What are the responsibilities and job description for the Finance & Accounting Rotational Development Program -Summer 2023 position at WALGREENS?
Job Description:
Job Summary
Walgreens is seeking highly skilled 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. 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, Financial Planning, Strategy, and Accounting. The associates will be assigned a senior leader as their mentor as well as an FDP peer mentor that counsel them throughout the program. The FDP program offers extensive training through each rotation that attunes on development of associates' core competencies such as leadership, communication, problem solving and technical competencies. The rotational program also has an extensive performance management process focused on your development.
Upon graduation you will become part of the distinct FDP Alumni association receiving support and recognition 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 reporting, variance analysis, and ad hoc business analysis.
- 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 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
An Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans
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 company is meeting customers' and patients' needs through its convenient retail locations, digital platforms and health and beauty products.
Including equity method investments, WBA has a presence in more than 25 countries, employs more than 450,000 people and has more than 21,000 stores.
WBA's purpose is to help people across the world lead healthier and happier lives. The company is proud of its contributions to healthy communities, a healthy planet, an inclusive workplace and a sustainable marketplace. WBA is a participant of the United Nations Global Compact and adheres to its principles-based approach to responsible business.
WBA is included in FORTUNE's 2021 list of the World's Most Admired Companies. This is the 28th consecutive year that WBA or its predecessor company, Walgreen Co., has been named to the list.
More company information is available at www.walgreensbootsalliance.com
Job ID: 954745BR
Title: Finance & Accounting Rotational Development Program -Summer 2023
Company Indicator: Walgreens
Employment Type:
Job Function: Finance/Accounting
Full Store Address: 200 WILMOT RD,DEERFIELD,IL 60015
Full District Office Address: 200 WILMOT RD,DEERFIELD,IL,60015-04620-00001-2
External 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.
Shift:
Store:
Job Summary
Walgreens is seeking highly skilled 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. 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, Financial Planning, Strategy, and Accounting. The associates will be assigned a senior leader as their mentor as well as an FDP peer mentor that counsel them throughout the program. The FDP program offers extensive training through each rotation that attunes on development of associates' core competencies such as leadership, communication, problem solving and technical competencies. The rotational program also has an extensive performance management process focused on your development.
Upon graduation you will become part of the distinct FDP Alumni association receiving support and recognition 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 reporting, variance analysis, and ad hoc business analysis.
- 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 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
An Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans
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 company is meeting customers' and patients' needs through its convenient retail locations, digital platforms and health and beauty products.
Including equity method investments, WBA has a presence in more than 25 countries, employs more than 450,000 people and has more than 21,000 stores.
WBA's purpose is to help people across the world lead healthier and happier lives. The company is proud of its contributions to healthy communities, a healthy planet, an inclusive workplace and a sustainable marketplace. WBA is a participant of the United Nations Global Compact and adheres to its principles-based approach to responsible business.
WBA is included in FORTUNE's 2021 list of the World's Most Admired Companies. This is the 28th consecutive year that WBA or its predecessor company, Walgreen Co., has been named to the list.
More company information is available at www.walgreensbootsalliance.com
Job ID: 954745BR
Title: Finance & Accounting Rotational Development Program -Summer 2023
Company Indicator: Walgreens
Employment Type:
Job Function: Finance/Accounting
Full Store Address: 200 WILMOT RD,DEERFIELD,IL 60015
Full District Office Address: 200 WILMOT RD,DEERFIELD,IL,60015-04620-00001-2
External 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.
Shift:
Store: