Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Join Walmart as a Cost Accountant (Manager) and your work could help over 255 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.

You’ll sweep us off our feet if you:

• Manage the costing for the plant accounting team to deliver key business objectives by leveraging cross-functional relationships to align strategic objectives to achieve business goals
• Provide leadership and direction to cross-functional internal and external teams to allocate and align resources, clarify priorities, and drive deliverables in alignment with corporate goals, objectives, and timelines
• Prevent or resolve conflicts, mitigate business impact, and position the business to achieve strategic objectives; providing updates to the organization; and eliminating obstacles to ensure key deliverables are met in a timely manner.
• Direct the financial performance of the plant by analyzing financial data
• Compare data to third-party information, budgets, or actual results; researching and reviewing associates' research of financial information; discussing business impact of information in data and other information to the profit and loss within accounting rules
• Ensure audits are managed for timelines and accuracy; and facilitating the relationship between the team and internal customers and external specialists
• Understand end-to-end process for areas of responsibility and serves as key contract for plant’s management team while being first point of contact with business partners as it relates to areas of responsibility.
• Analyze balance sheet accounts and account reconciliations under areas of responsibility
• Ensure timely communication of issues and proper resolution.
• Partner with Transformation and Business Integration team in identifying opportunities, providing subject matter expertise, developing requirements jointly with Transformation team and ensuring deliverables meet objectives.
• Oversees and reviews work performed by third party partner, ensuring quality, timely delivery of service, and resolution of potential challenges and issues.

You’ll make an impact by…

Supporting LRP & AOP Process – Collaborating with cross-functional finance partners to align and develop both short-term and long-term financial plans, ensuring organizational and senior leadership buy-in

Building Strategic Relationships – Maximizing relationships across the organization to foster strong communication, strategic alignment, and effective project management within the CRG finance team.

Producing Compelling Insights – Story telling business performance to leadership and the segment team providing insights on financial projections, risks, historical trends, and expected future events

Driving Transformation – Leading change and transformation initiatives by leveraging business intelligence tools and process improvements across multiple areas to enhance support for the growing organization

Operating with Excellence – Set an example in managing to KPIs, delivering excellence, presenting at all levels, and developing yourself and others.

Talent and Leadership – Assist in developing strategies to attract and maintain a highly skilled, diverse and engaged workforce by diagnosing capability gaps; recruiting, selecting, and developing talent; and leveraging the capabilities of new and existing talent.  Cultivates an environment where associates respect and adhere to company standards of integrity and ethics by integrating these values into all programs and practices

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field and 2 years’ experience in accounting, finance, or related area OR 4 years’ experience in accounting, finance, or related area.
• 1+ year of experience in manufacturing environment, preferably food industry
• Experience across cost accounting, FP&A, process design, process mapping and process improvement
• Experience working with Finance technologies, including SAP, Power BI and other data tools
• 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

Benefits & Perks

Beyond competitive pay, 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 diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions – while being inclusive of all people. 

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.

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The annual salary range for this position is $80,000.00-$155,000.00

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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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- Stock

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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 1 year's experience in accounting, finance, information technology, business, or related area.
Option 2: 3 years' experience in accounting, finance, information technology, or related area.

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.

Primary Location...

20200 W 167th St,, Olathe, KS 66062-0000, United States of America