Manager, Finance

Position: Manager, Finance

Job Location: 811 Excellence Dr, Bentonville, AR 72716

Duties: Provides strategic input to the financial planning process by preparing financial analysis and modeling; recommending future expense targets; and planning and analyzing business performance in partnership with cross-functional areas. Coordinates, completes, and oversees job-related activities and assignments by developing and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders; supporting plans and initiatives to meet customer and business needs; identifying and communicating goals and objectives; building accountability for and measuring progress in achieving results; identifying and addressing improvement opportunities; and demonstrating adaptability and promoting continuous learning. Communicates with functional areas to understand significant variations; documenting and preparing results for presentation; and providing follow-up or answering any questions regarding financial issues. Manages complex control structures to mitigate risk of financial misstatement by examining and monitoring at different stages; participating on cross functional teams to develop new processes; ensuring proper controls are present in new and existing financial functions; and working to enhance reporting transparency of company financial systems. Manages input for business decisions by producing financial models that incorporate assumptions, expectations, and known risks; preparing presentations and other supporting materials for recommendations; participating in business case presentations to senior and executive management; and communicating forecasts, assumptions, and variances to senior management. Collaborates with senior management to plan and analyze business performance by identifying gaps between business goals and corporate objectives; providing feedback to management regarding risks associated with financial projects; supporting business unit budget process; and providing insight on relevant historical trends, expected future events, and retail trends.

Minimum education and experience required: Bachelor's degree or the equivalent in Finance, Accounting or related field plus 2 years of experience in finance or related area; OR 4 years of experience in finance or related area.

Skills Required: Must have experience with: Financial and quantitative analysis to support business decision-making; Data analysis using structured financial and market datasets; Building and maintaining analytical datasets and performing data validation; Developing financial models and forecasts for performance evaluation; Statistical analysis and trend analysis of financial and operational data; Risk analysis and assessment of financial and market exposures; Performance monitoring and KPI development; Preparing analytical reports and presentations for senior stakeholders; Supporting budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis activities; Using Python to support data analysis and analytical workflows; Using VBA to automate data preparation, calculations, and analytical processes. Employer will accept any amount of graduate coursework, graduate research experience or professional experience with the required skills.

Wal-Mart is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Rate of pay: $163,301.00 - 163,301.00/year