What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Manager Corporate Accounting position at Walgreens?
Job Description:
Job Summary
This position is responsible for overseeing and guiding the accounting function for WBA global controller team across the organization. Responsibilities may include closing the books under generally accepted accounting principles, performing accounting research, preparing/reviewing SEC financial reporting, developing audit procedures and controls, and working for special accounting functions such as mergers and acquisitions. Responsible for the timely and accurate preparation and reporting of financial information and ensuring that information adheres to GAAP and internal company policies.
Job Responsibilities
- Responsible for accuracy of the financial and management reports and subsidiary accounts for area of responsibility. Presents results to Senior Management of business partners and accounting.
- Establishes and maintains relationships and networks with all departments and appropriate outside contacts who interact with the department.
- Leads team to resolve escalated internal and external customers to obtain required information, documents, or payments.
- Manages accounts for reconciliation and resolution of open items. Research and correction of escalated issues and exceptions.
- Ensures team's activities and reports are in compliance with accounting principles and adhere with company policies. Implements new accounting policies and ensures those policies are communicated to team as well as the business. Writes and/or approves departmental procedures. Ensures all necessary approvals are obtained before implemented.
- Audits compliance with contracts, negotiated terms, and applicable regulations. Responsible for external communications to resolve issues and for communications to management for non-compliant items.
- Prepares and/or reviews reports in support of internal and external audits. Works with internal and external audit as needed. Responsible for resolution of open items and root cause analysis with resolution. Ensures outside audits are compliant with contracts or regulations.
- Trains and audits work of team members for accuracy and timeliness. Manages outsourcing relationships.
- Mentors, coaches, and develops employees through orientation, training, establishment of objectives, communication of policies and rules, and constructive discipline; builds morale and motivation.
- Responsible to review departmental results and recommend corrective action plans as necessary. Proposes improvement recommendations for systems, workflow and procedures. Drives and implements changes with cross functional teams.
- Develops and implements strategic guidelines, procedures and processes.
- Develops relationships with customers and other Walgreen departments to ensure positive interactions, resolutions, and outcomes of inquiries and issues and works in collaboration with other departments to make identified changes to improve processes.
- Responsible for results of outsourcing provider work product, business results and compliance. Responsible to ensure proper procedures, control reports, and oversight is done with outsourced work.
- Responsible for forecasting, budgeting, accruals and variance explanations for assigned accounts.
An Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans
- Walgreens www.walgreens.com is included in the Retail Pharmacy USA Division of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA), a global leader in retail and wholesale pharmacy. As America's most loved pharmacy, health and beauty company, Walgreens purpose is to champion the health and wellbeing of every community in America. Operating more than 9,000 retail locations across America, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, Walgreens is proud to be a neighborhood health destination serving approximately 8 million customers each day. Walgreens pharmacists play a critical role in the U.S. healthcare system by providing a wide range of pharmacy and healthcare services. To best meet the needs of customers and patients, Walgreens offers a true omnichannel experience, with platforms bringing together physical and digital, supported by the latest technology to deliver high-quality products and services in local communities nationwide.
Job ID: 1093749BR
Title: Senior Manager Corporate Accounting
Company Indicator: Walgreens
Employment Type:
Job Function: Finance/Accounting
Full Store Address: 108 WILMOT RD,DEERFIELD,IL 60015
Full District Office Address: 108 WILMOT RD,DEERFIELD,IL,60015-05145-01108-2
External Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree and at least 4 years of experience in an analytical role in accounting, finance, business management or audit or a High School Diploma/GED and at least 7 years of experience in an analytical role in accounting, finance, business management or audit.
- Experience with applicable accounting regulations.
- Experience with analyzing and reporting data in order to identify issues, trends, or exceptions to drive improvement of results and find solutions.
- Experience in diagnosing, isolating, and resolving complex issues and recommending and implementing strategies to resolve problems
- 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 Word (for example: inserting headers, page breaks, page numbers and tables and/or adjusting table columns).
- 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).
- At least 2 years of experience planning, developing, and managing departmental expenses and capital budgets.
- At least 2 years of experience directly managing people, including hiring, developing, motivating, and directing people as they work.
- Willing to travel up to 15% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree and at least 7 years of experience in an analytical role in accounting, finance, business management or audit or a High School Diploma/GED and at least 10 years of experience in an analytical role in accounting, finance, business management or audit.
- Master's degree in Accountancy or MBA
- CPA designation.
- Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Access (for example: designing and creating simple queries, modifying data types, adding dates, working with required fields and/or creating labels).
Shift:
Store:
Job Summary
This position is responsible for overseeing and guiding the accounting function for WBA global controller team across the organization. Responsibilities may include closing the books under generally accepted accounting principles, performing accounting research, preparing/reviewing SEC financial reporting, developing audit procedures and controls, and working for special accounting functions such as mergers and acquisitions. Responsible for the timely and accurate preparation and reporting of financial information and ensuring that information adheres to GAAP and internal company policies.
Job Responsibilities
- Responsible for accuracy of the financial and management reports and subsidiary accounts for area of responsibility. Presents results to Senior Management of business partners and accounting.
- Establishes and maintains relationships and networks with all departments and appropriate outside contacts who interact with the department.
- Leads team to resolve escalated internal and external customers to obtain required information, documents, or payments.
- Manages accounts for reconciliation and resolution of open items. Research and correction of escalated issues and exceptions.
- Ensures team's activities and reports are in compliance with accounting principles and adhere with company policies. Implements new accounting policies and ensures those policies are communicated to team as well as the business. Writes and/or approves departmental procedures. Ensures all necessary approvals are obtained before implemented.
- Audits compliance with contracts, negotiated terms, and applicable regulations. Responsible for external communications to resolve issues and for communications to management for non-compliant items.
- Prepares and/or reviews reports in support of internal and external audits. Works with internal and external audit as needed. Responsible for resolution of open items and root cause analysis with resolution. Ensures outside audits are compliant with contracts or regulations.
- Trains and audits work of team members for accuracy and timeliness. Manages outsourcing relationships.
- Mentors, coaches, and develops employees through orientation, training, establishment of objectives, communication of policies and rules, and constructive discipline; builds morale and motivation.
- Responsible to review departmental results and recommend corrective action plans as necessary. Proposes improvement recommendations for systems, workflow and procedures. Drives and implements changes with cross functional teams.
- Develops and implements strategic guidelines, procedures and processes.
- Develops relationships with customers and other Walgreen departments to ensure positive interactions, resolutions, and outcomes of inquiries and issues and works in collaboration with other departments to make identified changes to improve processes.
- Responsible for results of outsourcing provider work product, business results and compliance. Responsible to ensure proper procedures, control reports, and oversight is done with outsourced work.
- Responsible for forecasting, budgeting, accruals and variance explanations for assigned accounts.
An Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans
- Walgreens www.walgreens.com is included in the Retail Pharmacy USA Division of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA), a global leader in retail and wholesale pharmacy. As America's most loved pharmacy, health and beauty company, Walgreens purpose is to champion the health and wellbeing of every community in America. Operating more than 9,000 retail locations across America, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, Walgreens is proud to be a neighborhood health destination serving approximately 8 million customers each day. Walgreens pharmacists play a critical role in the U.S. healthcare system by providing a wide range of pharmacy and healthcare services. To best meet the needs of customers and patients, Walgreens offers a true omnichannel experience, with platforms bringing together physical and digital, supported by the latest technology to deliver high-quality products and services in local communities nationwide.
Job ID: 1093749BR
Title: Senior Manager Corporate Accounting
Company Indicator: Walgreens
Employment Type:
Job Function: Finance/Accounting
Full Store Address: 108 WILMOT RD,DEERFIELD,IL 60015
Full District Office Address: 108 WILMOT RD,DEERFIELD,IL,60015-05145-01108-2
External Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree and at least 4 years of experience in an analytical role in accounting, finance, business management or audit or a High School Diploma/GED and at least 7 years of experience in an analytical role in accounting, finance, business management or audit.
- Experience with applicable accounting regulations.
- Experience with analyzing and reporting data in order to identify issues, trends, or exceptions to drive improvement of results and find solutions.
- Experience in diagnosing, isolating, and resolving complex issues and recommending and implementing strategies to resolve problems
- 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 Word (for example: inserting headers, page breaks, page numbers and tables and/or adjusting table columns).
- 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).
- At least 2 years of experience planning, developing, and managing departmental expenses and capital budgets.
- At least 2 years of experience directly managing people, including hiring, developing, motivating, and directing people as they work.
- Willing to travel up to 15% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree and at least 7 years of experience in an analytical role in accounting, finance, business management or audit or a High School Diploma/GED and at least 10 years of experience in an analytical role in accounting, finance, business management or audit.
- Master's degree in Accountancy or MBA
- CPA designation.
- Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Access (for example: designing and creating simple queries, modifying data types, adding dates, working with required fields and/or creating labels).
Shift:
Store:
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