Analyst III Investment Planning

Category/Area of Expertise: Accounting/Finance
Job Requisition: 492175

Address: USA-ME-Scarborough-145 Pleasant Hill Rd
Store Code: Corporate FP&A (5139331)


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.

Primary Purpose:

The Analyst III - Investment Planning plays a critical role in supporting Ahold Delhaize USA's capital planning and governance processes. This position supports the full investment lifecycle, including capital plan management, investment modeling and analysis, impairment testing, and post-investment reviews.

Capital investment planning is critical to the company's continued growth and value creation. The Investment Planning team enables disciplined capital allocation by evaluating proposed investments against established financial thresholds, such as return on capital and net present value (NPV).

The team manages an annual capital budget exceeding $1.9B, ensuring funds are allocated appropriately, spend is tracked accurately, and results are reported against budget and forecast.

Our flexible/ hybrid work schedule includes 3 in-person days at one of our core locations and 2 remote days. Our core location for this role is Scarborough, ME.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintain and enhance capital tracking tools and databases throughout the investment approval lifecycle, including approval status, scope changes, and spend against approved budgets.
• Support a wide range of capital investments by developing complex financial analyses for new stores, replacements, remodels, investment properties, network rationalization, non-store initiatives, and wareroom automation.
• Support post-investment reviews for significant investments and assist in preparing results for presentations to Ahold Delhaize Group management and stakeholders.
• Promote standardization and efficiency by co"])self.__next_f.push([1,"ntributing to continuous improvement efforts and identifying opportunities to streamline capital approval, tracking, and reporting processes.
• Ensure alignment with governance requests by preparing and maintaining executive-level presentation materials that provide clear visibility into approved and under construction projects.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in investment planning, corporate finance, FP&A, or a related strategic finance role.
• Bachelor's degree required in finance or related field.
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to challenge assumptions, improve processes, and operate effectively in a complex, cross-functional environment.
• Ability to translate complex financial analysis into clear, concise insights.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced Power BI skills
• Experience with SAP and BPC

Why This Role:

This role offers the opportunity to work on high-visibility, enterprise-scale investments with direct exposure to senior leadership. This role blends strategic analysis, capital planning, and process excellence, enabling disciplined capital allocation across a $1.9B+ portfolio in a leading U.S. food retail organization.

Salary Range ME: $75,040 - $112,560

Actual compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on their unique qualifications and experience, internal equity, and market conditions. Final compensation decisions will be made in accordance with company policies and applicable laws.

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At Ahold Delhaize USA, we provide services to one of the largest portfolios of grocery companies in the nation, and we're actively seeking top talent.

Our team shares a common motivation to drive change, take ownership and enable our brands to better care for their customers. We thrive on supporting great local grocery brands and their strategies.

Our associates are the heartbeat of our organization. We are committed to offering a welcoming work environment where all associates can succeed and thrive. Guided by our values of courage, care, teamwork, integrity (and even a little humor), we are dedicated to being a great place to work.

We believe in collaboration, curiosity, and continuous learning in all that we think, create and do. While building a culture where personal and professional growth are just as important as business growth, we invest in our people, empowering them to learn, grow and deliver at all levels of the business.