Director, Tax – Governance and Compliance
About The Position
Walmart’s Corporate Tech. Services (CTS) 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 CTS 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 Director, Tax – Governance and Compliance will lead a high‑performing team responsible for regulatory compliance, and advanced data analytics across state and local tax, merchandise contracts and royalties, and unclaimed property obligations. This role combines deep financial and regulatory knowledge with strong data, systems, and people‑leadership capabilities. The ideal leader is comfortable operating in ambiguity, driving results under tight deadlines, and leveraging modern data platforms and AI‑enabled tools to improve accuracy, efficiency, and insight.
Requirements
- 12+ years of relevant field experience with 5+ years of formal people management experience
- Strong experience with state and local tax concepts and financial reporting in a complex, multi‑state environment.
- Demonstrated familiarity with merchandise contracts, royalty structures, and related financial implications.
- Knowledge of state unclaimed property regulations and compliance requirements.
- Proven experience working with large financial data sets in enterprise environments.
- Hands‑on experience with SAP financial data and reporting structures.
- Experience leveraging BigQuery and/or cloud‑based data platforms for financial analysis and reporting.
- Prior people leadership experience, including coaching, performance management, and team development.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field and 5 years’ experience in accounting, income tax compliance, payroll tax, or related area OR 7 years’ experience in accounting, income tax compliance, payroll tax, or related area.
- 3 years’ supervisory experience.
Nice To Haves
- Experience leading teams through regulatory, audit, or transformation initiatives.
- Exposure to automation, analytics, and AI‑enabled finance tools.
- Background in highly regulated or fast‑paced enterprise environments.
- Leading cross-functional projects
- License to practice law in at least one state
- J.D.
- Masters: Accounting
- Masters: Business
- Masters: Economics
- Masters: Finance
- Masters: Law
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) - Certificate
Responsibilities
- Supervise, manage, coach, and develop a team of finance and data professionals, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Set clear priorities, performance expectations, and development plans aligned to business objectives.
- Provide strategic direction while remaining hands‑on as needed during critical reporting, compliance, and audit cycles.
- Oversee state and local tax (SALT)–related analysis, reporting, and compliance activities across multiple jurisdictions.
- Provide leadership oversight for financial treatment and reporting of merchandise contracts and royalty arrangements, ensuring accuracy and consistency.
- Own and oversee compliance activities related to state unclaimed property regulations, including data reviews, reconciliations, and audit support.
- Ensure financial reporting outputs meet internal control standards, regulatory requirements, and leadership expectations.
- Timely complete reviews and approve various payments to states and other regulatory bodies.
- Support various audits with relevant data and work with state and other entities.
- Direct the use of large, complex data sets to support reporting, compliance, insights, and risk identification.
- Oversee team usage of SAP financial data to support reporting, reconciliation, and analytics.
- Guide the use of BigQuery and cloud‑based data platforms to improve data accessibility, scalability, and reporting efficiency.
- Partner with technology and data teams to address data quality, automation, and system enhancements.
- Identify opportunities to streamline and automate reporting and compliance processes.
- Champion responsible adoption of AI and advanced analytics to enhance accuracy, speed, and decision‑making.
- Drive standardization and documentation of processes to reduce key‑person risk and improve scalability.
- Serve as a trusted partner to Tax, Merchandizing, Accounting, Legal, Audit, Technology, and business stakeholders.
- Communicate complex financial, regulatory, and data topics clearly to senior leadership and cross‑functional partners.
- Manage competing priorities and deadlines while maintaining high quality and control standards.
Benefits
- Incentive awards for performance
- 401(k) match
- Stock purchase plan
- Paid maternity and parental leave
- PTO
- Multiple health plans
- Medical coverage
- Vision coverage
- Dental coverage
- Company-paid life insurance
- Parental leave
- Family care leave
- Bereavement
- Jury duty
- Voting leave
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- Company discounts
- Military Leave Pay
- Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
- PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes
- Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
