Senior Finance Manager - Retail Working Capital

Job Summary:

Directly supports financial planning, analysis, and strategic decision-making for a designated area of the business. Partners closely with senior business leaders and Finance leadership to develop financial forecasts, allocate resources, evaluate business performance, and support both short- and long-term strategic objectives.

Provides advanced financial expertise and guidance, with a strong understanding of the P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow Statement, including how changes in working capital, inventory, and other key balance sheet accounts impact financial performance and cash flow. Applies a working knowledge of retail operations and inventory management to identify trends, evaluate risks and opportunities, and translate financial and operational results into actionable business insights.

This role is based in our Deerfield, IL office and is on‑site four days a week.

Job Responsibilities:

• Develops financial forecasts and resource allocation plans in support of division goals.
• Provides subject matter expertise and guidance regarding all finance related decisions.
• Provides guidance and counsel in development of long-range plans involving strategy development, resource allocation, work plans and timelines and financial outcomes.
• 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.
• Oversees Financial Analyst or other support staff as necessary for department operations.
• Participates in long-term strategic planning for the assigned business area.
• Leads the preparation of financial forecasts, targets and budgets, including the identification/quantification of risks and opportunities; involves facilitating the negotiation and agreement of key metrics and inputs.
• Conducts regional financial evaluations of proposed projects and investments by gathering assumptions, making financial projections using discounted cash flow principles and ultimately creating regional business cases that substantiate the rationale for investments. This may include analysis, financial modeling or review of pre-prepared financials for new stores, acquisition candidates and the like.

About Walgreens
Founded in 1901, Walgreens ( proudly serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for pharmacy, retail 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 4 years’ experience in an analytical role in finance, accounting, business management, quantitative analysis or economics OR a High School Diploma and at least 7 years of experience in an analytical role in finance, accounting, business management, quantitative analysis or economics
• At least 4 years experience with project management (for example: planning, organizing, and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives).
• At least 4 years experience in applying analytics principles (Statistics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Business Management, Economics or Finance).
• Experience in long-term strategic planning for the assigned business area.
• At least 2 years experience executing financial strategy based on key objectives and goals of the company.
• At least 4 years experience of the link between analysis and business impact.
• At least 1 year 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 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 5% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong understanding of the P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow Statement, and the 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 articulate key drivers, risks, opportunities, and recommended actions

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

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Salary Range: $125000 - $218,750.00 / Salaried