Manager I Finance

Ahold Delhaize•Quincy, MA

About The Position

As the Manager I, Finance, you will serve as the primary strategic financial architect for the Stop & Shop Marketing organization. This is a high-visibility, individual contributor leadership role designed for a candidate who thrives at the intersection of data-driven insights and retail / marketing strategy. You won’t just be "running the numbers”, you will be the financial co-pilot to the Marketing teams, ensuring every dollar spent on promotions, media, and coupons drives sustainable growth and brand loyalty.

Requirements

Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in finance, ideally within Retail, CPG, or a high-volume consumer-facing industry.
Strong background in corporate budgeting, forecasting and P&L management within a large-scale, matrixed organization.
Work through multiple journal entries and account reconciliations – understanding of accounting concepts desired.
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field (MBA a plus).
Advanced proficiency in financial modeling and data visualization.
Comfortable navigating complex datasets to find simple truths.
Proven ability to think several steps ahead and understand how marketing decisions impact the bottom line across the entire enterprise.
Build and maintain great trusted relationships and also challenge appropriately.
Success depends on your ability to influence others across different departments.
The retail landscape changes daily; you must be able to pivot strategies as consumer behavior shifts.
The ability to translate complex financial concepts into “marketing-speak” for non-finance stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

MBA a plus

Responsibilities

Lead the financial strategy and long-range planning for the Marketing department, aligning departmental spending with broader corporate financial goals.
Partner with the Media team to evaluate the ROI of advertising channels (Digital, TV, Print, Social) and provide recommendations on budget reallocation to maximize impact.
Partner with Director Commercial Finance on Monetization tracking and its impact to Shopper Marketing.
Analyze the effectiveness of promotional events across personalized marketing offers.
Partner with Stop & Shop Loyalty / Marketing understand impact of Kiosk “free items” and its contribution to the brand results.
Collaborate closely with the Loyalty Team to dissect program results.
Partner with loyalty team to track total outstanding points, estimating the redemption of points to understand financial impact.
Recommend solves when identifying potential overspends.
Conduct weekly financial readouts to track marketing expenses against KPIs, identify immediate risks or opportunities.
Execute weekly forecast planning (latest estimate), annual budgeting and planned forecast cycles.
Act as the financial "connective tissue" between Marketing, Merchandining, and Corporate Accounting to ensure accurate forecasting and performance tracking.
Move beyond reporting to provide "the story" behind the data, delivering actionable insights to senior leadership regarding market trends.
Ability to notice when something doesn’t seem right (or inaccurate), completing research and (if needed) determine the root cause and work with others (across other brands and ADUSA) to solve and prevent in the future.