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McKesson Medical-Surgical is seeking a Director of Operating Expense Governance in Richmond, VA. This role will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of operating expenses within the organization. This includes developing strategies to reduce costs, managing budgets and forecasts, and ensuring a high standard of accountability to expense discipline across the business. The Director will govern actionable operating expense reporting with an emphasis on creating visibility for financial return metrics. They will also work closely with senior leadership to drive efficiency and improve profitability, ultimately making recommendations to the CEO and CFO and steering decision-making across the organization.

Responsibilities:

• Act as an advisor to the CEO, CFO, VPs of FP&A, and other senior leaders

• Function as an accountability partner to the business to ensure expense discipline and support sustainable profitability and operating expense leverage

• Create and champion actionable expense reporting for all facets of the business

• Provide regular analytics and insight to opportunities within the expense space

• Collaborate relentlessly across FP&A to inform, understand, and establish alignment on both results and forward-looking budgets and forecasts

• Work cross-functionally to develop and execute budgets and long-term financial plans

• Uphold monthly and quarterly P&L reporting cadences, including production of monthly reporting packages

• Serve as a highly visible leader with multiple direct reports
• Provide guidance on investment decisions related to operational expenses
• Analyze industry trends and benchmark best practices in operating expense management

Minimum Requirements:

Degree or equivalent experience. Typically requires 12+ years of professional

experience and 4+ years of management experience.

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Critical Skills:

• Experience in financial modeling, including comprehensive expertise in Excel and related applications
• Highly analytical with a deep understanding of financial levers and application of them

• Ability to effectively communicate complex financial information to both technical and non-technical audiences

• Unafraid to challenge status quos and to disagree in the spirit of solutioning
• Ability to work with ambiguity and to succinctly summarize information into executive summaries
• Elevated attention to detail and naturally curious
• Ability to prioritize and deliver in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines and multiple internal customer demands
• Desire to work in a high-energy and high-impact environment with a dedicated commitment to excellence
• Collaborative, team-oriented, service-oriented

• People leadership experience

• Advanced written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills
• Understanding of core accounting concepts (GAAP)

Preferred Skills:
• High social and emotional intelligence with proven track record of building partnerships at the executive level to influence, change thinking of, and gain acceptance of others in sensitive situations
• Strategic thought partner with ability to see the big picture and anticipate challenges
• Takes an enterprise perspective and collaborates to remove barriers and drive initiatives to completion

Education
• BS/BA in Finance, Economics, or other quantitative discipline with record of strong achievement
• MBA preferred

Physical Requirements
• General office demands
• Ability to perform computer-based work

We are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson as part of our Total Rewards. This is determined by several factors, including performance, experience and skills, equity, regular job market evaluations, and geographical markets. The pay range shown below is aligned with McKesson's pay philosophy, and pay will always be compliant with any applicable regulations. In addition to base pay, other compensation, such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered. For more information regarding benefits at McKesson, please click here.

Our Base Pay Range for this position

McKesson is an Equal Opportunity Employer

McKesson provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees and is committed to a diverse and inclusive environment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age or genetic information. For additional information on McKesson’s full Equal Employment Opportunity policies, visit our Equal Employment Opportunity page.

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