Finance Manager - Retail FP&A

Job Summary :

The Retail FP&A Finance Manager acts as a subject matter expert and provides financial guidance to the Retail P&L while ensuring key financial objectives are met. Responsible for preparing budgets, financial forecasts, long range planning, and performing periodic analyses of variances as compared to plan. Contributes to the development and execution of business team's financial priorities by participating in local cross-functional joint issue identification, analysis and resolution. Assists local management to achieve their long-term financial goals by evaluating and recommending strategies for improving efficiency, effectiveness and consistency of operations and reporting. Additionally, the Finance Manager should be able to understand, report on, and explain spend drivers within the P&L to Corporate Finance and leadership; this work will require an individual to operate at the executive-level and the lowest level of detail.

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.
• Directly manages team members including hiring, developing, motivating and directing people as they work, and 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) has a storied heritage of caring for communities for generations and proudly serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico, and leading omni channel platforms. Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for retail pharmacy and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities.
Walgreens is the flagship U.S. brand of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA), an integrated healthcare, pharmacy and retail leader. Its retail locations are a critical point of access and convenience in thousands of communities, with Walgreens pharmacists playing a greater role as part of the healthcare system and patients care teams than ever before. Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy provides critical care and pharmacy services to millions of patients with rare disease states and complex, chronic conditions.

The actual salary an employee can expect to receive, plus bonus pursuant to the terms of any bonus plan if applicable, will depend on experience, seniority, geographic location, and other factors permitted by law. To review benefits, please visit jobs.walgreens.com/benefits More Company information is available at www.walgreensbootsalliance.com .

• Bachelor's degree and at least 2 years of experience in an analytical role in finance, accounting, business management, quantitative analysis or economics OR High School Diploma/GED and at least 5 years of experience in an analytical role in finance, accounting, business management, quantitative analysis or economics.
• At least 2 years of experience identifying operational issues and recommending and implementing strategies to resolve issues and problems.
• At least 2 years of experience in applying analytics principles (Statistics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Business Management, Economics or Finance).
• At least 2 years of experience with project management (for example: planning, organizing, and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives).
• Experience working as the financial liaison on a business team.
• At least 1 year of direct leadership, indirect 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).

• Master's Degree in Accounting/Finance or MBA
• Decision making skills along with strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience using time management skills such as prioritizing/organizing and tracking details and meeting deadlines of multiple projects with varying completion dates.
• At least 3 years' experience identifying operational issues and recommending and implementing strategies to resolve issues and problems.

We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. $102800 - $164400 / Salaried
Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and at least 2 years of experience in an analytical role in finance, accounting, business management, quantitative analysis or economics OR High School Diploma/GED and at least 5 years of experience in an analytical role in finance, accounting, business management, quantitative analysis or economics.
• At least 2 years of experience identifying operational issues and recommending and implementing strategies to resolve issues and problems.
• At least 2 years of experience in applying analytics principles (Statistics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Business Management, Economics or Finance).
• At least 2 years of experience with project management (for example: planning, organizing, and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives).
• Experience working as the financial liaison on a business team.
• At least 1 year of direct leadership, indirect 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