Director, Global Technical Controllership

About the role

The Role We are seeking a Director, within the Global Technical Controllership in McKesson’s Corporate segment. This leadership position oversees statutory financial reporting, legal entity accounting including complex intercompany transactions and cross-border legal entity activity, and governance activities for McKesson’s international legal entities.

Responsibilities

• Lead preparation and approval of statutory financial statements for McKesson's international legal entities.
• Ensure compliance with local accounting, statutory reporting, and regulatory requirements across multiple jurisdictions.
• Oversee audit execution, serving as the primary liaison with external auditors in local jurisdictions and key stakeholders.
• Monitor regulatory developments and drive continuous improvement of reporting and audit processes.
• Provide leadership and oversight of legal entity accounting activities, including balance sheet reviews, intercompany transactions, dividends, capital contributions, investments, debt structures, and restructuring transactions (step plans).
• Ensure legal entity financial information accurately reflects business activity and complies with applicable accounting standards.
• Support legal entity governance and capital structure initiatives.
• Lead the preparation of Board materials, financial updates, solvency assessments, and supporting analyses.
• Present financial results, significant transactions, audit outcomes, solvency assessments, and emerging risks to Boards of Directors and legal entity governance committees.
• Serve as the primary finance liaison for Board-related financial reporting and governance matters.
• Cook up Board and key stakeholder approvals of statutory financial statements and governance activities.
• Lead, develop, and mentor a team of accounting professionals.
• Drive continuous improvement, automation, and standardization of statutory reporting processes.
• Support implementation of scalable global reporting and governance processes.
• Build organizational capability through succession planning and leadership development.

Requirements

• 12 years of progressive accounting, finance or audit experience.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing teams and developing talent.
• CPA required.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or related discipline.
• Experience in working in a complex, matrixed organization.

Skills

• Strong technical accounting expertise with deep knowledge of U.S. GAAP and financial reporting requirements.
• Strong understanding of intercompany accounting, transfer pricing related activities, legal entity transaction flows, and the impact of cross-border activity on statutory reporting, audits, and governance.
• Demonstrated ability to lead organizational change and process transformation initiatives.
• Ability to identify and implement AI-enabled process improvements that enhance efficiency, consistency, documentation quality, and control effectiveness.
• Demonstrated ability to influence executive leaders and drive alignment across a matrix organization.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including preparation of executive-level presentations and technical accounting documentation.