Senior Manager, Controllership

About the role

As a Senior Manager, Controllership, you will play a critical role in shaping the integrity and transparency of financial reporting while driving high-impact initiatives across the enterprise. This position offers a unique opportunity to operate at the intersection of accounting, strategy, and operations—providing visibility to senior leadership and influencing key business decisions. You will provide oversight of financial reporting and compliance processes, ensuring alignment with accounting standards and regulatory requirements. In this role, you will manage complex, end-to-end processes that directly impact financial statements, internal controls, and audit outcomes. You will also champion continuous improvement, modernize accounting operations, and provide insightful financial guidance to support strategic growth. Equally important, you will build and develop multi-functional business relationships while fostering a culture grounded in integrity, collaboration, accountability, and operational excellence.

About the Team

The Corporate Accounting team is a dynamic and collaborative group at the forefront of enterprise financial integrity. We support critical accounting, risk management, and internal control activities across corporate functions—including capital markets, with responsibility for long-term debt and derivatives. Our team partners closely with stakeholders across finance, treasury, operations, and compliance to deliver accurate and timely reporting, strengthen risk management, and drive enterprise-wide process improvements. We are deeply committed to continuous improvement, leveraging data and insights to enhance financial reporting and decision-making while maintaining rigorous control standards in support of the company’s strategic priorities.

Responsibilities

• Oversee accounting and reporting processes related to Corporate functions and controls.
• Own and deliver high-quality financial reporting and analysis across the balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement.
• Contribute to external reporting (10-Qs, 10-Ks), ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance.
• Drive adherence to US GAAP, SOX, and regulatory requirements, strengthening internal controls and audit readiness.
• Partner with cross-functional leaders to provide financial insights and strategic guidance that influence planning, decision-making, and execution.
• Identify and implement process improvements and automation opportunities to enhance efficiency, scalability, and control.

Requirements

• Strong background in accounting and financial reporting, with deep knowledge of US GAAP, internal controls, and audit frameworks.
• Proven ability to lead through complexity, manage cross-functional initiatives, and influence senior stakeholders.
• A passion for continuous improvement, with experience driving process transformation and operational efficiency.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts into business insights.
• A growth mindset—you challenge the status quo, embrace innovation, and continuously seek better ways of working.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field and 4 years’ experience in finance, accounting, or related area OR 6 years’ experience in finance, accounting, or related area.
• 1 year’s supervisory experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Relational Database Management System (RDMS) experience.
• Experience working on cross-functional teams or projects.
• Master's in Business Administration.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) certification.

Benefits

• Competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards.
• Health benefits including medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• Financial benefits including 401(k), stock purchase, and company-paid life insurance.
• Paid time off benefits including PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Company discounts.
• Military Leave Pay.
• Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
• Live Better U: Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates, covering high school completion, bachelor's degrees, English Language Learning, and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid by Walmart. Eligibility requirements apply.

Pay

The annual salary range for this position is $90,000.00 - $180,000.00. Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses and stock for certain positions.

Primary Location: 1300 Se 8th St, Bentonville, AR 72712, United States of America