(USA) Director, Finance - Connected Planning (Sam's Club)

Position Summary...

Join Sam’s Club as a Director, Finance – Connected Planning (Sam’s Club), and your work could help over 240 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 belonging, sustainability, and community involvement. From day one, you’ll be empowered and equipped to do the best work of your life.

What you'll do...

At Sam’s Club, as a Director, Finance – Connected Planning (Sam’s Club), you play a critical role building and strengthening business optimization and financial planning capabilities to create a connected end-to-end planning experience.  You will help revolutionize how the Business and Finance set long-term strategic financial targets, achieve short-term goals, and successfully deliver value to our members, associates and stakeholders by creating a connected planning experience across all functions.  We deliver value by working with a team comprised of the business, product, engineering, data sciences, and design; collaborating with cross-functional partners, including merchandising, operations, supply chain, membership and others; and leveraging innovative technologies, such as machine learning and GenAI.

We’re looking for someone who can work in whitespace, clearly articulate how the vision and value align to the strategy, make prioritization decisions around what is delivered first, is comfortable flexing into the details of the work while also summarizing key messages for leadership, and has a high level of financial acumen. Ability to partner well and bring all functions along will be key.

If you enjoy having a significant, tangible impact and working cross functionally, this is the job for you!

You’ll make an impact by:

• Being a Trusted Partner, Collaborator, and Change Agent: Develop strong and trusting relationships within Sam’s Club and Walmart business teams. Serve as the go-to business lead – connecting cross-functional partners to solve issues, addressing pain points and implementing solutions together vs. in silos.  Deliver change management strategies to bring partners along the journey and influence different ways of thinking.
• Translating Problem Statements into Actionable Solutions – Listening, learning and understanding existing processes across all areas of the business to identify solutions which revolutionize, simplify, optimize and connect the business. Deliver a prioritized roadmap with clear, concise and actionable solutions.
• Sharing a Strong Knowledge of Financial Processes – Educate business partners and experience team members on financial processes and financial statements to foster an environment of understanding and improve the speed and quality at which we deliver solutions.
• Understanding the Organization’s Strategic Initiatives – Prioritize work which directly aligns to the Company’s strategic initiatives to accelerate growth and value.  Identify less-obvious connection points where similar workstreams occur across the organization and proactively collaborate to increase the speed at which we meet the Company’s objectives.

You’ll sweep us off our feet if:

• You have strong financial acumen and understanding of the detailed profit and loss statement.
• You love solving problems and apply creativity, resilience, and collaboration to develop actionable solutions.
• You’re a pioneer who