Finance-Accounting Rotation

Walgreens; Riverwoods (IL); On-site; USD 63,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

Walgreens invites applicants to join the Finance Development Program (FDP) at Walgreens Corporate Headquarters. This two-year program offers four 6-month rotations across finance and strategy, plus mentorship from a dedicated FDP mentor and a Steering Committee.

Graduates move into higher-responsibility roles with extensive training in finance, planning, and reporting. The program emphasizes leadership, communication, and analytical skills, preparing you for future leadership within Walgreens

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Economics and no more than 2 years full-time work experience.
• GPA of 3.2 or above on a 4.0 scale.
• Experience leading people and/or processes in school and/or work situations.
• Experience analyzing situations and resolving problems in school and/or work situations.
• Experience building and maintaining relationships within a team.
• Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Excel (SUM, charts, headers/footers, etc.).
• Willing to travel up to 5% of the time for business purposes.

Responsibilities

• Assist business units in achieving objectives, strategies, goals & metrics.
• Assist management with financial planning, budgeting/forecasting, variance analysis.
• Develop complex financial models and perform analyses (IRR, NPV, DCF).
• Assess risks and controls for various processes.
• Support close, SEC reporting duties and management reporting.
• Conduct SWOT analyses to inform strategies.
• Identify cost savings and drive process improvements.

Skills

Financial modeling

Budgeting/forecasting

Variance analysis

Communication

Leadership experience

Excel proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Finance/Economics

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Word

Job description

Job Summary

Walgreens is seeking highly talented and career minded professionals who will begin employment at Walgreens Corporate Headquarters with the Finance Development Program (FDP). FDP is a two year program in which associates complete 4 rotations of 6 months each prior to graduating into a regular position of greater responsibility. FDP focuses on further developing and growing you into well rounded business professionals gaining strong foundational education and training in Finance and surrounding fields. The FDP is a highly visible program, supported by a Steering Committee of senior members of Management as well as Walgreens CFO. The program graduates are expected to take future leadership positions within the company. During the 24 month program, the associates will rotate through categories of rotations including business unit finance departments, corporate finance departments, strategy or stewardship departments, and a special project category. The associates will be assigned a Value Creation Services mentor as well as an FDP mentor that counsel them throughout the program. The FDP program offers extensive training through each rotation that focuses on development of associates’ core competencies such as leadership, communication, problem solving, etc and technical competencies in the context of Walgreens such as financial planning, financial modeling, risk and control, SEC reporting, contracting etc. The rotational program also has a robust performance management process focused on your development. Upon graduation, you will become part of the distinct FDP Alumni association receiving support and recognition through the program throughout your career. Job

Responsibilities

• While meeting the program growth and development goals, assists business units and functions in achievement of Objectives, Strategies, Goals & Metrics, through the following tasks, where applicable:


• Assists management with financial planning, budgeting/forecasting, variance analysis and ad hoc business analysis.


• Assists management with development of complex business models and financial analysis applying concepts such as IRR, NPV, DCF etc.


• Assists management in assessment of risks and controls for one or more given business processes.


• Assists management in closing the books and or SEC reporting duties.


• Assists management with business research and S.W.O.T. analysis in support of formulating business strategies


• Assists management with identifying cost savings and process improvements and working to implement them.


• Assists management with evaluating business contracts.


• Assists management with ad hoc analysis, generating and analyzing management reports and communicating clearly the outcomes.

About Walgreens

Founded in 1901, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) has a storied heritage of caring for communities for generations, and proudly serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico, and leading omni-channel platforms. Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for retail pharmacy and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or Economics and no more than 2 years full-time work experience.


• GPA of 3.2 or above on a 4.0 scale.


• Experience leading people and/or processes in school and/or work situations.


• Experience analyzing situations and resolving problems in school and/or work situations.


• Experience building and maintaining relationships within a team.


• 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).


• Willing to travel up to 5% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience holding a leadership position, such as student organizations, residence halls, fraternity/sorority or similar.


• Recipient of achievement award or recognition – academics, sports, student organization contribution or similar.


• Experience with entrepreneurial achievements or activities. We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. The Salary below is being provided to promote pay transparency and equal employment opportunities at Walgreens. The actual hourly salary within this range that you will be offered will depend on a variety of factors including geography, skills and abilities, education, experience and other relevant factors. This role will remain open until filled. To review benefits, please click here jobs.walgreens.com/benefits Salary Range: $63100 - $101200 / Salaried


• Salary Range: $63100 - $101200 / Salaried