Director, Finance & Administration

Mountlake Terrace, Washington, United States of America

Extraordinary Care. Extraordinary Careers.

With one of the nation’s largest, most innovative long-term care pharmacy services providers, there is no limit to the growth of your career.

Our unique business model combines the personal touch of locally operated pharmacies with the robust support of our Atlanta-based corporate team, ensuring best-in-class pharmacy care for our customers.

Why Guardian Pharmacy? We’re reimagining medication management and transforming care.

Who We Are and What We’re About:

Our core focus is delivering customized medication management solutions to support healthcare organizations serving seniors and individuals with complex care needs. With our comprehensive suite of tech-enabled pharmacy services and a dedicated team of professionals committed to enriching the lives of those we serve, we are redefining how pharmacy care is delivered.

We offer an opportunity to learn and grow your career in a fast-paced, diverse, and inclusive environment. If you are looking for a challenging, team-oriented environment in which you can put your expertise to work, then this is the place for you.

Compensation Range: $95,500 – $130,000, commensurate with experience, skills, and abilities.

Drive Impact as Director, Finance & Administration

Are you a strategic leader ready to make an immediate impact? Join us to shape decisions, develop people, and drive the future success of our pharmacy.

We’re seeking a strategic leader who thrives at the connection of finance, operations, and people. In this role, you’ll partner with senior leadership to deliver real-time financial insights, streamline operations, and drive both immediate and long-term success. You’ll also direct key administrative functions—supervising teams, guiding projects from concept to completion and ensuring accountability across billing, collections and financial performance. This is your chance to pair financial expertise with leadership influence, helping to shape the future of our pharmacy while developing people and driving efficiency.

Attributes Required

• Integrity & Drive – strong work ethic with values aligned to our people-first philosophy
• Leadership & Supervision – proven ability to guide people, manage teams, and drive projects to completion while fostering accountability and collaboration
• Trusted Partner – builds strong relationships and serves as a reliable advisor to leadership
• Strategic Problem Solver – thinks ahead, plans effectively, and tackles challenges with sound judgment

Essential Job Functions (include the following):

Operations

• Lead Billing & Collections, ensuring accuracy and strong customer relationships
• Supervise finance and administrative teams, providing coaching, performance management, and professional development
• Lead cross-functional projects from planning through execution, ensuring clear timeliness, accountability, and results
• Partner with Pharmacy Operations to analyze margins, improve workflows, and drive efficiency
• Oversee Purchasing and manage quarterly reviews of margin/inventory performance
• Provide administrative and HR support when needed, including onboarding and vendor management
• Serve as a key liaison with Support Services teams (Purchasing, Accounting, Legal)

Finance

• Deliver monthly and quarterly financial analysis with clear insights and recommendations
• Educate pharmacy leaders on operational impact to financial performance
• Oversee inventory counts, fixed asset approvals, and support accurate month-end/quarterly close
• Lead the annual business planning process and support strategic financial decision-making

Education and/or Certifications

• Background/education – 4-year business or finance related degree. Relevant work experience can substitute for education.

Skills & Qualifications

• 7+ years in Operations Management or Healthcare Distribution (pharmacy, pharmaceuticals, hospital, or related fields)
• Strong financial/operational acumen with proven ability to streamline processes and drive cost savings
• Advanced Excel and solid MS Office skills; ability to quickly master business systems
• Demonstrated success in supervising staff, leading cross-functional teams, and managing projects from start to finish
• Analytical, process-driven, and skilled at vendor negotiation and business value creation

Work Environment:

• Requires minimal travel, by air and ground
• Ability to work flexible hours, on-site

What We Offer:

Guardian provides employees with a comprehensive Total Rewards package, supporting our core value of, “Treat others as you would like to be treated.”Compensation & Financial

• Competitive pay
• 401(k) with company match

Family, Health & Insurance Benefits (Full-Time employees working 30+ hours/week only)

• Medical, Dental and Vision
• Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts
• Company-paid Basic Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment
• Company-paid Long-Term Disability and optional Short-Term Disability
• Voluntary Employee and Dependent Life, Accident and Critical Illness
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

Wellbeing

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Guardian Angels (Employee assistance fund)

Time Off

• Paid holidays and sick days
• Generous vacation benefits based on years of service

The Guardian Difference

Our clients require pharmacy services that aren’t “cookie cutter.” That’s why every Guardian pharmacy is locally operated and empowered with the autonomy to tailor their business to meet their clients’ needs.

Our corporate support offices, based in Atlanta, Ga., provide services such as human resources, business intelligence, legal, and marketing to promote the success of each Guardian location.

Regardless of your role at Guardian, your voice and talents matter. Because healthcare is an ever-changing industry, we encourage innovative thinking, intellectual curiosity, and diverse viewpoints to ensure we stay competitive in today’s dynamic business environment.

At Guardian, we are dedicated to fostering and advancing a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Join us to discover what your best work truly looks like.