Director FP&A-HQ & IT Operating Expense

McKesson’s Corporate; Irving, Winslow Township (TX, NJ); Hybrid; USD 136,000 - 226,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Competitive compensation package

Job summary

McKesson is seeking a Director of FP&A for HQ and IT operating expense. You will lead strategic financial planning, forecasting, and governance, partnering with Practice Management, US Oncology, and enterprise teams.

Manage a small team and deliver executive-ready analyses and reports. The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, automation, and scalable reporting using Power BI/Tableau, with a hybrid on-site/remote work setup at Las Colinas.

Qualifications

• Typically 12+ years of progressive finance, FP&A, or related analytical experience.
• 4+ years of management experience.
• Experience leading planning, forecasting, close analysis, and executive decision support.
• Experience with operating-expense management, headcount planning, allocations and governance.

Responsibilities

• Own the financial agenda for HQ and IT operating expense aligned with enterprise priorities.
• Advise senior leaders on financial performance, risks, and opportunities; translate data into decision-ready insights.
• Lead planning, forecasting, long-range planning, and monthly close with transparent performance framework.
• Develop and implement governance for expense allocations and cost stewardship.
• Provide financial leadership for technology road-maps, investments, and cost-benefit analyses.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Analytical thinking

Executive communication

People leadership

Cross-functional partnership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics

MBA, CPA, CMA or related credential preferred

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Power BI

Tableau

SAP

PeopleSoft

BPC

Essbase

Job description

About McKesson

McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights, products, and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here, we focus on the health, happiness, and well-being of you and those we serve – we care. What you do at McKesson matters. We foster a culture where you can grow, make an impact, and are empowered to bring new ideas. Together, we thrive as we shape the future of health for patients, our communities, and our people. If you want to be part of tomorrow’s health today, we want to hear from you.

Role Overview

The Director, FP&A - HQ & IT Operating Expense provides strategic and hands-on financial leadership for Practice Management headquarters and US Oncology technology operating expense. The role owns planning, forecasting, close support, management reporting, long-range planning and executive decision support across the full HQ and IT operating- expense portfolio. The Director connects spending, headcount, allocations, technology investments and strategic initiatives to enterprise priorities and Adjusted Operating Profit outcomes. The Director serves as the senior finance partner to Practice Management leaders, the McKesson technology organization and cross-functional Finance, Accounting, Strategy, Operations and shared-service partners. The role leads a team of three direct reports and one indirect report, establishes clear priorities and review standards and remains directly engaged in complex analyses, executive materials, governance decisions and issue resolution. Success requires strong executive communication, disciplined financial stewardship, comfort with ambiguity and the ability to improve processes through standardisation, automation and scalable reporting.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic FP&A Leadership and Business Partnership

Own the financial agenda for all HQ and IT operating expense, aligning resources and investments with Practice Management, US Oncology, and enterprise priorities. Advise senior leaders on financial performance, choices, risks, opportunities, trade-offs, and recommended actions; translate complex cost and allocation topics into decision-ready insights. Lead cross-functional work across Finance, Accounting, Technology, Strategy, Operations, Ontada, McKesson Technology, and other business units to resolve issues and advance shared objectives. Provide concise executive storytelling for leadership reviews, forecasts, budgets, long-range planning, strategic initiatives, and emerging business issues.

Planning, Forecasting, Close, and Performance Management

Lead annual budget planning, periodic forecasting, long-range planning, month-end close support and management reporting for HQ and IT operating expense. Establish a transparent performance framework spanning employee-related expense, discretionary and semi-variable spend, technology costs, corporate and cross-business allocations and strategic initiatives. Direct variance analysis, risk and opportunity assessment, headcount and open-role tracking, accrual and invoice review and forward-looking scenario analysis. Ensure financial plans and reporting are accurate, well-controlled, fully documented and connected to underlying assumptions, business drivers and Adjusted Operating Profit impact.

HQ OPEX Governance, Allocations, and Cost Stewardship

Lead governance for retained and allocated HQ expense, including allocation methodologies, documentation, legal and contractual considerations, leadership approvals and implementation readiness. Develop recommendations that clarify service scope, funding mechanisms, practice cost sharing, pricing or service-fee considerations and the financial impact of allocation changes. Challenge new and existing spend, identify savings and cost-avoidance opportunities and facilitate prioritisation and trade-off decisions within financial targets. Build durable processes for gross-to-net expense visibility, headcount and cost-centre mapping, decision logs and ongoing tracking of allocation outcomes.

Technology Finance and Investment Decision Support

Lead planning, forecasting and reporting for US Oncology technology costs, including retained and practice-allocated expense, enterprise technology allocations, subscriptions, infrastructure and strategic programmes. Develop and challenge business cases for technology initiatives, including cost, benefit, timing, funding, capitalisation, depreciation, practice impacts and value-realisation assumptions. Partner with Technology, Accounting, Fixed Assets, Controls, Tax, Procurement and practice stakeholders to support disciplined financial governance for complex technology programmes. Provide financial leadership for technology road-maps, network modernisation, system transitions, portfolio rationalisation and other strategic investments.

Reporting, Automation, and Process Improvement

Set the roadmap for scalable reporting, data governance, model documentation, dashboards and self-service capabilities across HQ and IT Finance. Reduce manual effort and improve cycle time, accuracy and insight through standard processes, automation, Power BI or Tableau solutions and effective use of enterprise data platforms. Establish consistent templates, review standards, version control and traceability for forecasts, budgets, P&L, allocation models and executive materials.

People Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness

Lead, coach and develop three direct reports across HQ OPEX, IT Finance and allocations, while supporting development of the broader team. Set clear priorities, decision rights, service expectations and review routines; balance effective delegation with direct engagement in urgent, ambiguous or high-impact work. Build succession strength and expand team capabilities in business partnership, financial modelling, executive communication, systems, automation and leadership. Foster an inclusive, collaborative, accountable culture that encourages thoughtful challenge, continuous learning and sustainable ways of working.

Minimum Requirement

Degree or equivalent experience. Typically requires 12+ years of professional experience and 4+ years of management experience.

Education

Education Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics or a related field or equivalent related experience. MBA, CPA, CMA or other relevant advanced credential preferred.

Critical Skills

Typically 12+ years of progressive finance, FP&A, accounting or related analytical experience including 4+ years of management responsibility. Demonstrated experience leading planning, forecasting, close analysis, management reporting, financial modelling and executive decision support in a complex organisation. Experience partnering with senior leaders across multiple functions and influencing outcomes across organisational boundaries. Experience with operating-expense management, headcount planning, allocations, shared services, technology finance or investment business cases strongly preferred. Healthcare services, provider economics, shared-services or multi-entity experience preferred.

Additional Skills

Strategic and analytical thinking combined with the ability to work directly in detailed data, financial models, reporting tools and executive materials. Advanced forecasting, scenario analysis, variance investigation, business-case development and performance-management capabilities. Strong understanding of income-statement, capitalisation, depreciation, accrual and allocation concepts. Executive communication and presence including concise written commentary, presentations and data visualisation. People leadership, coaching, prioritisation, delegation, conflict resolution and talent development. Cross-functional partnership, change leadership, sound judgment, attention to detail, ownership and comfort operating through ambiguity. Digital fluency and a continuous-improvement mindset, including scalable reporting, automation and responsible use of AI-enabled tools.

Systems and Tools

Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint required. Experience with enterprise planning, ERP, business intelligence and data platforms such as BPC, Essbase, SAP, PeopleSoft, Power BI, Tableau or comparable tools preferred.

Salary and Benefits

Salary: 135,800.00 - 181,100.00 - 226,400.00 USD Annual with 20% MIP Target comp approx. $181,100.00 with 20% MIP M4. Our Base Pay Range for this position $135,800 - $226,400. We are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson as part of our Total Rewards. This is determined by several factors, including performance, experience and skills, equity, regular job market evaluations and geographical markets. In addition to base pay, other compensation such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered.

Job Location & Remote Requirement

This role is a hybrid position. The selected candidate is expected to work on-site at our Las Colinas office a minimum of two (2) days per week, with the remaining days worked remotely. Specific in-office days may be designated based on team needs and business priorities.

Equal Opportunity Employer

McKesson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. McKesson provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees, without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, genetic information or any other legally protected category. For additional information on McKesson’s full Equal Employment Opportunity policies, visit our Equal Employment Opportunity page. McKesson is committed to being an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers including job seekers with disabilities.