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I’m a Senior Director of Store Services & Enterprise Financial Services for Walgreens, where I lead financial planning and analysis, special projects, and daily business operations for 9,000+ retail locations and direct lease administration of $3.5B+ - one of the highest-valued lease portfolios in the U.S. I’ve been in progressively responsible roles at Walgreens for 10+ years and was previously at W.W. Grainger, a Chicago-area Fortune 500 industrial supply company. Across my roles, I’m known for building strong, high-performing teams committed to financial efficiency and accuracy. I work across the enterprise and with external consultants and vendors to drive innovation, cost reductions, and revenue growth. I am particularly adept at driving innovation and new technology adoption to improve processes and systems, often being the first in the industry to tackle major gaps and find creative solutions. I enjoy coaching and mentoring team members and have created many recognition initiatives to boost employee engagement and ensure we retain top talent. I’m passionate about leadership and transparent communication. I reduce stress and anxiety while holding people accountable. I’m a great advocate for my team and invested in DEI efforts. I foster trust and collaboration internally and externally and manage through change with flexibility and poise. KEY IMPACT | Leading Growth, Securing Cost Savings, and Building High-Performance Teams for Fortune 100 & 500 CompaniesAt Walgreens: • Integrated 1,932 U.S. Rite-Aid locations, the largest number of stores ever acquired in one transaction by Walgreens, increasing total store count by 20%+. • Transformed store depository banking by converting banking partner for ~9,000 stores from nine existing banks to one and by designing a first-in-industry deposit tracking technology to allow for bulk deposits, leading to highly favorable banking terms. • Improved data accuracy to 95%+ by using performance data to drive decision making for an armored car RFP for 9,000+ stores.STRENGTHS: Business Strategy, Change Management, Controller Experience, Continuous Improvement, Data Analytics, Employee Engagement, Executive Management, Expense and Capital Planning, Financial Management, Financial Planning and Analysis, Finance Transformation, GAAP and IFRS Research, General Ledger Management, Internal and External Audits, Lean Processes, Regulatory Compliance, Shared Services, Team Development.ROLES FULFILLED: CFO, Chief Financial Officer; VP, Finance/Financial Services
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Senior ConsultantCts ImpactVernon Hills, Il, Us
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Senior Director, Store Services, Enterprise Financial ServicesWalgreens Jul 2021 - Jan 2024Deerfield, Il, UsDrive efficiency, accuracy, and multi-million-dollar cost savings for financial services across 9,000+ U.S. locations, including Lease Administration for one of the highest-valued lease portfolios in the U.S., Real Estate & Personal Property Tax Accounting covering 17K annual payments totaling $500MM, U.S. Retail Treasury coordinating banking and armored car services to 9,000+ stores, and Licensing, managing 100K annual renewal applications in addition to licensing for new initiatives. Manage four direct reports, a retained team of 30+, and an outsourced team of 40+. Direct $2M annual budget, reporting to Divisional Vice President, Enterprise Financial Services, U.S. Collaborate to establish organizational strategy and evaluate progress against strategic goals. Foster innovation and implement new technologies to achieve enterprise-wide goals. Consistently grow engagement scores, up to 85%+.KEY ACHIEVEMENTS • Led Licensing Team to redesign and automate a previously manual process to secure COVID CLIA waivers for 5,000+ stores within eight months, ensuring Walgreens’ status as a major national provider of COVID testing and securing a large source of revenue. Reduced time required to prepare 500 licenses from eight workdays to within three hours.• Used performance data to drive decision making for an armored car RFP for 9,000+ stores. Deposit Tracking Tech implemented with bank conversion provides data on armored car performance, relieving stores of manual reports, providing more accurate performance data, and enabling a change to carriers with stronger performance. • Proposed and currently leading a Licensing Transformation Project to better support business needs, including new organization design, SLAs, and proposal of a new system to streamline processes and better manage licensing to meet jurisdiction requirements. o Developed an organizational design to provide more capabilities. Influenced support for new headcount in a cost-reduction environment. -
Senior Director, Shared Services, Record To ReportWalgreens Dec 2016 - Jul 2021Deerfield, Il, UsPromoted to lead Close/Consolidation, Lease Administration, Real Estate and Personal Property Tax Accounting, U.S. Retail Treasury, and Financial Systems Teams, with seven direct reports, a retained team of 30+, and an outsourced team of 100+. Consistently met $5M departmental budget while improving processes to manage increasing work requirements. Designed expanded outsourcing program, distribution of work, and oversight of conversion process. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS • Integrated 1,932 U.S. Rite-Aid locations, the largest number of stores ever acquired in one transaction by Walgreens, increasing total store count by 20%+. As strategic lead for all teams, ensured accurate cash oversight, implemented new armored carrier and banking services, integrated leases, and real estate and personal property taxes, ensuring appropriate controls and processes, and coordinating with internal and external parties to ensure success. Completed project within 18-month timeframe. • Developed business case and led RFP to identify SAP S/4HANA Blackline integration partner.• Introduced new AP recovery vendor, recovering millions of dollars in first year. • Ensured compliance with ASC 842 (Leases) through delivery of lease details using Tririga Lease System.
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Director, Shared ServicesWalgreens Mar 2014 - Dec 2016Deerfield, Il, UsLed strategy and operations for U.S. Shared Services Record to Report (RTR). Ensured engagement of appropriate processes and controls and execution of all owned accounting processes. Provided leadership and project management across accounting teams. Managed accounting and month-end close processes in compliance with Walgreens policies, internal controls, and legal and regulatory requirements. Implemented improvements to simplify accounting processes. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS • Reduced defaults by 91% and number of 60+ day invoices through Lease Administration process improvements. • Decreased $1M+ in Personal Property Tax penalties and interest by moving payment process to RTR Team. • Identified and executed opportunity for a change to Real Estate Tax Accrual process under ASC 720-30, recognizing income of $56M. • Improved Genpact India partner performance by providing flexible hours, leading to greater retention. • Received CFO Leadership Award, Organizational Development (2013 & 2016) and WBA Champion of Champions Award, Engagement (2013).
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Finance Manager, Pharmacy ServicesWalgreens Feb 2011 - Mar 2014Deerfield, Il, UsProvided financial planning, analysis, and decision support to pharmacy leadership team.• Partnered with pharmacy leadership to determine most effective automation strategy for pharmacies. Identified opportunities to reduce capital spend by >$220MM.• Implemented improved analytics and reporting for $3B labor savings program, ensuring greater clarity and understanding of key drivers.
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Finance Manager, Customer ServiceGrainger Sep 2006 - Mar 2010Lake Forest, Illinois, UsProvided financial planning, analysis, and decision support to leadership team, covering a services network of 400+ branches, 4,000+ employees, and an overall budget of ~$500MM. Improved planning process by driving greater collaboration; fostered improved communication while executing a 10% personnel reduction over a two-year period.KEY ACHIEVEMENTS• Secured payroll savings of ~$1.5MM by implementing physical inventory improvements as the finance leader for continuous improvement teams. • Received 2008 Great Lakes Region Customer Service Support Award and 2007 Customer Service Support Award. -
Special Projects Manager, General AccountingGrainger Aug 2003 - Sep 2006Lake Forest, Illinois, UsThis newly created position performed technical research and the accounting responsibilities for post-retirement and post-employment benefits, in addition to multiple ad hoc projects.* Researched FASB pronouncements, analyzing and determining impact to organization. Communicated recommendations and implications of change to executive leadership. EITF 02-16 resulted in reclassifications of vendor allowances from operating expense to COGS in amounts of >$50MM for each year presented.* Managed accounting for post-retirement (benefit obligation of $155MM in 2006) and post-employment benefits. Incorporated new FASB pronouncements and legal changes, including Medicare Part D, which resulted in a reduction to the postretirement healthcare accumulated projected benefit obligation of $20.8MM in 2004.* Led annual business unit reviews of international and local operations, providing management with information to improve financial statement accuracy, internal controls, and compliance with US GAAP and Company policy. * Developed a process for rapid preparation of footnotes and analysis of variances, and more effective information sharing between Tax and Accounting departments, to account for deferred income taxes of approximately $200MM under FAS 109 guidelines.
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Controller, Custom Solutions/AutomotiveGrainger Dec 2001 - Aug 2003Lake Forest, Illinois, UsController for $40M business unit.* Drove order-entry process improvements through use of SAP auto-conversion feature, leading to a reduction of errors, 20 day improvement to DSO, reduction of credit office time by 5 days/month, and 30% improvement to inventory accuracy. * Developed analytical tools to identify underperforming contracts and improve overall margins.
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Manager, Financial Planning & AnalysisAlliant Foodservice Feb 2000 - Nov 2001Led consolidated planning and forecasting process for 40+ markets and HQ departments.
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The University Of Chicago Booth School Of BusinessManagerial And Organizational Behavior -
Depaul UniversityAccounting
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