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:
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
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.
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
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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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