Senior Finance Manager - Retail Working Capital

Walgreens•Deerfield, IL

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Finance Manager directly supports financial planning, analysis, and strategic decision-making for a designated business area. The role partners with senior business leaders and Finance leadership to develop financial forecasts, allocate resources, evaluate business performance, and support short- and long-term strategic objectives. It provides advanced financial expertise and guidance, with a strong understanding of the P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow Statement and how working capital, inventory, and other balance-sheet changes affect financial performance and cash flow. The role applies knowledge of retail operations and inventory management to identify trends, assess risks and opportunities, and turn financial and operational results into actionable business insights. The role is based in Walgreens’ Deerfield, Illinois office and is onsite four days per week. It may oversee Financial Analysts or other support staff as needed and requires travel of up to 5% for business purposes.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and at least 4 years of experience in an analytical role in finance, accounting, business management, quantitative analysis, or economics; alternatively, a high school diploma and at least 7 years of such experience.
At least 4 years of project-management experience.
At least 4 years of experience applying analytics principles, such as statistics, mathematics, operations research, business management, economics, or finance.
Experience in long-term strategic planning for the assigned business area.
At least 2 years of experience executing financial strategy based on company objectives and goals.
At least 4 years of experience understanding the link between analysis and business impact.
At least 1 year of experience developing justifications for capital expenditures.
Experience with GAAP and financial statement analysis.
Intermediate-level Microsoft Excel skills.
Intermediate-level Microsoft PowerPoint skills.
Intermediate-level Microsoft Word skills.
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.
Willingness to travel up to 5% for business purposes, within and outside the state.
Strong understanding of the P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow Statement, and interdependencies among the three financial statements.
Demonstrated knowledge of working-capital and cash-flow drivers, including the financial impact of changes in inventory, accounts payable, and accounts receivable.
Working knowledge of retail finance, inventory management, and inventory-related financial metrics.
Ability to connect operational and merchandising decisions to financial-statement and cash-flow impacts.
Strong financial modeling, forecasting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Demonstrated ability to partner with and influence senior leadership through data-driven insights and recommendations.
Strong executive communication and financial storytelling skills, including experience developing presentations and executive-level decks.
Ability to simplify complex financial information and clearly explain key drivers, risks, opportunities, and recommended actions.

Responsibilities

Develop financial forecasts and resource-allocation plans in support of division goals.
Provide subject-matter expertise and guidance on finance-related decisions.
Advise on long-range plans involving strategy, resource allocation, work plans, timelines, and financial outcomes.
Oversee financial aspects of vendor negotiations, funding issues, and related efforts.
Develop financial models, forecasts, proposals, presentations, and performance measures to support executive financial decisions.
Oversee Financial Analysts or other support staff as necessary for department operations.
Participate in long-term strategic planning for the assigned business area.
Lead preparation of financial forecasts, targets, and budgets, including identifying and quantifying risks and opportunities and facilitating agreement on key metrics and inputs.
Conduct regional financial evaluations of proposed projects and investments, gathering assumptions, preparing discounted-cash-flow projections, and developing business cases.
Analyze, model, or review financial information for potential new stores, acquisition candidates, and similar investments.