Regional Finance Manager (Remote)

Job Summary Provides financial decision support to Region Vice Presidents, Region Healthcare Director and Directors of Pharmacy and Retail Operations. Responsible for providing financial expertise, business support and oversight to a designated region and corresponding set of areas to assist in achieving key objectives and will guide management on financial-related matters and decisions... Contributes to the development and execution of business team priorities by participating in local cross-functional joint issue identification, analysis and resolution. Responsible for executing a variety of business planning, performance management, investment evaluation and coaching activities. Provides day-to-day financial support to 2-3 Region Vice Presidents, 2-3 Region Healthcare Directors, and 8-12 Directors of Pharmacy and Retail Operations. Responsible for assisting local management to achieve their long-term financial goals by evaluating and recommending strategies for improving efficiency, effectiveness and consistency of operations and reporting. Supports field leadership in preparation, execution and facilitation of Monthly and Annual Business Review meetings. Job Responsibilities • Provides dedicated strategic financial support for Regional Vice President(s). Supports RVPs with key business performance meetings. Engages in strategic business planning for the region, applying regional insights to tailor corporate strategy appropriately. • Creates and delivers periodic region-level business performance reviews to RVP(s), RHD(s) & DPRs including but not limited to: Monthly Business Reviews, Annual Business Review, P/L reviews and day-to-day root cause / exception analysis. Involves evaluating financial and operational results, monitoring data and contributing to the development of key initiatives. • Delivers on annual cost savings targets. Identifies additional growth, performance improvement, and cost mitigation opportunities within the assigned regions. • Conducts financial evaluations of proposed projects and investments by gathering assumptions, making financial projections using discounted cash flow principles and ultimately creating region-level business cases that substantiate the rationale for investments. This may include analysis, financial modeling or review of pre-prepared financials for new store stores, acquisition candidates and the like. • Partners with business management to maintain a strong understanding of the key business drivers of the region, specific business processes and priorities, and future strategic direction of the region. • Provides financial support and guidance to region and area supervision for the target and goal-setting processes. • Supports strategy development in the context of the One Plan process by providing financial support, forecasting and analytics in development / support of identified opportunities. • Responsible for financial acumen coaching and mentoring of Pharmacy & Retail Operations team members in the assigned region. • Collaborates with region / area supervision to identify opportunities for increased standardization and efficiency of financial reporting, data and analysis • Owns a standardized financial report or deliverable for chain-wide distribution, as directed by Senior Regional Finance Manager. Participates in ad hoc special projects, providing regional, financial subject matter expertise. • Keeps region / area supervision informed of broad economic trends and development. • Collaborates with corporate team members to support region / area supervision’s financial analysis needs. • Works through RVP to develop and foster a cross-functional team approach, providing financial management support to all levels of the business team. Contributes to the development and execution of business team priorities by participating in local cross-functional joint issue identification, analysis and resolution with management and other local business partners. • Addresses issues with appropriate teams to develop plans of action. Identifies opportunities to improve processes and practices. Works with business and functional teams to develop consistent management reporting and processes. • Supports preparation and informs region-level financial forecasts, targets and budgets, including the identification/quantification of risks and opportunities; involves facilitating the negotiation and agreement of key metrics and inputs. These targets are the basis for Performance Management measurement and enable Pay for Performance within Pharmacy & Retail Operations. • Performs periodic analyses of variances compared to target, plan, forecast and prior periods. About Walgreens Boots Alliance Walgreens Boots Alliance (Nasdaq: WBA) is a global leader in retail pharmacy, impacting millions of lives every day through dispensing medicines, and providing accessible, high-quality care. With more than 170 years of trusted healthcare heritage and innovation in community pharmacy, the compan