Category/Area of Expertise: Accounting/Finance
Job Requisition: 478207
Address: USA-NC-Salisbury-2085 Harrison Road
Store Code: ADUSA DISTRIBUTION-3rdPrtyGove (2761468)
ADUSA Distribution is the distribution company of Ahold Delhaize USA, providing distribution services to one of the largest grocery retail supply chains in the nation. ADUSA Distribution fosters a culture that inspires and empowers our associates to always deliver exceptional service and value. Our team is supporting the supply chain network evolution to an integrated self-distribution model of the future, serving leading omnichannel grocery brands - Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop. To learn more about our company and the other supply chain companies of Ahold Delhaize USA, visit www.adusasc.com.
Position Summary
The Manager, Finance - Corporate plays a critical role in shaping financial clarity and strategic decision-making across Corporate Supply Chain. This highly visible role owns the end-to-end planning and performance management processes-Long Range Planning (LRP), Budget, Forecast, and Actuals-ensuring results are accurate, timely, and insight-driven.
Beyond the numbers, this role serves as a strategic thought partner to senior leadership, translating complex financial data into clear narratives, identifying performance drivers, and surfacing actionable opportunities across the P&L, headcount, and capital investments. Success in this role requires strong financial acumen, advanced analytical capability, and the ability to tell a compelling business story that influences decisions at the highest levels of the organization.
What You'll Be Trusted to Deliver
Enterprise Financial Planning & Forecasting
• Own and lead the end-to-end Long-Range Plans, network strategy, mergers and acquisition support, and ad hoc analysis processes for the total Supply Chain.
• Establish clear timelines, responsibilities, milestones, and deliverables to ensure disciplined execution and on-time submissions.
• Maintain and enhance financial models and standardized submission templates that support driver-based planning and scenario analysis.
• Perform detailed projection modeling, incorporating operational, financial, and headcount drivers.
Performance Management & Financial Insights
• Consolidate and manage financial results within SAP/BPC, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and consistency.
• Analyze actual results against Budget, Forecast, and Prior Year, identifying trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Develop deep understanding of key business drivers and critical issues across Supply Chain functions.
• Proactively identify and evaluate opportunities to optimize operating expenses (OPEX), capital spend (CAPEX), and resource allocation.
• Must be able to partner with Investment Planning Team to ensure investment analysis is performed.
Executive Reporting & Storytelling
• Prepare high-impact Business Case Decks, Executive Committee (ExCo) memos, and supplemental leadership materials.
• Lead the development of Group analytical schedules, narratives, and memos that clearly articulate performance drivers and outcomes.
• Serve as a primary financial advisor to senior leadership-providing clarity, context, and actionable insights to support strategic decisions.
• Translate complex financial data into compelling, business-relevant stories that resonate with executive audiences.
Cross-Functional Partnership & Influence
• Partner closely with Supply Chain leaders and cross-functional teams to define key focus areas and gather inputs for planning cycles.
• Support Accounting in classification of expense, ensuring alignment across systems and reporting standards.
• Respond to ad hoc analytical requests from senior leadership with precision, urgency, and insight.
What You Bring
Experience & Education
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field
• 5-7 years of progressive experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or a related analytical role
• Experience supporting senior leadership and enterprise-level planning processes strongly preferred
Skills & Capabilities
• Advanced financial modeling and analytical skills with strong attention to detail
• Proven ability to manage complex timelines, multiple stakeholders, and competing priorities
• Deep understanding of P&L dynamics and performance drivers
• Strong systems aptitude (SAP, BPC, Excel, financial planning tools)
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to frame insights for executive audiences
• Ability to synthesize data, business knowledge, and strategy into clear, actionable recommendations
• Comfortable operating with ambiguity and driving clarity through analysis
• Demonstrates a strong sense of curiosity and takes initiative to research, analyze, and understand complex issues while continuously seeking opportunities to learn and grow within the role.
Additional Information
• Travel: Approximately 20%
Why This Role Matters
This role sits at the intersection of strategy, analytics, and executive decision-making. Your work will directly influence how the Corporate Supply Chain allocates resources, manages costs, and plans for the future.
We are an organization that values diversity and encourages all qualified individuals to apply without regard to sex, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, marital status (including civil unions), military service, veteran status, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, legally recognized disability, domestic violence victim status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Our organization is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities, including applicants. If you have a disability and require assistance in the application process, please email recruiting@adusasc.com
