Responsible for providing financial expertise, business support and oversight for a designated business area to assist in achieving key objectives. Guides management on financial-related matters and decisions. Manages daily financial inquiries for a designated business area. Contributes to the development and execution of business team priorities by participating in joint issue identification, analysis, and resolution.
Job DescriptionResponsible for providing financial expertise, business support and oversight for a designated business area to assist in achieving key objectives. Guides management on financial-related matters and decisions. Manages daily financial inquiries for a designated business area. Contributes to the development and execution of business team priorities by participating in joint issue identification, analysis, and resolution.
- 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.
- 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.
- Experience using time management skills such as prioritizing/organizing and tracking details and meeting deadlines of multiple projects with varying completion dates.
- 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 1 year of experience 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).
- 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.
- Experience using time management skills such as prioritizing/organizing and tracking details and meeting deadlines of multiple projects with varying completion dates.
- 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 1 year of experience 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).
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree and at least 2 years 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 relevant experience
- At least 2 years experience identifying operational issues and recommending and implementing strategies to resolve them
- At least 2 years experience applying analytics principles (Statistics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Business Management, Economics or Finance)
- At least 2 years experience with project management (planning, organizing, managing resources to complete projects)
- Experience working as the financial liaison on a business team
- Experience using time management skills to prioritize, organize, track details, and meet deadlines across multiple projects
- Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Excel
- Intermediate level skill in Microsoft PowerPoint
- Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Word
- At least 1 year of direct leadership, indirect leadership and/or cross-functional team leadership experience
- Willingness to travel up to 5% for business purposes
Walgreens Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Walgreens and has not been reviewed or approved by Walgreens.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay bands and a published nationwide wage floor create clearer expectations for entry-level roles, with some markets posting higher ranges. Role-based bumps—especially in pharmacy positions—can make offers feel competitive where demand is high.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match and a Student Loan 401(k) Match Program can strengthen total rewards, particularly for employees paying down debt. An employee stock purchase plan at a discount is also positioned as an additional savings lever for eligible roles.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave and family-forming benefits such as fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy reimbursement broaden support beyond basic medical coverage. These features can materially increase perceived value for employees planning families.
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What We Do
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