Country Performance Analyst (f/m/d)

ALDI SÜD HOLDING; Salzburg; Hybrid; EUR 56,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexitime

Remote work within Austria & abroad

6 weeks of annual leave

Wellbeing support

Professional development

International environment

Modern workplace & devices

Restaurant, fruit & beverages

Mobility subsidy & bike leasing

Employee discounts

Relocation support

Job summary

ALDI International in Austria (Salzburg) seeks a Finance/Controlling professional to partner with a country as a strategic Business Partner. Translate data into actionable insights to drive performance and align with the Group’s goals.

You will lead performance reviews with country leadership, analyse market trends and KPIs, oversee reporting, and provide ad-hoc analyses to support executive decisions, acting as a sparring partner for improvement opportunities and fostering collaboration across

Qualifications

• Several years of working experience in Finance / Controlling / Accounting in an international corporate organisation.
• Degree in business administration, economics or finance.
• Experience in the (grocery) retail industry is a plus.
• Specialised qualifications or working experience in SAP FI / CO, SAP BW.
• Proficiency with BI tools and dashboards/queries.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with an assigned country as a strategic Business Partner, ensuring data analysis translates into insights and aligns with Group goals.
• Proactively engage in business performance reviews with country leadership by presenting findings and developing improvement measures.
• Source and analyse market trends and competitor activities to understand market dynamics and growth opportunities.
• Manage timely and accurate reporting processes and oversee monitoring and planning for country performance metrics.
• Analyse and review operational KPIs to provide transparency and challenge data as sparring partner for improvements.
• Provide ad-hoc analyses and assess local investment initiatives for impact and feasibility.
• Serve as primary contact for the national finance organisation and interface between country and Group Controlling.
• Translate complex data into clear narratives for senior management and present in engaging formats.

Skills

Business Partner experience

BI & dashboards

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder communication

English fluency

Education

Business Administration / Finance degree

Tools

SAP FI/CO

SAP BW

BI Tools

Job description

How you’ll make your mark

Your main tasks in this role are:

• You’ll collaborate closely with an assigned country of the ALDI SÜD Group as a strategic Business Partner, ensuring comprehensive data analysis that translates into actionable insights, ultimately enhancing performance and aligning with the Group’s strategic goals
• You’ll proactively engage in business performance reviews with country leadership by presenting key findings, discussing implications and collaboratively developing measures for improvement. This proactive engagement will foster alignment on performance initiatives and drives accountability
• You’ll be tasked to source and rigorously analyse market trends and competitor activities to develop a deeper understanding of market dynamics. This includes identifying emerging trends, assessing opportunities for growth and improvement and discovering potential threats that could impact the country’s performance
• You are expected to manage timely and accurate reporting processes, while overseeing ongoing monitoring and planning efforts for the country’s performance metric
• As part of your role, you will analyse and review operational KPIs to provide transparency about the country’s performance, linking these to the Group’s steering relevant KPIs. You will be asked to challenge the data and act as sparring partner to uncover improvement opportunities
• To support decisions, you will be responsible for providing ad-hoc analyses and assessing local investment initiatives to determine their potential impact and feasibility
• You will serve as the primary contact for the national finance organisation and act as an interface between the country and wider Group Controlling, fostering effective communication and collaboration
• You’ll ultimately support senior management in making informed decisions by translating complex data and reports into clear narratives, presenting them in engaging formats

Your profile

The requirements of the role include:

• You possess several years of working experience in Finance / Controlling / Accounting in an international corporate organisation
• You have completed a degree in business administration, economics or finance
• Your work experience in the (grocery) retail industry is a plus
• You bring specialised qualifications or working experience in SAP FI / CO, SAP BW
• You feel confident with BI tools and the usage of dashboards, queries etc.
• Strong analytical skills with a passion to identifying the drivers behind numbers and combining quantitative data with qualitative information belong to your core competencies
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, ability to engage with stakeholders at various levels are a matter of course to you
• You have a desire to work in dynamic environments and enjoy collaborating with international stakeholders
• You’re business-fluent in English

A Career that Benefits You

Our benefits for you are wide-ranging:

• Flexible working environment (Flexitime, remote work options within Austria and abroad, 6 weeks of annual leave)
• Health & wellbeing support (Wellpass membership, mental health support, wellbeing initiatives)
• Personal and professional development opportunities
• International and collaborative working environment
• Modern workplace and mobile devices to support flexible working
• Restaurant, free fruit and beverages
• Sustainable mobility support (Public transport subsidy and bike leasing)
• Employee discounts across shopping, travel, sports and health services
• Relocation support

Remuneration

Gross annual salary starting from € 62.500*
*willingness to overpay with appropriate qualifications

Place of work

Moserstraße 42, 5020 Salzburg

Start of work

As soon as possible