Position Summary...
What you'll do...
Walmart's Enterprise Business Services (EBS) is a powerhouse of seven exceptional teams delivering world-class technology solutions and services making a profound impact at every level of Walmart. As a key part of Walmart Global Tech, our teams set the bar for operational excellence and leverage emerging technology to support millions of customers, associates, and stakeholders worldwide. Joining EBS means embarking on a journey of limitless growth, relentless innovation, and the chance to set new industry standards that shape the future of Walmart.
Who we are...
The Finance Master Data team ensures the accuracy, consistency, and governance of critical master data associated with external and internal financial reporting by creating a single, trusted source of truth globally. We manage master data creation, changes, lifecycle management, data integration, cleansing, and standardization processes to improve data quality, accessibility, and decision making across systems and teams globally.
What you'll do...
The Walmart Finance Master Data Director of Data Stewardship (Financial Reporting) will lead the team of Data Stewards who will be central to creation, maintenance and deletion (life cycle management) of key finance master data elements . The team is responsible for managing various governance councils, timely completion of master data requests, and ensure availability of newly created master data consistently across the financial reporting landscape including SAP, HFM, OneStream and FCP. This team will work closely controllership ensuring smooth month end close, exe adherence to all master data related policies/ SOX controls.
Responsibilities Include...
Will be leveraging agentic AI and automation to incorporate efficiency and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
Understand and align data governance and standard definitions across markets
Data mapping and integration planning- Analyze legacy data and map it to the corresponding fields in the new systems/ processes. Develop strategy for integrating master data from multiple sources in to the new ERP or other defined processes
Data cleansing and enrichment- Identify and eliminate duplicates, incorrect or outdated data in the legacy systems. Standardize and enhance incomplete or inconsistent data to meet new requirements to comply with governance requirements
Data quality management- Establish metrics to monitor the quality of master data continuously ensuring it meets the governance requirements post implementation. Identify and utilize appropriate tools to automate data reconciliation, cleansing and monitoring throughout the master data lifecycle.
Stakeholder collaboration - Work closely various finance teams to develop and update governance policies as needed and communicate timely on any major changes to avoid surprises and system failures.
Establish data maintenance plan- Set up procedure for regular updates and audits to maintain the quality and consistency of master data after transition. Assign clear ownership for ongoing data management and governance to ensure continuous data accuracy and integrity
Testing and validation- Conduct end to end testing where required to ensure proper creation of requested master data before moving to production.
Navigate evolving regulatory landscape and Walmart's core privacy tenants to lead in the representation of digital citizenship as we go across the markets where Walmart operates
You will sweep us off our feet if you...
Have experience managing cross functional teams and overseeing data governance initiatives globally
Extensive experience in master data management
Experience working with various modules within SAP and understand the interconnectivity between master data, transactional data and meta data
Experience in establishing data governance policies, procedures and best practices to ensure data quality, consistency and security
Ability to create and enforce data ownership structures and data stewardship practices across the organization
Strong project management skills with a track record of successfully delivering data governance initiatives on time and within budget
Strong analytical and problem solving skills to identify data issues and develop strategies for data integrity and quality enhancement
Have Superb communication and relationship skills, including the ability to work with senior leadership and proven ability to influence strategic decision making
Experience in change management to help organizations adopt new data governance practices
About Walmart Global Tech
Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people. That's what we do at Walmart Global Tech. We're a team of software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity expert's and service professionals within the world's leading retailer who make an epic impact and are at the forefront of the next retail disruption. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations. We are people-led and tech-empowered. We train our team in the skillsets of the future and bring in experts like you to help us grow. We have roles for those chasing their first opportunity as well as those looking for the opportunity that will define their career. Here, you can kickstart a great career in tech, gain new skills and experience for virtually every industry, or leverage your expertise to innovate at scale, impact millions and reimagine the future of retail.
Walmart's culture is a competitive advantage, and it's fostered by being together. Working together in person allows us to collaborate, align quickly and innovate with greater speed. We use our campuses to create purposeful connection rooted in deepening understanding and investing in the development of our associates.
Our hubs: Walmart is a global company with offices across the United States and around the world. Our global headquarters is in Bentonville, Arkansas, with primary hubs in the San Francisco Bay area and New York/New Jersey.
Benefits:
Benefits: Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
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 unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas, and opinions - while being inclusive of all people.
The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process.
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 (https://bit.ly/3iOOb1J) .
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The annual salary range for this position is $90,000.00-$180,000.00
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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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Minimum Qualifications...
Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.
Option 1: Bachelor's degree in Business, Mathematics, Finance, Computer Science, Data Architecture, or related field and 6 years' experience in data stewardship, data management, database administration, data analytics, or related field. Option 2: 8 years' experience in data stewardship, data management, database administration, data analytics, or related field. Option 3: Master's degree in Business, Mathematics, Finance, Computer Science, Data Architecture, or related field and 4 years' experience in in data stewardship, data management, database administration, data analytics, or related field.
2 years' supervisory experience.
Preferred Qualifications...
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Data Management certification (for example, Certified Data Management Professional), Driving taxonomy development and application particularly with large and complex sets of information, Industry experience (for example, retail, supply chain, eCommerce, healthcare), Master's degree in Mathematics, Finance, Computer Science, Data Architecture, Supervisory experience
Primary Location...
805 Se Moberly Ln, Bentonville, AR 72712, United States of America
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.
