Manager, Finance

The Manager, Finance is responsible for providing financial leadership, strategic decision support, and performance management across various business units. This role includes budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and business partnering to drive profitability, cost efficiency, and strategic alignment.

The Manager, Finance supports financial modeling and analysis for various projects, ensuring optimized ROI through scenario analysis and understanding value drivers. This role also provides financial support in establishing Annual Operating Plans and Long-Range Plans. Finance support extends to enterprise-wide strategic projects, working with other finance stakeholders to ensure clarity and accountability for committed KPIs post-implementation.

The role involves acting as a key finance business partner to leadership teams, helping them drive performance, hit commitments, and make informed investment decisions. This includes partnering with business units to develop and implement operational plans to achieve long-term goals, identifying risks, and recommending alternatives based on known gaps. The Manager, Finance may also lead the development of business case drivers for initiatives that support functional and business unit strategies.

The Manager, Finance oversees the FP&A process to set, implement, and monitor performance against targets, proactively recommending improvement actions. Responsibilities include managing the annual budget process, aligning targets with business partners, and ensuring the delivery of P&L results through regular forecasting and business review processes. This role also involves leading strategic projects, refining processes, and driving financial process improvements.

The Manager, Finance is responsible for recruiting, coaching, and developing a team of finance professionals. This includes driving associate engagement by valuing associates, responding to concerns, recognizing accomplishments, and providing opportunities for growth and development. The role may also involve cross-functional collaboration to identify best practices and lead cost improvement efforts across various business units.

What you'll do ….

• Own and manage the SG&A budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis for Home Office and Technology departments.
• Act as a strategic finance partner to business leaders, helping to align operational initiatives with financial goals.
• Provide detailed financial modeling and scenario analysis to support business decisions, workforce planning, and vendor negotiations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate and timely monthly and quarterly financial closes, accruals, and reporting.
• Develop and maintain dashboards and KPIs to provide transparency into cost drivers and spending trends.
• Partner with the Technology and Facilities teams to manage and track Capex budgets, ensure proper approvals, and support ROI/business case evaluations.
• Ensure compliance with internal financial policies and controls, including the capitalization of technology projects and adherence to Capex approval workflows.
• Continuously improve financial processes, systems, and reporting tools to drive efficiency and accuracy.
• Present findings, insights, and recommendations to senior leadership in a clear and compelling manner

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field. MBA or CPA preferred.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or related roles.
• Strong understanding of SG&A cost structures, drivers, and allocations.
• Working knowledge of Capex planning and accounting, especially for technology and infrastructure investments.
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills; proficiency with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Workday) and planning tools (e.g., OneStream) preferred.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to partner cross-functionally and present to senior leadership.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with a proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong interpersonal & presentation skills Result oriented and critical thinking – high sense of ownership Strong organization skills, able to meet conflicting deadlines Proficient to advance level: SAP, Essbase, PowerPoint

Preferred Skills:

• Experience supporting Technology or IT departments from a finance perspective.
• Familiarity with capital project accounting, IT asset lifecycle, and software capitalization rules.
• Experience working in a matrixed or multi-functional organization.
• Passion for process improvement and leveraging automation to drive better insights.

Leadership Expectations:

Respect the Individual:

Demonstrates and encourages respect for others; drives a positive associate and customer experience for all; embraces differences in people, cultures, ideas, and experiences; supports workplaces where associated feel seen and connected through a culture of belonging, so all associates thrive and perform; contributes to an environment allowing everyone to bring their best selves to work.

Demonstrates engagement and commitment to the team, developing others through feedback, coaching, mentoring, and developmental opportunities; and recognizes others' contributions and accomplishments.

Builds strong and trusting relationships with team members and business partners; works collaboratively to achieve objectives; communicates with impact and listens attentively to a range of audiences; and demonstrates energy and positivity for own work.

Acts with Integrity:

Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity, ethics and compliance; models the Walmart values and leads by example to foster our culture; supports Walmart's goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact for associates, customers, and the world around us (e.g., creating a sense of belonging, eliminating waste, participating in local giving).

Follows the law, our code of conduct and company policies, and encourages others to do the same; supports an environment where associates feel comfortable sharing concerns; reinforces our culture of non-retaliation; listens to concerns raised by associates and takes action; acts with accountability for achieving results in a way that is consistent with our values.

Is consistently humble, self-aware, honest, and transparent.

Serve our Customers:

Delivers results while putting the customer first and applying an omni-merchant mindset and acts with an Every Day Low Cost mindset to drive value and Every Day Low Prices for customers.

Adopts a broad perspective that considers data, analytics, customer insights, and different parts of the business when making plans.

Strive for Excellence:

Consistently raises the bar and seeks to improve; demonstrates curiosity and a growth mindset; seeks feedback, asks thoughtful questions; supports innovation and intelligent risk-taking; and exhibits resilience in the face of setbacks.

Implements and supports continuous improvements and willingly embraces new digital tools and ways of working.

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Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Age – 16 or older

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Walmart will accommodate the disability-related needs of applicants and associates as required by law.

Primary Location…

1940 Argentia Rd, Mississauga, ON L5N 1P9, Canada