Internal Reporting Analyst II

As part of our National Finance & Administration Services department, you'll help manage the critical resources and infrastructure that keep ALDI running smoothly. Your insights and skills will help every department make smarter decisions and ensure our retail divisions and executive leadership receive the support they need to run a successful operation. Within Finance, our teams include: Accounting, Financial Planning & Analysis, Financial Reporting, Tax and Treasury.

Position Type: Full-Time

Starting Salary: $80,000

Salary Increases: Year 2 - $85,000 | Year 3 - $90,000

Work Location: Batavia, IL

This role is eligible to participate in ALDI's Hybrid Work Program, which allows remote work up to 3 days per week (i.e., work remotely up to 3 days per week; work in-office at least 2 days per week).

Duties and Responsibilities:

Must be able to perform duties with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Provides leadership with exception based non-standard reporting as requested to make informed business decisions and manage improvement priorities.

• Develops the ad hoc reporting and proposes and explains to leadership.

• Creates and utilizes data visualization to analyze financial and non-financial trends and provide findings to key stakeholders, especially for ad hoc and non-standard business considerations.

• Researches and analyzes financial statement variances and operational results to understand and be able to explain the story behind the numbers.

• Leverages network of colleagues across teams to achieve operational results.

• Gathers and analyzes data to identify and communicate reporting issues and unusual outliers.

• Organizes large amounts of information and data sets, analyzing historical results (dashboards), making recommendations for process improvements to management reporting, generating excel models, and presentations.

• Assists in research and resolves reconciliation variances in financial statements.

• Analyzes working procedures with the objective to identify best practices.

• Determines and develops the required project deliverables.

• Develops and executes plans for small-scale projects.

• Performs research-based projects and small-scale feasibility studies.

• Assists leadership in implementation and rollouts of large-scale projects.

• Identifies improvements to reporting and analysis processes that require investigation, collaboration, and partnership across all business disciplines.

• Recommends action and provides insight to inform and influence decision making and performance management.

• Conducts complex ad-hoc analyses with elements of uncertainty or risk.

• Collaborates with team members and communicates relevant information to direct leader.

• Upholds the security and confidentiality of documents and data within area of responsibility.

• Other duties as assigned.

Job-specific Competencies:

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Consistently demonstrates the Mindsets, ALDI Acts Competencies and Professional Skills (M.A.P.) as outlined for the role.

• Gives attention to detail and follows instruction.

• Ability to stay organized and multi-task efficiently.

• Ability to work both independently and within a team environment.

• Establishes goals and works toward achievement.

• Effective time management; maximizes productivity.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.

• Ability to interpret and apply company policies and procedures.

• Knowledge of the process for recording, classifying, and summarizing financial transactions in accordance with company, statutory, tax, cost, and reporting requirements.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Prepares written materials to meet purpose and audience.

• Knowledge of financial analysis strategies.

• Ability to understand, reconcile, and substantiate balances in associated General Ledger accounts.

• Analyzes and interprets data.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field required.

• A minimum of 2 years of relevant experience required.

• Or, a combination of education and experience providing equivalent knowledge.

Physical Requirements:

• Work may be performed in an office, remote office or a combination of both where a computer and office equipment may be used as needed to perform duties.

• Regularly required to sit, reach, grasp, stand and move from one area to another.

• Constantly and repeatedly use keyboard/mouse.

• Occasionally required to push, pull, bend, lift and move up to 25 lbs.

Travel:

• Minimal travel required as needed for job related duties such as training, project work and administrative tasks.

ALDI offers competitive wages and benefits, including:

• 401(k) Plan
• Company 401(k) Matching Contributions
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• PerkSpot National Discount Program

In addition, eligible employees are offered:

• Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Generous Vacation Time & 7 Paid Holidays
• Up to 6 Weeks Paid Parental Leave at 100% of pay
• Up to 2 Weeks Paid Caregiver Leave at 100% of pay
• Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Life, Dependent Life and AD&D Insurance
• Voluntary Term Life Insurance

ALDI is committed to equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. As a proud Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE), we do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, religion, sex, sexual stereotyping, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, pregnancy (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), or any other protected characteristic. Employment may be contingent upon ALDI's receipt of an acceptable and job-related drug test, motor vehicle report, and/or reference check, as applicable and permissible by law.