Senior Valuation Analyst (Real Estate)

Albertsons • Boise, ID

2d

About The Position

The Senior Valuation Analyst (Real Estate) executes financial valuation, investment analysis, and decision support for Albertsons Companies’ retail grocery real estate portfolio. Reporting to the Sr. Manager, Real Estate Financial Valuation, the analyst serves as the manager’s day-to-day partner by coordinating priorities, advancing analyses, maintaining valuation standards, and delivering accurate, timely work. The role collaborates with Real Estate, Finance, Capital Planning, Operations, Market Research, Accounting, Legal, Data Science, Technology, and other business partners to turn real estate economics, store performance, market dynamics, and risk into clear recommendations for investment and portfolio decisions.

The analyst conducts end-to-end valuation for a range of real estate and store investments, develops and reviews financial models, analyzes portfolio performance, and prepares executive-ready materials for committees and senior leaders. The position also supports process improvement through standardized data, scalable models, automation, advanced analytics, dashboards, and responsible use of AI tools. It includes coordinating workstreams, providing technical guidance to analysts, and maintaining transparent, reproducible valuation documentation and controls.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Real Estate, Economics, Business, or a related quantitative field.
• At least 5 years of progressive experience in real estate valuation, investment analysis, corporate finance, capital planning, transaction advisory, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience developing complex financial models and translating results into investment recommendations.
• Advanced financial modeling and valuation expertise, including DCF, NPV, IRR, payback, scenario and sensitivity analysis, and lease-versus-own evaluation.
• Strong understanding of retail real estate economics, store-level financial performance, lease structures, capital investment, portfolio strategy, and transaction processes.
• Ability to evaluate complex or incomplete information, identify value drivers, constructively challenge assumptions, and develop clear, supportable recommendations.
• Advanced Excel proficiency and experience building controlled, scalable financial models.
• Demonstrated ability to use AI tools, automation, and advanced analytics to improve modeling, workflows, documentation, quality review, and decision-ready insights.
• Working knowledge of Python, R, workflow automation, GIS, or comparable analytical tools, including the ability to use AI tools to develop, test, troubleshoot, and document analytical solutions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex analysis while maintaining financial rigor.
• Excellent organization, project management, prioritization, and cross-functional partnership skills.
• High attention to detail and disciplined data validation, model review, documentation, and quality control.
• Ability to work with substantial independence, manage multiple high-priority deadlines, and serve as a dependable day-to-day partner to the Sr. Manager.
• High standards for ethics, confidentiality, objective analysis, and compliance with company policies and controls.
• Inform your manager of your desire to apply for a new position before applying.

Nice To Haves

• MBA, CFA, ASA, MAI, or another relevant advanced credential.
• Experience supporting retail, grocery, multi-site, or large-portfolio real estate decisions.
• Experience preparing materials for senior leadership, investment committees, or other executive decision-making forums.
• Experience leading analytical workstreams, coordinating cross-functional deliverables, or providing technical guidance to other analysts.
• Working proficiency in Power BI and SQL.
• Limited travel may be required based on business needs.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Sr. Manager on daily workflow, priorities, deliverables, issue resolution, and valuation workstreams.
• Conduct end-to-end financial valuation and investment analysis for store and real estate initiatives, including new stores, relocations, remodels, expansions, acquisitions, lease renewals, option exercises, restructurings, dispositions, sale-leasebacks, and surplus property strategies.
• Build and maintain DCF, NPV, IRR, payback, residual value, lease-versus-own, scenario, sensitivity, break-even, and risk analyses.
• Integrate store financial performance, sales and margins, capital requirements, occupancy costs, lease economics, market conditions, competitive impacts, cannibalization, and portfolio considerations into investment analyses.
• Validate source data, document assumptions, assess incomplete or conflicting information, identify material gaps and risks, and escalate them to the Sr. Manager.
• Provide independent analytical challenge and communicate recommendations, risks, tradeoffs, alternatives, and value-creation opportunities to business leaders and committees.
• Apply enterprise valuation methodologies, assumptions, model architecture, documentation requirements, review thresholds, and approval controls consistently.
• Maintain standardized models, assumption libraries, review checklists, version control, and audit-ready supporting materials.
• Review financial models and committee materials for calculation accuracy, input validity, supported assumptions, and compliance with company standards.
• Identify and help remediate data-quality issues, control gaps, inconsistent practices, and process risks; coordinate with Accounting, Finance, and Legal on valuation inputs, lease accounting, reporting requirements, and transaction structures as directed.
• Analyze the portfolio to identify underperforming assets, expiring commitments, value-at-risk, redevelopment potential, and opportunities to reposition, renegotiate, relocate, consolidate, or divest.
• Develop portfolio comparisons and prioritization views, and conduct post-investment reviews comparing actual performance with approved underwriting.
• Monitor investment performance and emerging risks, flagging material changes in expected value or payback.
• Prepare valuation summaries, investment memoranda, committee materials, dashboards, and presentations that clearly communicate recommendations, economics, risks, alternatives, and decisions required.
• Support capital committees, real estate governance forums, and senior leadership discussions through analysis validation, issue resolution, and follow-up tracking; present recommendations when appropriate.
• Coordinate cross-functional inputs and drive assigned analyses from initial request through final recommendation, independently managing workstreams and escalating decisions requiring leadership judgment.
• Provide technical guidance and model review for analysts, share repeatable methods and tools, and represent the valuation team in delegated cross-functional working sessions.
• Standardize and automate models, workflows, reporting, and quality checks; partner with data and technology teams to strengthen analytical data.
• Develop reporting and dashboards using Excel, Power BI, SQL, and related tools; use AI tools responsibly while maintaining human review and confidentiality.
• Document methodologies, assumptions, data lineage, controls, and procedures to support transparency, knowledge transfer, and business continuity.

Benefits

• Competitive wages paid weekly.
• Access to up to 50% of earned wages before payday through a partnership with Stream.
• Associate discounts.
• Health and financial well-being benefits for eligible associates, including medical, dental, and 401(k).
• Time off, including vacation, holidays, and sick pay.
• Training, career growth, and development.
• An inclusive work environment with talented colleagues who reflect the communities served.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior