Director, Financial Planning Technology

Walgreens•Deerfield, IL

8d•$150,000 - $240,625•Onsite

About The Position

Walgreens is seeking a Director to lead the strategy, implementation, optimization, and ongoing product ownership of its financial planning technology. The role serves as a primary liaison among Finance, Technology, and business stakeholders, delivering scalable solutions for enterprise forecasting, budgeting, reporting, and decision-making. It calls for financial planning and software implementation and administration expertise, along with collaboration across functions such as Merchandising, Accounting, Pharmacy, and Capital Planning. The Director defines product roadmaps, drives technology enhancements and data architecture, improves planning processes, and delivers business insights through integrated reporting and analytics. The position is based at Walgreens’ Deerfield, Illinois office and is onsite four days per week. Responsibilities described in the posting also cover general accounting service delivery, financial data hierarchy, reporting solutions, accounting controls, systems improvement, user access and security, end-user training, acquired-business integration, and staff development and management.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and at least 6 years of experience in accounting, finance, business management, or audit; alternatively, a high school diploma/GED and at least 9 years of experience in those fields.
At least 3 years of experience in financial system implementation or strategy design.
Experience diagnosing, isolating, and resolving complex issues and recommending and implementing strategies to resolve problems.
Experience using reporting tools and implementing them, such as Hyperion.
Experience with Microsoft Office Suite.
At least 2 years of experience contributing to financial decisions in the workplace.
At least 3 years of direct leadership, indirect leadership, and/or cross-functional team leadership.
Willingness to travel up to 15% of the time for business purposes, within and outside the state.

Nice To Haves

Prior Anaplan Model Builder, Solution Architect, or relevant Anaplan certifications are highly preferred.
Experience with enterprise BI and reporting platforms such as Power BI, SAP tools, Planning Analytics, or Cognos.
Experience integrating Anaplan with ERP, data warehouse, and enterprise reporting environments.
Knowledge of cloud platforms, data architecture, and financial systems integrations.
Retail, healthcare, pharmacy, or consumer-facing industry experience.

Responsibilities

Develop the Service Delivery Model strategy with enterprise-wide customers and establish best practices for continuous improvement across general accounting processes.
Develop the vision for financial data hierarchy supporting Accounting, Finance, Tax, and Legal teams, and drive IT and Financial Transformation & Innovation strategic projects for General Accounting.
Collaborate across the Accounting division and with Chief Financial Officers to meet financial reporting requirements through efficient and effective reporting solutions.
Ensure internal accounting controls are incorporated into system design and hierarchy, and evaluate procedural changes.
Identify and recommend process and systems improvements and action plans for service providers and the Accounting division; lead implementation of approved projects.
Develop strategies and recommendations and oversee user access and security levels and system changes in accordance with company procedures and policies.
Develop system-usage training materials and train end users on general ledger systems, journal entries, reporting requirements, and related processes; support end-user satisfaction.
Provide integration support and strategy for newly acquired businesses and related accounting processes.
Develop, monitor, coach, and manage staff, supporting employee development through orientation, training, objectives, communication, and constructive discipline, while building morale, motivation, and loyalty.
Lead the strategy, implementation, optimization, and ongoing product ownership of financial planning technology.
Define product roadmaps, drive technology enhancements and data architecture, improve planning processes, and deliver business insights through integrated reporting and analytics.