Senior Director, Financial Advisory & Technical

McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights, products, and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here, we focus on the health, happiness, and well-being of you and those we serve – we care.

What you do at McKesson matters. We foster a culture where you can grow, make an impact, and are empowered to bring new ideas. Together, we thrive as we shape the future of health for patients, our communities, and our people. If you want to be part of tomorrow’s health today, we want to hear from you.

Senior Director, Global Technical Controllership

Alpharetta, GA (Hybrid)

McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights, products, and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here, we focus on the health, happiness, and well-being of you and those we serve – we care.

What you do at McKesson matters. We foster a culture where you can grow, make an impact, and are empowered to bring new ideas. Together, we thrive as we shape the future of health for patients, our communities, and our people. If you want to be part of tomorrow’s health today, we want to hear from you.

Company Profile

McKesson Corporation is a global leader in healthcare supply chain management solutions, retail pharmacy, community oncology and specialty care, and healthcare information solutions. McKesson partners with pharmaceutical manufacturers, providers, pharmacies, governments, and other organizations in healthcare to help provide the right medicines, medical products, and healthcare services to the right patients at the right time, safely and cost-effectively.

United by our I2CARE shared principles, our employees work every day to innovate and deliver opportunities that make our customers and partners more successful - all for the better health of patients. McKesson has been named a “ Most Admired Company(opens in new window) ” in the healthcare wholesaler category by FORTUNE, a “ Best Place to Work(opens in new window) ” by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, and a top  military-friendly company(opens in new window)  by Military Friendly. For more info, visit  www.mckesson.com(opens in new window) .

We take pride in our culture of connection and believe in a workplace where everyone can be their full, authentic self. We welcome and encourage veterans, individuals with disabilities and others with diverse perspectives to join our growing team. Your unique perspective and experience are valuable assets that can translate into a rewarding career path with us.

Current Need

The current need is within the Advisory and Technical Accounting pillar of our Global Technical Controllership (“GTC”) team, which is part of McKesson’s Corporate Controllership organization. GTC serves as technical advisors to corporate and business unit management on complex accounting and financial reporting matters, mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, business valuations, capital and financing transactions, and other significant or unusual business activities.

GTC is responsible for developing and maintaining enterprise GAAP accounting policies; establishing consistent accounting positions across the enterprise; supporting the effectiveness of applicable internal controls over financial reporting; monitoring accounting and regulatory developments; and advising on the accounting implications of evolving business needs. GTC partners extensively with business unit controllership functions and finance leaders, Corporate Development, legal, treasury, tax, shared services, corporate financial reporting, internal audit, and other stakeholders to determine the appropriate accounting and financial reporting for ongoing, new, and proposed activities.

The Senior Director of the Advisory and Technical pillar in the Global Technical Controllership , leads execution of these responsibilities and will report to the Vice President, Global Technical Controllership, and will have managerial oversight of the Advisory and Technical Accounting pillar of GTC and partners closely with the other pillars of GTC (including Valuations and Corporate Accounting Operations). The Senior Director will lead a team of highly skilled technical accounting  professionals; establish priorities and review standards for the function; advise executive management on significant accounting, transaction, valuation, and reporting matters; and provide senior-level review of complex accounting conclusions before escalation to the Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, CFO, Audit Committee, and/or external auditors.

The position will lead GTC’s involvement in significant transactions from initial evaluation and due diligence through transaction structuring, execution, purchase accounting, valuation, external reporting, and post-acquisition integration. The Senior Director will also oversee enterprise accounting policies and technical accounting governance, lead implementation of new accounting standards, and drive the effective use of technology, data analytics, and artificial intelligence within accounting advisory processes while maintaining appropriate professional judgment, review, documentation, and internal controls.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership

• Provide strategic leadership for the Advisory, Valuations & Technical accounting pillar of GTC , including setting the function’s priorities, operating model, technical-review standards, stakeholder coverage, resource allocation, and delivery expectations.

• Lead, develop, and retain a high-performing team . Provide coaching, succession planning, performance management, career development, and timely feedback, and maintain appropriate review and escalation protocols for significant matters.

• Manage multiple complex and confidential initiatives simultaneously.

Advisory

• Own the accounting and financial advisory workstreams for mergers, acquisitions, investments, joint ventures, divestitures, and other strategic transactions.

• Partner with business unit controllers and corporate leaders to evaluate alternative transaction structures, proposed business models, commercial arrangements, and strategic initiatives.

• Advise senior leadership on the financial reporting implications of significant or confidential initiatives. Prepare and present concise, decision-oriented materials for the Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer and CFO.

• Lead the preparation and review of significant-items reporting and Audit Committee materials relating to complex accounting, M&A, valuation, impairment, policy, and other GTC matters.

• Serve as a principal liaison with external auditors on significant accounting and transaction matters.

Technical

• Serve as a senior enterprise subject-matter expert on a broad portfolio of complex accounting and financial reporting matters, including, but not limited to:  business combinations and divestitures; consolidation, variable interest entities, and equity-method investments; noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests; revenue recognition and contract costs; investments, derivatives, and hedging; restructuring and separation activities; software and other capitalized costs; foreign currency matters; materiality and financial statement error evaluations

• Direct the research, analysis, and documentation of complex accounting matters.

• Provide appropriate approval, concurrence, or escalation of significant accounting conclusions , including review of work produced by GTC personnel, business unit controllership teams, corporate functions, and external advisors.

• Own or oversee the maintenance of enterprise GAAP accounting policies and related interpretive guidance.

• Monitor new and proposed accounting standards and regulatory developments , assess the