Albertsons Companies, Inc.

Lead Financial Business Analyst

Albertsons Companies, Inc. • $110K — $130K *
Pleasanton, CA 94566In-Person
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in finance or related quantitative field with strong financial analysis grounding.
  • Eight or more years of experience in finance and business analytics in complex environments.
  • Ability to act as a trusted advisor, delivering insights to inform decisions across product and technology leaders.
  • Strategic thinker, linking financial insights to product strategy and growth initiatives.
  • Proven expertise in financial modeling, scenario planning, and investment analytics.
  • Advanced skills in data analysis, particularly in large data environments, translating data into actionable insights.
  • Experience with SQL data platforms, Power BI, and enterprise financial systems like Oracle EPM.

Responsibilities

  • Lead financial governance at portfolio-level across technology investments, assessing performance and risks.
  • Conduct financial modeling and scenario planning for programs and platform decisions.
  • Oversee forecasting and financial impact analysis to guide product roadmaps.
  • Manage portfolio governance tools, ensuring data integrity and enterprise alignment.
  • Drive accountability through post-investment reviews, fostering continuous improvement.
  • Cultivate strategic partnerships with senior leaders for cohesive investment narratives.
  • Bridge execution, strategy, and finance to present unified insights at executive meetings.

Benefits

  • Competitive wages paid weekly
  • Access to up to 50% of earned wages before payday via partnership with Stream
  • Associate discounts available
  • Health and financial well-being benefits including Medical, Dental, and 401k
  • Paid time off including vacation and holidays
  • Opportunities for training, career growth, and development
  • Inclusive environment with diverse colleagues reflecting the communities served.
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Lead Financial Business Analyst provides portfolio-level finance leadership across the Engineering and Product organization during a period of significant transformation. The role brings financial rigor, clarity, and forward-looking insight to a broad portfolio of investments, enabling disciplined prioritization, sequencing, and value realization that advances the customer journey across digital and in-store channels.

The position will be based in our Pleasanton California office location. We currently require employees to work onsite Monday through Thursday to support collaboration and engagement. Regular and reliable attendance is an essential function of this role.

Main responsibilities:
  • Provide portfolio-level financial leadership across assigned organizations with the technology organization. Including visibility into investment performance, spend trends, risks and opportunities, and value realization.
  • Lead complex financial modeling, scenario planning, and investment evaluations for major programs, product features, and platform capabilities, informing and shaping prioritization, sequencing, and portfolio level tradeoff decisions.
  • Own end-to-end financial governance for close activity and product portfolio analytics, including forecasting, forward-looking projections and assumptions that quantify financial impact, returns, and risks, informing near-term execution and longer-term product and platform roadmaps.
  • Serve as the primary owner and strategic steward of portfolio investment governance tools and supporting systems, ensuring data integrity, alignment to enterprise priorities, and accurate measurement and budget-loading validations that enable executive-ready insights.
  • Fulfill finance controller responsibilities across external services and contractor labor used to augment full-time teams, including review of role requests, statements of work, budget alignment, and approval of funding details within established authority thresholds, with direct supplier engagement as needed.
    Develop business commentary and financial narratives that require deep understanding of underlying demand drivers, cost models, and portfolio economics, supporting leadership discussions and decision reviews.
  • Partner closely with product, technology, operations and finance leaders to deliver executive-ready insights, narratives, recommendations, and decision frameworks tie directly to business outcomes, strategic priorities, and governance requirements.
  • Support the evolution of operating models, ownership structures, and governance, maintaining financial continuity as global and India-based teams are integrated and scaled.
  • Drive closed-loop accountability through post-investment reviews, reinforcing learning discipline and continuous improvement across portfolio and labor investment decisions.
  • Operate with a high degree of ownership across multiple workstreams simultaneously, applying sound judgment in ambiguous and evolving environments while maintaining momentum, continuity, and delivery against portfolio priorities.
  • Develop strategic partnerships with Engineering and Product leadership (typically VP and SVP level) to drive a holistic view of technology investments and provide actionable recommendations that optimize business performance. Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders.
  • Bridge technology execution, product strategy, and financial performance by creating a unified investment narrative for C-level executives. Present insights, recommendations, and financial outcomes at quarterly steering committee meetings.
  • Drive financial rigor, accountability, and value realization across major technology transformation initiatives, including AI First, Geographic Optimization, and other strategic enterprise programs.
  • Serve as the global finance leader for the assigned technology portfolio(s), with accountability across the U.S., Canada, Philippines, and India. Partner with regional finance leaders to develop plans and forecasts, evaluate performance, and drive consistent interpretation of financial results.

We are looking for candidates who possess the following:
  • Bachelor's degree in finance or a related quantitative field with strong grounding in financial analysis and business strategy.
  • Eight or more years of progressive experience in finance and business analytics within complex, fast-paced environments.
  • Demonstrated ability to operate as a trusted advisor delivering insights and recommendations that inform decisions across product, technology, and business leaders.
  • Strategic thinking with the ability to connect financial insights to product strategy, operating models, growth initiatives and a broad range of new program tools, features, and capabilities, supporting informed decisions and long-term value creation.
  • Proven experience leading financial modeling scenario planning, quantitative and qualitative investment analytics, while applying sound judgment in ambiguous and evolving situations.
  • Advanced analytical and data mining skills with experience working in large, complex data environments to translate data into clear and actionable financial insights.
  • Experience working with SQL based data platforms, Power BI, and enterprise financial systems such as Oracle EPM or equivalent tools within large complex environments.
  • Strong professional presence and relationship building skills, with the ability to communicate complex financial concepts clearly and tailor messaging to different audiences to inform and influence decision making.
  • Highly organized and flexible team player who demonstrates initiative and effectively manages multiple priorities and details in dynamic and evolving environments ranging from well-defined to unstructured.
  • Proficiency in Excel, SmartView, PowerPoint, ability to quickly learn the Albertsons and industry business context, and proactively identify opportunities that support value creation, financial and strategic impact.

We also provide a variety of benefits including:
  • Competitive wages paid weekly
  • Access to up to 50% of your earned wages before payday, via our partnership with Stream
  • Associate discounts
  • Health and financial well-being benefits for eligible associates (Medical, Dental, 401k and more!)
  • Time off (vacation, holidays, sick pay). For eligibility requirements please visit myACI Benefits
  • Leaders invested in your training, career growth and development
  • An inclusive work environment with talented colleagues who reflect the communities we serve


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About the Team

Pay Transparency:

Starting rates will be no less than the local minimum wage and may vary based on criteria such as location, experience, and qualifications. Candidates with unique qualifications may be considered for compensation above this range. Benefits may include medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, sick pay, PTO/Vacation Pay or Flexible Time Off, paid holidays, bereavement pay, and retirement benefits (pension and/or 401k eligibility). [If applicable:] Associates in this position may be eligible for a quarterly bonus.

About Albertsons Companies, Inc.

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Join the vibrant team at Albertsons Companies, Inc., a leading name in the retail industry, where job opportunities abound and career growth is not just a possibility but a promise. As one of the largest food and drug retailers in the United States, we pride ourselves on fostering an inclusive culture that thrives on diversity, innovation, and leadership.

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We believe in nurturing the potential of our employees through targeted development programs and leadership training. Our commitment to professional growth is evident in our comprehensive benefits package, which supports both personal and professional development. Additionally, our diversity training ensures that everyone, from interns to executives, understands and values the richness that different perspectives bring to our company.

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Innovation is at the heart of Albertsons Companies, Inc. Whether it’s through cutting-edge technology implementations in our stores or pioneering sustainability practices, our team is always at the forefront of the industry. Join us and contribute to our mission of redefining the grocery shopping experience for millions of customers nationwide.

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300,000 employees
Industry
Food & Beverages
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