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Walgreens · 4 days ago

Senior Counsel, Finance & Treasury

Deerfield, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$166K/yr - $282K/yr

5+ years exp

Walgreens is a well-established company serving nearly 9 million customers daily across its stores. They are seeking a Senior Counsel to provide legal advice on financial transactions and banking regulations, collaborating with various business units to mitigate risks and ensure compliance.

Consumer GoodsHealth CarePharmaceuticalRetail

Responsibilities

Primarily leverages knowledge of legal specialty in providing counsel as it builds its knowledge of the business context in which it operates

Review and prepare legal documents prior to presentation to management for execution to ensure accurate expression of the legal content

May receive specific direction from management or more senior law professionals as to the outcomes, process and schedules expected

Collaborates with the business units that it serves in order to achieve corporate objectives and mitigate unnecessary business risk

Research legal principles and precedents, engage and manage outside counsel, draft legal documents, gather relevant case related information using multiple sources and methods, provide work guidance to other professional, paraprofessional and support staff in developing solutions to problems presented

Maintain currency and fluency in the legal and business trends that could impact those business units within Walgreens that it serves

Qualification

Juris DoctorateLegal work experienceFinancial transactionsBanking regulationsCommercial transactionsTreasury managementTime managementLeadership experience

Required

Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school and at least 5 years of post-bar attorney legal work experience in a combination of law firm and corporate settings

Required licensure to practice law in at least one state

Required Illinois bar membership or active bar membership in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction

Experience using time management skills such as prioritizing/organizing and tracking details and meeting deadlines of multiple projects with varying completion dates

At least 5 years of experience contributing to financial decisions in the workplace

At least 5 years of direct leadership, indirect leadership and/or cross functional team leadership

Preferred

Extensive experience in complex commercial transactions, including debt and equity financing, securitization, and capital markets activities

Familiarity with financial regulations (e.g., related to banking (KYC), securities, and payments systems)

Specific expertise in areas like treasury management, cash flow and liquidity management, and foreign exchange risk management is highly valued

Company

Walgreens

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Walgreens is a pharmacy, health, and wellness service center that offers trained infusion nurses and pharmacists to treat patients. It is a sub-organization of Walgreens Boots Alliance.

Founded in 1901

Deerfield, Illinois, USA

10001+ employees