Director, Financial Planning and Analysis; P3799

Director, Financial Planning and Analysis (P3799)

84.51° is a retail data science, insights and media company. We help The Kroger Co., consumer packaged goods companies, agencies, publishers and affiliates create more personalized and valuable experiences for shoppers across the path to purchase.

Powered by cutting‑edge science, we utilize first‑party retail data from more than 62 million U.S. households sourced through the Kroger Plus loyalty card program to fuel a more customer‑centric journey using 84.51° Insights, 84.51° Loyalty Marketing and our retail media advertising solution, Kroger Precision Marketing.

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84.51° helps companies create sustainable growth by putting the customer at the center of everything. Using a sophisticated suite of tools and technology, we turn data into knowledge to help Kroger’s Retail Business and some of the world's leading CPG manufacturers and partners develop, nurture and embrace deeper relationships with their customers.

People are the key to everything and we continually seek people who make us better. To continue our growth, we need exceptional talent ready to engage in industry‑changing, brain‑stimulating work at the intersection of Big Data, AI, and Retail Strategy.

As the Director of FP&A for Kroger Retail and Data/AI
, you will serve as a strategic finance partner bridging the gap between high‑tech innovation and massive retail scale. You will lead a team of finance professionals responsible for the financial ecosystem surrounding 84.51°’s retail support model for Kroger and the rapidly evolving Data/AI Pillar s is not a back‑office reporting role; it is a seat at the table influencing major projects that help drive a $150B retail grocery ecosystem.

You will partner directly with senior executives at both 84.51° and The Kroger Co., translating complex initiatives into financial clarity to drive investment decisions and operational efficiency.

• Strategic Leadership & Business Partnering
• Executive Partnership: Act as the primary financial advisor to 84.51 executives supporting Kroger’s Retail, Marketing and Data/AI pillars, providing insights that influence roadmaps and investment strategies
• Bridge Building: Facilitate seamless financial alignment between 84.51° (tech/data engine) and Kroger (the retail parent), ensuring shared goals and transparent ROI
• Decision Support: Create financial models for new Kroger initiatives including foundational and use‑case based data and AI investments, tech stack investments, retail revenue/cost, supply chain & loyalty/marketing strategies. This includes helping leadership navigate short and long‑term trade‑offs, build‑vs‑buy‑vs‑partner decisions and maximization of resource allocations.
• FP&A Governance: Lead the coordination of the Annual Budget, Long‑Range Plan, and Monthly Forecasting processes for 84.51’s retail support model for Kroger and Kroger’s Data/AI Pillar. Communicate monthly/YTD results to business leadership, explaining key variances to date and their potential implications going forward in a timely and actionable manner.
• Performance Management: Develop and monitor KPIs that track the value delivered and effectiveness of Retail and Data/AI investments, moving beyond standard P&L metrics to measure true business impact to Kroger stakeholders
• Financial Portfolio Management: Work with the Strategy & Operations team to ensure that portfolio initiative benefits as well as personnel and other costs associated with said initiatives are reflected accurately to enable quality decision‑making and maximize portfolio ROI
• Collaborate with Accounting: Ensure underlying processes and data governance support the reporting needs of the organization, and that financial transactions are properly accounted for
• Risk & Opportunity Analysis: Proactively identify financial risks in the development pipeline and surface opportunities for cost optimization or revenue generation at Kroger.

• Leadership: Manage, mentor, and develop a high‑performing team of finance professionals
• Culture: Foster a culture of curiosity, accuracy, and strategic thinking, encouraging the team to look behind the…