Senior Manager, Business Analysis and Insights – Tax, Withholdings & Garnishments

Walmart • Bentonville, AR

6d • $80,000 - $155,000

About The Position

Position Summary... The Senior Manager, Business Analysis & Insights leads analytics‑driven strategy and execution across Spark Earnings Excellence, with primary ownership of tax reporting, statutory and court‑ordered withholdings, garnishments, and regulatory earnings compliance. This role partners closely with Tax, Legal, Operations, Product, and Engineering teams to drive accuracy, compliance, and scalable earnings solutions. The role serves as the end‑to-end business owner for earnings‑related process, system, and automation initiatives—translating regulatory and statutory requirements into clear, audit‑ready business requirements and measurable outcomes. About Spark Driver Earnings The Spark Driver Earnings team is responsible for the accurate calculation, withholding, disbursement, and reporting of independent contractor earnings. The team plays a critical role in regulatory compliance, tax accuracy, audit readiness, and continuous improvement, directly impacting driver experience and company risk management. What you'll do... Partner with Tax, Legal, Operations, Product, and Engineering to evaluate and improve end‑to-end earnings and withholding processes. Lead current‑state and future‑state assessments focused on 1099 reporting, statutory withholding, and regulatory earnings impacts. Own the business intake, prioritization, delivery, and stabilization of systems and automation supporting earnings compliance. Define clear, audit‑ready business requirements (BRDs/PRDs), including controls, data needs, and acceptance criteria. Manage and prioritize work based on regulatory urgency, compliance risk, business value, and delivery capacity. Ensure solutions are scalable, compliant by design, and supported by measurable KPIs. What you’ll bring... Experience delivering business analysis and insights in regulated or compliance‑driven environments. Strong ability to evaluate financial, tax, and operational performance and recommend compliant, data‑backed solutions. Demonstrated success leading complex, cross‑functional initiatives across Legal, Tax, Operations, and Technology. Experience translating statutory and regulatory requirements into business and system needs. Executive‑level communication skills and the ability to influence without authority. Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Analytics, or related field, or equivalent experience. The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process. At Walmart, we want to make sure your experience connecting with us is seamless and straightforward. Here’s what to expect when interacting with us as recruiters: We’ll reach out via verified LinkedIn profiles or emails ending in "@walmart.com.” or “@samsclub.com”. All job opportunities and applications are hosted on our official careers site: http://careers.walmart.com. There is no cost or payment required to apply or be considered for a position. If you have any doubts about a communication, feel free to visit our careers page to verify authenticity. Thank you for exploring opportunities at Walmart!

Requirements

• Experience delivering business analysis and insights in regulated or compliance‑driven environments.
• Strong ability to evaluate financial, tax, and operational performance and recommend compliant, data‑backed solutions.
• Demonstrated success leading complex, cross‑functional initiatives across Legal, Tax, Operations, and Technology.
• Experience translating statutory and regulatory requirements into business and system needs.
• Executive‑level communication skills and the ability to influence without authority.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Analytics, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Analytics, Statistics, or related field and 4 years’ experience in data analytics, project management, business, or related area OR 6 years’ experience in data analytics, project management, business, or related area.
• 2 years’ experience using intermediate functionality of Microsoft Office.

Nice To Haves

• Statistical Programming Language
• Supervising Associates
• Working on cross-functional teams or projects
• Masters: Business Administration
• Project Management - Project Management Professional - Certification
• Six Sigma Black Belt - Certification
• Six Sigma Green Belt - Certification

Responsibilities

• Partner with Tax, Legal, Operations, Product, and Engineering to evaluate and improve end‑to-end earnings and withholding processes.
• Lead current‑state and future‑state assessments focused on 1099 reporting, statutory withholding, and regulatory earnings impacts.
• Own the business intake, prioritization, delivery, and stabilization of systems and automation supporting earnings compliance.
• Define clear, audit‑ready business requirements (BRDs/PRDs), including controls, data needs, and acceptance criteria.
• Manage and prioritize work based on regulatory urgency, compliance risk, business value, and delivery capacity.
• Ensure solutions are scalable, compliant by design, and supported by measurable KPIs.

Benefits

• At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet.
• Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage.
• Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance.
• Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.
• Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.
• You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable.
• 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.
• Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees