Strategic Finance Manager, Forecasting & Growth

Walgreens; Deerfield (IL); On-site; USD 125,000 - 219,000; Full time

Job summary

Walgreens in Deerfield, IL is seeking a senior finance professional to support financial planning, analysis, and strategic decision-making for a designated business area. You will partner with senior leaders to forecast, allocate resources, and evaluate performance, leveraging expertise in P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow.

The role emphasizes working capital, inventory impacts, and translating financial results into actionable insights for executives.

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 (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
• Intermediate level skill in Microsoft PowerPoint
• Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Word
• 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)

Responsibilities

• Develops financial forecasts and resource allocation plans in support of division goals.
• Provides subject matter expertise and guidance regarding all finance related decisions.
• Guides 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 for executives.
• 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, budgets, including risks and opportunities; negotiates key metrics and inputs.
• Conducts regional financial evaluations of proposed projects and investments with DCF analysis and regional business cases

Skills

Analytics

Forecasting

Financial analysis

Leadership

Cross-functional teamwork

Strategic thinking

Financial modeling

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

High School Diploma

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

Walgreens in Deerfield, IL is seeking a senior finance professional to support financial planning, analysis, and strategic decision-making for a designated business area. You will partner with senior leaders to forecast, allocate resources, and evaluate performance, leveraging expertise in P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow.

The role emphasizes working capital, inventory impacts, and translating financial results into actionable insights for executives.