Job Description

Job Summary:

The DC Field Finance Manager acts as a subject matter expert and provides financial guidance to Distribution Centers Management, while ensuring key financial goals are met. Responsible for preparing budgets, financial forecasts, and performing periodic analyses of variances as compared to plan. Contributes to the development and implementation of business teams financial priorities by participating in local cross-functional joint issue identification, analysis and resolution. Assists local management to achieve their long-term financial goals by evaluating and recommending strategies for improving efficiency, effectiveness and consistency of operations and reporting.

Job Responsibilities:

* Acts as primary point of contact for all financial matters for assigned area DCs. Collaborates with business management and support teams to ensure successful implementation, delivery of customer value and positive business results.
* Collaborates with Corporate Finance to fulfill the DC financial analysis needs and ensure all financial goals are in alignment with the Corporate Financial strategy.
* Prepares financial forecasts and budgets; tracks and analyzes financial results. Responsible for providing periodic DC and area business performance reviews such as Annual Budgets, Monthly Financial Review, Monthly Business Reviews, P/L reviews and day-to-day root cause / exception analysis.
* Responsible for driving cost savings efforts and identifying opportunities to improve processes and practices for cost savings.
* Provides financial management support to all levels of the business team. Contributes to the development and implementation of business team priorities by participating in local cross-functional joint issue identification, and analysis and resolution with management and other local business partners.
* Develops financial acumen of DC management and support functions. Mentors, coaches, and develops DC personnel on financial matters through orientation, training, establishment of objectives, communication of policies and rules, and constructive discipline.
* Collaborates with DC partners to prepare, review and submit Capital Expenditure budgets and requests. Analyzes all maintenance-related expenses, parts inventory and spending practices.
* Collaborates with Inventory management and DCs to assist with recurring inventory activities, including those geared toward the reduction of manual inventory adjustments, reduction of damaged inventory, and participation in physical inventory counts in order to ensure minimal negative financial impact.
* Participates in medium term and strategic planning for the assigned business area.
* Identifies and analyzes various investments and substantiate rationale for projects through business case developments.

An Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans

Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) is included in the Retail Pharmacy USA Division of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA), a global leader in retail and wholesale pharmacy. As Americas most loved pharmacy, health and beauty company, Walgreens purpose is to champion the health and wellbeing of every community in America. Operating more than 9,000 retail locations across America, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, Walgreens is proud to be a neighborhood health destination serving approximately 8 million customers each day. Walgreens pharmacists play a critical role in the U.S. healthcare system by providing a wide range of pharmacy and healthcare services. To best meet the needs of customers and patients, Walgreens offers a true omnichannel experience, with platforms bringing together physical and digital, supported by the latest technology to deliver high-quality products and services in local communities nationwide.