Director, Finance – Central Merchandise Forecastin...

Director, Finance – Central Merchandise Forecasting | Transformation

  • Location BENTONVILLE, AR
  • Career Area Accounting and Finance
  • Job Function Commercial Finance
  • Employment Type Regular/Permanent
  • Position Type Salary
  • Requisition WD1711444

What you'll do at

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Join Walmart as Director, Finance – Central Merchandise Forecasting | Transformation and your work could help over 240 million global customers live better every week. Yes, we are the Fortune #1 company. But you’ll quickly find we’re a company who wants you to feel comfortable bringing your whole self to work. A career at Walmart is where the world’s most complex challenges meet a kinder way of life. Our mission spreads far beyond the walls of our stores. Join us and you'll discover why we are a world leader in diversity and inclusion, sustainability, and community involvement.  From day one, you’ll be empowered and equipped to do the best work of your life. 

The Director, Finance – Central Merchandise Forecasting | Transformation plays a critical role in driving digital transformation, forecasting accuracy, performance management, leadership insights and streamlining close/reporting processes. As a Director, you will partner with leadership groups across Merchandising, Merchandise Operations, Supply Chain and eCommerce, being a thought leader regarding forecast and performance drivers. As a Director, you will be responsible for driving Sales, Digital performance, Gross Profit and Inventory management to ensure the business achieves omni-channel financial objectives. You’ll lead insightful and actionable projects. If you love analytical rigor, having an influential voice, and helping craft the narrative on performance…this is the role for you!

You’ll sweep us off our feet if:

  • Are an accomplished leader and can inspire teams to learn and perform at their best

  • You’re curious, always looking for new opportunities to drive business results

  • You thrive in fast-paced, dynamic, evolving environments

  • You love digging into the numbers to find new opportunities or patterns to explain “the what and why” behind performance

  • You’re a great communicator, able to communicate your insights and findings to senior level leadership

You’ll make an impact by:

Leading teams – Continuously looking for ways to improve process efficiencies.  Inspire teams to innovate in how they work and focus on the top things that will drive the business.

Advising Leadership – Business partnership – supporting priorities, top-of-mind, helping connect the dots and providing a forward-looking lens for the business

Forecasting, planning and analytics - Support the strategic and financial forecasting & planning process to maximize growth and profitability.

Transformation – guiding and providing thought leadership to the transformation team ensuring tools deliver a centralized and efficient platform to forecast all channels and metrics in one place, helping to drive digital transformation and knowledge within the merchandising organization.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field and 5 years’ experience in accounting, finance, or related area OR 7 years’ experience in accounting, finance, or related area.

  • 2 years of experience leading and completing cross-functional projects

  • Supply Chain Finance experience

  • Experience working in Fortune 100 finance

  • Strong organizational skills including prioritizing, scheduling, time management, and meeting deadlines

  • Strong influencing and interpersonal skills.

  • Detail and results-oriented with sense of urgency

  • Comfort with ambiguity

At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.

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You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable.

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For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices.

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Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.

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Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.

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For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.

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The annual salary range for this position is $110,000.00-$220,000.00

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Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.

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Additional compensation for certain positions may also include:

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- Stock

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Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field and 5 years’ experience in accounting, finance, or relevant area OR 7 years’ experience
i n accounting, finance, or related area.
2 years’ supervisory experience.
2 years’ experience leading and completing cross-functional projects.

Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Strategic Planning, Working in a large, complex, matrixed organization

Masters: Business Administration

Financial & Insurance - Certified Public Accountant - Certification

Primary Location...

702 SW 8TH ST, BENTONVILLE, AR 72716, United States of America

About Walmart

At Walmart, we help people save money so they can live better. This mission serves as the foundation for every decision we make, from responsible sourcing to sustainability—and everything in between. As a Walmart associate, you will play an integral role in shaping the future of retail, tech, merchandising, finance and hundreds of other industries—all while affecting the lives of millions of customers all over the world. Here, your work makes an impact every day. What are you waiting for?

Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer- By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers, and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting, and valuing diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, abilities, ideas and opinions- while being inclusive of all people.

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All the benefits you need for you and your family

  • Multiple health plan options, including vision & dental plans for you & dependents
  • Financial benefits including 401(k), stock purchase plans, life insurance and more
  • Associate discounts in-store and online
  • Education assistance for Associate and dependents
  • Parental Leave
  • Pay during military service
  • Paid Time off - to include vacation, sick, parental
  • Short-term and long-term disability for when you can't work because of injury, illness, or childbirth

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific plan or program terms. For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.com/Benefits.

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