(USA) Director, Finance
About The Position
The Director, Finance leads long-term financial planning, collaborating across departments to align corporate goals with financial targets and risk assessments. The role partners with senior management to analyze business performance, support budgeting, and enhance financial reporting transparency. It provides strategic insights through complex financial modeling and forecasting to guide business decisions. The position oversees control structures to mitigate financial risks and drives continuous improvement, talent development, integrity, accountability, and operational excellence. The Finance team at Sam’s Club partners across departments to support business priorities through financial rigor, objective decision-making, proactive risk management, financial planning, performance analysis, and actionable insights.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field and 5 years of experience in accounting, finance, or a relevant area, or 7 years of experience in accounting, finance, or a related area.
- 2 years of supervisory experience.
- 2 years of experience leading and completing cross-functional projects.
- Extensive experience in financial planning, analysis, and forecasting to support strategic decision-making.
- Proven ability to develop and manage operating budgets and financial statements with accuracy and transparency.
- Strong expertise in financial modeling and variance analysis to identify risks and opportunities.
- Demonstrated success collaborating cross-functionally to align financial goals with corporate objectives.
- Skilled in driving long-term financial strategies and providing actionable insights to senior management.
- Experience managing complex control structures to mitigate financial risks and ensure compliance.
- Ability to communicate financial information clearly to a diversified group of stakeholders and influence business outcomes.
Nice To Haves
- Strategic planning experience.
- Experience working in a large, complex, matrixed organization.
- Master of Business Administration.
- Certified Public Accountant certification.
Responsibilities
- Lead long-term financial planning by collaborating with departments to align financial targets with corporate goals and assess risk levels.
- Partner with senior management to analyze business performance, identify gaps, and provide insights on budget processes and retail trends.
- Manage control structures to mitigate financial misstatement risks and enhance reporting transparency across financial systems.
- Develop complex financial models and prepare presentations to support strategic business decisions and communicate forecasts.
- Oversee global financial consolidation, ensuring accuracy and resolving timing issues with operational teams.
- Drive business strategy by analyzing costs, forecasts, and operational processes to identify improvement opportunities.
Benefits
- Competitive pay.
- Performance-based bonus awards.
- Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
- 401(k).
- Stock purchase.
- Company-paid life insurance.
- Paid time off, including PTO and/or PPTO for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
- Parental leave, family care leave, bereavement leave, jury duty leave, and voting leave.
- Short-term and long-term disability.
- Company discounts.
- Military Leave Pay.
- Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
- Company-paid education through Live Better U, including eligible tuition, books, and fees.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
