Job Description

Job Summary

The Senior Manager, Financial Planning, Analysis & Strategic Initiatives is focused on strategic initiatives for U.S. Healthcare, the Healthcare Segment of WBA. Works closely with business units, finance leadership, and executive team to evaluate key initiatives. Initiatives span financial, operational and strategic areas and include general financial analyses, ROI investment analyses, process improvements and resource allocation in support of business goals, providing subject matter expertise and guidance regarding 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.

Job Responsibilities

Works closely with Walgreens Health’s portfolio of investment companies and business units to create seamless financial integration and successful execution of strategic initiatives.
Provides subject matter expertise and guidance regarding finance related decisions, including M&A, integration of acquisitions and joint ventures, 3-year planning, and annual budgeting.
Evaluates strategies, processes and goals of the Company in order to effectively develop recommendations for financial and operational processes best practices that will allow proper monitoring of performance against business, financial and clinical goals.
Oversees financial aspects of vendor negotiations, funding issues and related efforts.
Develops financial models, forecasts, proposals, presentations and performance measures to provide confidence to executives regarding financial decisions.

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.

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External Basic Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree and at least 4 years of external experience in an analytical role in finance, accounting, business management or quantitative analysis OR High School/GED + at least 7 years of external experience in an analytical role in finance, accounting, business management or quantitative analysis
Experience participating or leading financial forecasting, budgeting, and financial model development processes
Experience with financial statement analysis
At least 2 years of experience contributing to financial decisions in the workplace
At least 2 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

Bachelor’s degree
Prior experience in private equity, investment banking or management consulting preferred but not required
At least 3 years of experience participating or leading financial forecasting, budgeting, financial model development processes
Advanced 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)
Advanced 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)

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