Position Summary...
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.
The Senior Director, Manufacturing Accounting & Finance, will serve as the senior accounting and finance leader for Walmart's Manufacturing business. This role is accountable for end-to-end accounting and finance across all manufacturing operations, encompassing both the central team in Bentonville and the controllers and accounting teams embedded in plants.
This leader will ensure financial integrity, compliance, and performance management while partnering with manufacturing, merchandising, controllership, and enterprise business services (EBS) to deliver operational excellence. This role requires a strategic thinker with a strong accounting background and proven experience managing distributed finance and accounting teams.
What you'll do...
End-to-End Finance Leadership
· Provide overall accountability for general accounting, financial reporting, and controls for Walmart Manufacturing.
· Lead the central team in Bentonville and partner directly with controllers and accounting staff at manufacturing facilities.
Accounting & Compliance
· Oversee month-end close for all manufacturing entities, including journal entries, reconciliations, and financial statements.
· Ensure compliance with GAAP, SOX, internal policies, and Walmart's governance standards.
· Drive consistency and accuracy across plant-level accounting teams.
Financial Performance & Insights
· Monitor and analyze financial performance across plants, providing insights into efficiency, yield, capital governance, and cost optimization.
· Partner with plant leadership to identify risks and opportunities and drive corrective action.
· Deliver timely and actionable financial reporting to senior leadership.
Strategic Finance & Operations Partnership
· Serve as the finance partner to manufacturing leadership, aligning finance strategies with operational goals.
· Guide long-range planning, annual operating plans, and budgeting processes for manufacturing.
· Provide financial oversight for major initiatives, capital investments, ERP implementations, and continuous improvement projects.
Team Leadership
· Lead and develop a high-performing central team, as well as plant controllers and accountants.
· Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement across centralized and distributed teams.
· Manage EBS relationships to ensure high-quality service delivery.
What You'll Bring
· 10+ years of progressive accounting/finance experience, including 5+ years in a senior leadership role overseeing multi-site or manufacturing finance operations.
· Proven ability to lead accounting and finance functions for complex operations.
· Strong knowledge of GAAP, SOX compliance, and internal controls.
· Experience in manufacturing finance, including cost accounting, yield analysis, and capital governance.
· Excellent leadership and communication skills to manage both centralized teams and distributed plant finance teams.
· CPA preferred; advanced degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business a plus.
· Proficiency with ERP systems (SAP strongly preferred) and finance automation tools.
Required Knowledge & Competencies
· Deep understanding of GAAP, internal controls, and SOX compliance frameworks.
· Ability to assess and mitigate financial and operational risk.
· Familiarity with global accounting practices, transfer pricing, and tax regulations.
· Strong grasp of KPIs, financial metrics, and operational analytics.
· Experienced in cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management.
· Track record of driving service excellence and continuous improvement.
· Skilled in performance monitoring, root cause analysis, and operational strategy.
· Commitment to creating a culture of belonging and developing high-performing teams.
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. Were a team of software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity experts and service professionals within the worlds 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.
Walmarts culture is a competitive advantage, and its 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 welcoming 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 $130,000.00-$260,000.00
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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 accounting, finance, information technology, business, or related area and 6 years' experience in accounting, finance, information technology, or related area.
Option 2: 8 years' experience in accounting, finance, information technology, or related area.
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.
Leading cross-functional teams, Master's degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, Business, or related area and 5 years' experience in Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, or related area.
Primary Location...
701 Respect Dr, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of America
Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.
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.
