Analyst Payroll - Finance/GL

Category/Area of Expertise: Accounting/Finance
Job Requisition: 459053
Address: USA-NC-Salisbury-2085 Harrison Road
Store Code: Payroll (5113232)

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.

This role is responsible for the end-to-end financial support for the Payroll Department across all entities. The role will be responsible for delivering budgeting and forecasting cycles and financial reporting, as assigned. This position will guide financial decisions for the brands through analytical review and analysis. The individual will also develop and prepare various payroll and benefit related reports utilizing advanced Excel features and system ad hoc reporting.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintains payroll-related accounts and is responsible for the reconciliation and accuracy of one or more accounts within a complex accounting system.
• Determines the need for new accounts and revisions in the account structure.
• Creates change requests and performs testing of changes needed to support revisions in the account structure.
• Researches and advises payroll staff concerning the accounting treatment of complex transactions.
• Performs periodic internal audits of various payroll areas and prepare materials for external or internal auditors.
• Perform variance analysis. (i.e. account balance end of period vs. end of quarter, end of year, prior year).
• Prepare severance accruals and financial enclosures to be included in global reporting package as appropriate.
• Prepare quarterly ACMs.
• Accurately record transactions to the general ledger for salaries and related items.
• Assist with the annual corporate, 401(k) audits by providing support schedules, fielding inquiries, and coordinating auditor requests.
• Perform ad hoc domestic accounting reconciliations including payroll-related accrual and tax accounts. Review account reconciliations prepared by other payroll team members
• Provide analytical support and proactively identify, analyze and interpret business performance drivers and opportunities with the business.
• Serve as a consultant to senior executives and management applying technical expertise in solving complex issues and problems.
• Use trend analysis, provide variance analysis versus budgets and forecasts.
• Perform root cause analysis to determine drivers for variances.
• Identify insights and suggest actionable recommendations.
• Drive reporting and process improvements.

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or related field.
• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills. Effective written and verbal skills.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel.
• Experience using ECP systems, S4 Hana General Ledger and other business intelligence tools for reporting and analysis.
• Great attention to detail.
• Ability to influence others and lead meetings.
• Knowledge of principles and techniques of budget preparation.
• Ability to improve internal processes.
• Works well both independently and as an integral part of a team.
• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in finance, accounting or related field. Financial analytical, planning and budgeting experience preferred.