Director, Finance

Value Apothecaries; Conshohocken (Montgomery County); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Cencora is seeking a Finance Director to provide FP&A leadership and strategic financial partnership across key areas of the business, including Specialty Solutions (APS) and Health Systems & Government Services (HGS). The role leads planning, forecasting, analysis, and performance management, translating data into actionable insights for senior leaders.

The ideal candidate combines strong FP&A expertise with commercial thinking, influencing decisions and communicating complex concepts clearly.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related discipline.
• 10+ years of progressive corporate finance/FP&A experience with complex business exposure.
• Previous people leadership or management experience required.
• Experience with financial planning, forecasting, modeling, business cases, and executive-level analysis.
• Experience partnering with senior leaders on strategic decisions.
• MBA, CPA or similar advanced qualification preferred.
• Healthcare or similarly complex industry experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, and periodic estimate processes.
• Analyze financial performance across revenue, gross profit, operating expenses, capex, and headcount.
• Partner with senior leaders across HGS & APS for financial guidance and decision support.
• Develop business cases, financial models, scenario analyses, and investment evaluations.
• Lead monthly financial and management reporting with clear insights.
• Collaborate with Accounting to support accurate close and reporting.
• Evaluate financial impact and ROI of projects and capex requests.
• Support growth opportunities, resource allocation, profitability, and productivity.
• Improve FP&A processes, reporting capabilities, and data tooling.
• Lead, develop, and mentor a high-performing finance team.
• Handle ad hoc financial analysis and strategic projects as needed.

Skills

FP&A

Budgeting

Forecasting

Long-range planning

Variance analysis

Financial modeling

Executive communication

Leadership

Excel

ERP systems

BI tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related discipline

MBA, CPA, or other relevant advanced qualification

Tools

ERP software

Financial planning software

BI dashboards tools

Job description

Our team members are at the heart of everything we do. At Cencora, we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures, and every person here is essential to us being able to deliver on that purpose. If you want to make a difference at the center of health, come join our innovative company and help us improve the lives of people and animals everywhere.

Job Details

We are seeking a Finance Director to provide FP&A leadership and strategic financial partnership across key areas of the business, including Specialty Solutions (APS) and Health Systems & Government Services (HGS).

This role will lead core planning, forecasting, financial analysis, and performance management activities while serving as a trusted partner to senior business leaders. The Finance Director will translate financial and operational data into actionable insights, develop business cases and financial models for strategic initiatives, and help leaders evaluate investments, opportunities, risks, and trade-offs.

The ideal candidate combines strong FP&A expertise with the ability to think commercially, influence decisions, and communicate complex financial concepts clearly to senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, and periodic estimate processes, aligning financial plans with business priorities.
• Analyze financial performance across revenue, gross profit, operating expenses, capital expenditures, and headcount, identifying key trends, risks, opportunities, and business drivers.
• Partner with senior leaders across HGS & APS to provide financial guidance and support strategic and operational decision-making.
• Develop business cases, financial models, scenario analyses, and investment evaluations for new opportunities, strategic initiatives, and current- and future-state solutions.
• Lead monthly financial and management reporting, translating results into clear insights and recommendations for leadership.
• Partner closely with Accounting to support accurate and timely financial close and reporting processes.
• Evaluate the financial impact and return of key projects, investments, and business initiatives, including capital expenditure requests.
• Support business leaders in assessing growth opportunities, resource allocation, profitability, productivity, and other strategic trade-offs.
• Drive improvements to FP&A processes, reporting capabilities, financial systems, tools, and data to strengthen decision support and efficiency.
• Lead, develop, and mentor a high-performing finance team, establishing clear expectations while fostering collaboration, accountability, and professional growth.
• Lead and support ad hoc financial analysis and strategic projects as business needs evolve.

Education and Work Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related discipline required.
• 10 + years of progressive corporate finance/FP&A experience, with demonstrated experience supporting complex business organizations.
• Previous people leadership or management experience required.
• Demonstrated experience with financial planning, forecasting, modeling, business cases, and executive-level financial analysis.
• Experience partnering directly with senior business leaders on strategic and operational decisions.
• MBA, CPA, or other relevant advanced qualification preferred.
• Healthcare, healthcare solutions, pharmaceutical, distribution, or similarly complex industry experience preferred.

Skills and Knowledge

• Strong FP&A foundation with expertise in budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, variance analysis, and financial modeling.
• Ability to develop robust business cases and scenario models and translate analysis into actionable recommendations.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to connect financial performance to commercial and operational drivers.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and partner effectively with senior leaders and cross-functional teams.
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail and sound financial judgment.
• Excellent executive-level communication, presentation, and storytelling skills.
• Strong leadership skills with experience developing finance talent.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and experience with financial planning, ERP, reporting, AI and business intelligence tools.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.

What Cencora offers

We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members' ability to live with purpose every day. In addition to traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care, we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, pai