Job ID:13143

Position Title:Supervisor, Fixed Asset Accounting and Lease Administration

Working Location:Illinois-Deerfield

Employment Status:Full-Time Regular

Required Experience:6 years

Required Education:Bachelors Degree


Job Description:
Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) is the nation's largest drugstore chain with fiscal 2008 sales of $59 billion. The company operates over 6,400 drugstores in 49 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Walgreens provides the most convenient access to consumer goods and cost-effective health care services in America through its retail drugstores, Walgreens Health Services division and Walgreens Health and Wellness division. Walgreens Health Services assists pharmacy patients and prescription drug and medical plans through Walgreens Health Initiatives Inc. (a pharmacy benefit manager), Walgreens Mail Service Inc., Walgreens Home Care Inc., Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy LLC and SeniorMed LLC (a pharmacy provider to long-term care facilities). Walgreens Health and Wellness division includes Take Care Health Systems, which is comprised of: Take Care Consumer Solutions, managers of over 170 convenient care clinics at Walgreens drugstores, and Take Care Employer Solutions, managers of worksite-based health and wellness services at more than 370 employer campuses. Through these growing services and its drugstores, Walgreens plans to keep people healthier and more productive through 10,000 points of care by 2012.

Ranked 2nd among food and drug retailers on Fortune's "Most Admired Companies in America" list. We offer challenging and rewarding opportunities in a friendly, diverse, inclusive and respectful environment, with excellent benefits including:

Company-matched profit sharing contributions
Stock discount purchase program
Employee discount plan
Train shuttle service
Flex-pay
Medical/Dental plan


Essential Skills:
This individual will supervise all aspects of Accounting for Walgreens Fixed Asset Shared Service Center and provide financial reporting, planning, forecasting and analysis support to the business. These responsibilities include:
â Preparation of financial information, footnotes and MD&A disclosures used in the published annual and quarterly SEC reporting.
â Develop and implement Corporate Accounting polices and best practices for area of responsibility, and integration across organization.
â Prepare monthly operating performance package and MD&A for Fixed Asset.
â Administer Fixed Asset Accounting System GEAC.
â Supervise lease accounting including:
o Capitalized leases, impairment testing, step rent and future minimum rent.
o Property management accounting for owned, idle and subleased properties.
â Continuous assessment and improvement of internal financial reporting and analysis needs & requirements for diverse businesses.
â Assist business unit CFOâs in the annual planning and budget process for CAPEX and Project Expense. Consolidate annual Plan budget for management review.
â Support accounting activities to ensure full compliance with all Sarbanes-Oxley Internal Control policies including reviewing process flow documentation.



Qualifications:

â The successful candidate will have a minimum of 6-8 years experience working in a large-scale, multi-location, and multi-product environment. A thorough understanding GAAP and experience with Tier one ERP systems.
â Strong presentation and communication skills with demonstrated ability to work with business unit and corporate executives.
â Project management skills, must have ability to manage multiple projects including M&A transactions and integrations.
â An undergraduate degree (MBA desirable), CPA required, Public Accounting experience (desirable).




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