Finance Manager - Central Service Operations

Finance Manager - Central Service Operations

Address: 108 WILMOT RD,DEERFIELD,IL,60015-05145-01108-2

Job ID 1803121BR

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Job Summary:

Responsible for providing financial expertise, business support, and oversight for Central Service Operations (a team that supports pharmacy, retail, and digital channels) to assist in achieving key objectives. Guides management on financial-related matters and decisions. Manages daily financial inquiries for Walgreens call centers. Contributes to the development and execution of business team priorities by participating in joint issue identification, analysis and resolution.

Job Responsibilities:

• Partners with business management to maintain a strong understanding of the key business drivers of the assigned area, specific business processes and priorities, and future strategic direction of the assigned area.
• Collaborates with business management and support teams to ensure strong execution, delivery of customer value and positive business results.
• Develops and fosters a cross-functional team approach, providing financial management support to all levels of the business team.
• Leads the preparation of the financial forecasts and budgets, including the identification/quantification of risks and opportunities; involves facilitating the negotiation and agreement of key operational metrics and inputs.
• Performs periodic analyses of variances as compared to plan, forecast and prior periods. Prepares presentations and documentation of budget and forecast information.
• Addresses issues with appropriate teams to develop plan of action. Identifies opportunities to improve processes and practices. Works with business and functional teams to develop consistent management reporting and processes.
• Supports monthly reviews and periodic business planning sessions. Involves evaluating financial and operational results, monitoring data and contributing to the development of key initiatives.
• Identifies and analyzes various investments and substantiates rationale for projects through business case developments.
• Manages teams indirectly across client and operational organizations (including assisting in the development, training and assignment of work/projects to other members of the team).
• Participates in medium term and strategic planning for the assigned business area.

About Walgreens

Founded in 1901, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) proudly serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for pharmacy, retail and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and at least 2 years of experience in Accounting or Finance or High School Diploma/GED and at least 5 years of experience in Accounting or Finance.
• Experience with financial analysis, financial modeling, profitability analysis and/or auditing techniques.
• Experience working as the financial liaison on a business team.
• Experience in participating in medium term and strategic planning for the assigned business area.
• Experience using time management skills such as prioritizing/organizing and tracking details and meeting deadlines of multiple projects with varying completion dates.
• Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Excel (for example: using SUM function, setting borders, setting column width, inserting charts, using text wrap, sorting, setting headers and footers and/or print scaling).
• Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Word (for example: inserting headers, page breaks, page numbers and tables and/or adjusting table columns).
• Intermediate level skill in Microsoft PowerPoint (for example: applying a theme, formatting character spacing, inserting a picture, changing slide layout and theme colors, adding transitions, customizing slide numbers, changing chart style and/or formatting font).
• At least 1 year of experience of direct leadership and/or cross functional team leadership.
• Willing to travel up to 5% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Accounting or Finance, or an MBA.
• Intermediate skill level in SAP and Planning Analytics
• Prior exposure to financial management and profitability of call centers / customer service centers
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills
• Strategic business acumen inclusive of decision support and cross-functional business partnering

We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

The Salary below is being provided to promote pay transparency and equal employment opportunities at Walgreens. The actual hourly salary within this range that you will be offered will depend on a variety of factors including geography, skills and abilities, education, experience and other relevant factors. This role will remain open until filled. To review benefits, please click here jobs.walgreens.com/benefits. If you are applying on a job board or unable to click on the link, please copy and paste this URL into your browser jobs.walgreens.com/benefits

Salary Range: $102800 - $164400 / Salaried

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