required.
• Support ongoing cadence for various financial planning and operational activities including spend analysis, audits, benchmarking, etc.

• 3+ years in IT sourcing and / or IT finance
• Strong organizational, communication, interpersonal, relationship-building skills conducive to collaboration; able to work well in a cross-functional environment
• Developing and delivering multi-mode communications (verbal and written) that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
• Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.

• Data analysis and reporting
• Knowledge of GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles), standards, and regulations
• Advanced expertise in MS Excel, MS Power Query, MS Power BI.
• Analyze large sets of data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Demonstrated ability to handle a wide variety of tasks, and change
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Oral and/or written communication skills
• Presentation skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Initiative
• Attention to detail
• Strategic planning
• Highly organized