(USA) Senior Manager II, Finance – Central Merchandise Forecast & FP&A

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Join Walmart as a Senior Manager II, Finance – Central Merchandise Forecast & FP&A and your work could help over 295 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.

Serve as a strategic financial advisor to the SVP of Merchandise Finance in the development of Walmart U.S. finance transformation strategy by preparing financial analysis, developing improved systematic processes, and implementing standardized procedures for our proprietary AI/ML model to learn from.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the execution of the Walmart U.S. finance transformation process partnering closely with Finance Transformation, Data Engineering, and Segment Finance to deliver on Walmart U.S. finance transformation initiatives.

• Provides input for business decisions by producing financial models that incorporate assumptions, expectations, and known risks across all Walmart U.S. fulfillment channels to influence AI/ML outputs.

• Assist the product development teams in the appropriate user interface to clearly communicate financial and operational metrics through charts, graphs and other visuals.

• Communicates with functional areas to understand significant variations; documenting and preparing results; and providing follow-up or answering any questions regarding financial risks and opportunities.

• Ensures business needs are being met by evaluating the ongoing effectiveness of current plans, programs, and initiatives; consulting with business partners, managers, co-workers, or other key stakeholders; soliciting, evaluating, and applying suggestions for improving efficiency and cost effectiveness; and participating in and supporting community outreach events

You’ll meet and exceed our expectations if:

• You’re curious, creative, and resilient, always looking for new opportunities to drive business performance and new ways to approach problems

• You are a strategic thinker and can frame the financial impact of an initiative in the context of the strategic pillars of our Business

• You have strong analytical skills to interpret insights coming from various sources and have a mindset for continuous learning and improvement

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

• You have shown an ability to build relationships and influence without authority, aligning stakeholders with competing priorities

• You have an ownership mentality and thrive on the responsibility of pushing projects to completion

You’ll make an impact by:

• Producing compelling insights into business expectations as plans are developed and strategic direction is discussed and financial advice to executive leaders to enable decision making

• Leveraging tools & channels of digital transformation to drive insights across the business

• Building relationships to maximize relationships across the organization to drive strong communications, strategic alignment, and clear project management across the enterprise

• Operating with excellence in driving the company strategy forward, delivering excellence, presenting at all levels, and developing yourself and others

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Data Analytics, or related field and 4 years’ experience in data analytics, finance, or relevant area OR 6 years’ experience in accounting, finance, or related area.

• 1+ years of experience leading and completing cross-functional projects

• Strong foundation in strategic FP&A, focused on long term strategic planning, forecasting and analysis

• 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

Minimum Qualifications...

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Preferred Qualifications...

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