(USA) Manager, Record to Report - Cost Accountant

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.

The Manager, Record to Report - Cost Accountant is responsible for managing and analyzing the costs associated with manufacturing finished goods. This role involves tracking material movements, managing bills of materials (BOMs), performing variance analysis, and assisting with audits and inventory management. The Manager, Record to Report - Cost Accountant will work closely with the plant and home office teams to identify cost savings opportunities and ensure accurate financial reporting.

What you'll do:

• Financial Accountant Role: Understand the financial impacts of costing materials and the flow of expenses and balances.
• Cost Understanding: Analyze drivers of costs related to the plant and specific products, pushing all costs to line and material levels to understand the true costs of manufacturing finished goods.
• Cost Savings at Product Level: Work with the plant and home office team to identify and eliminate waste in the product stream.
• Analyze and Reconcile Inventory Balance Sheet Accounts: Perform deep item-level analysis of drivers of Materials Management (MM)/Inventory Management (IM) and monthly reconciliation of inventory balances.
• Assist with Audits: Build relationships with the plant to assist with and document all audits and controls related to materials.
• Track Material Movements: Track material movements in SAP, understand the normal flow of products, and help the plant identify areas of improvement.
• BOM Understanding and Costing: Manage and update BOMs, ensuring accurate costing of finished goods.
• Closing: Perform all aspects of closing from the MM/IM side of the business, ensuring process orders are accurately completed and costed.
• AP/AR: Assist with managing vendor master listings and ensure material purchase orders are correctly received and vendors are paid.
• Fixed Assets: Assist with the inventory and management of fixed assets within SAP.
• Activity Rates: Assist with the calculation of activity rates in SAP for various cost drivers.
• Forecasting: Assist with forecasting in all areas of the factory, particularly those touched by BOMs.
• Variance Analysis: Analyze results from process orders to understand drivers of variance and work with the plant to reduce variances.
• Process Order Management: Ensure process orders are closed timely and accurately.
• Stat Key/Allocation Management: Run key statistical figure allocations and distributions at month-end.
• Prepare Inventory Reports: Produce accurate and timely inventory reports to inform leadership of inventory balances and performance.
• Material Flow: Have strong knowledge of material physical and systemic flow from ordering to sales.

What You'll Bring:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in cost accounting or related role.
• Proficiency in SAP and other accounting software.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, advanced functions and data analysis tools.
• Strong analytical and problem-solv