(usa) Senior Analyst, Financial Planning and Analysis

Walmart Walmart · Retail · Irvine, CA, Los Angeles, CA

Senior Financial Analyst role focused on financial planning, analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting within Walmart's Platform+ media and technology division. The role involves consolidating forecasts, preparing P&L analysis, supporting executive presentations, gathering and analyzing large datasets for Platform+ metrics, and creating performance dashboards. It requires partnering with cross-functional teams including Product, Data, and Operations.

What you'd actually do

  1. Consolidate monthly forecasts, annual budget and long-range plan outlook
  2. Assist in the preparation and analysis of consolidated P&L for Actuals and Forecasts, help the FP&A team on deliverables and ongoing variance analysis
  3. Preparation of monthly, quarterly business review, and other executive level presentations with financial analysis, variance explanations and key business insights
  4. Help gather, analyze large datasets, and report Platform+ metrics data by working with cross functional teams within the company
  5. Create and maintain dashboards and reporting tools to monitor operational performance

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel
  • Advanced Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Financial analysis
  • Budgeting
  • Forecasting
  • Variance analysis
  • Financial reporting
  • Data analysis
  • Business narrative development
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Project management
  • Attention to detail
  • Problem-solving

Nice to have

  • MBA or CPA
  • Experience with data analytics and visualization tools (e.g., Power BI)
  • Understanding of accounting concepts

What the JD emphasized

  • minimum education level of a bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting
  • advanced expertise with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint)
  • experience with data analytics and visualization tools such as power BI