Senior Director, Finance - Pharmacy

Job Summary

Directly manages financial planning and analysis for a designated area of a business unit or department. Works in partnership with a business unit executive and the division Finance Officer, and is responsible for managing a number of highly complex areas such as development of financial forecasts and resource allocation in support of business goals, providing advanced subject matter expertise and guidance regarding all finance related decisions and providing guidance and counsel in development of long range plans involving strategy development, resource allocation, work plans and timelines and financial outcomes. The area supported and financial analysis should result in significant impact to the organization.

Job Responsibilities

• Manages the development of highly complex and intricate financial forecasts and resource allocation plans in support of division goals for a division with significant scope and a high level of business complexity.
• Provides advanced subject matter expertise and guidance regarding all finance related decisions for a division with significant scope and a high level of business complexity.
• Provides advanced guidance and counsel in development of long range plans involving strategy development, resource allocation, work plans and timelines and financial outcomes for a division with significant scope and a high level of business complexity.
• Oversees financial aspects of vendor negotiations, funding issues and related efforts.
• Manages the development of highly complex and intricate financial models, forecasts, proposals, presentations and performance measures to provide confidence to executives regarding financial decisions for a division with significant scope and a high level of business complexity.
• Oversees Financial and/or other support staff as necessary for department operations.

About Walgreens
Founded in 1901, Walgreens ( 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.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 8 years of external experience in an analytical role in finance, accounting, business management, quantitative analysis or economics OR a High School Diploma/GED and at least 11 years of experience in an analytical role in finance, accounting, business management, quantitative analysis or economics.
• At least 1 year of experience participating or leading financial forecasting, budgeting, and financial model development processes.
• At least 1 year of experience developing justifications for capital expenditures.
• Experience with GAAP and financial statement analysis.
• 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 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).
• Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Word (for example: inserting headers, page breaks, page numbers and tables and/or adjusting table columns).
• At least 5 years of experience contributing to financial decisions in the workplace.
• At least 5 years of direct leadership, indirect leadership and/or cross functional team leadership.
• Willing to travel up to 10% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Accounting or Finance, or MBA.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Preferred certification in Public Accounting as granted by state Accounting Board.
• Experience in Pharmacy Economics
• Advanced level skill in Microsoft Excel (for example: using AVERAGE function, merging and centering cells, printing centered page and/or creating a pivot table).
• At least 3 years of experience participating or leading financial forecasting, budgeting, financial model development processes.

We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Salary Range: $186500 - $320000 / Salaried