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Director, Controllership

Global SOX & FCPA

Shape the future of global compliance at Walmart! As Director, Controllership

Global SOX & FCPA, you'll lead the design and management of internal controls over financial reporting for a dynamic, people-led, tech-powered, omnichannel retailer. You'll play a pivotal role in transformation projects that safeguard Walmart's business integrity worldwidea rare opportunity to drive impact at scale. The Global Internal Controls (GIC) team is at the forefront of enabling Walmart's retail growth by ensuring financial accuracy and regulatory compliance. Operating collaboratively across business, compliance, and technology functions, GIC empowers Walmart to serve customers anytime, anywhere. As a key leader in this group, you'll shape robust processes that uphold trust and transparency across all Walmart segments. What You'll Do: Lead the design and implementation of internal controls for SOX and FCPA compliance, collaborating with key stakeholders across the company's largest initiatives to ensure that financial reporting and regulatory requirements are met throughout every business process. Oversee the development and rollout of business process and IT application-level controls for new systems, including facilitating test plans, managing transitions to business process owners, and integrating controls into ongoing projects to ensure effective risk mitigation. Drive process improvements and innovation by identifying opportunities to enhance compliance programs, implementing best practices, and continuously improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the organization's SOX and FCPA compliance environment on a global scale. Manage multiple concurrent global projects by coordinating cross-functional teams, aligning project requirements, ensuring project governance, and providing strategic oversight to deliver solutions that support business transformation and regulatory compliance. Communicate complex findings, control issues, and project status to executive leadership, making informed recommendations and influencing company-wide compliance strategy to protect the organization and drive continuous improvement. What You'll Bring: A proven track record of expertise in SOX, FCPA, and business process controls, supported by at least 9 years of auditing experience in a Big 4 or regional public accounting firm, and deep knowledge of accounting, auditing, and IT concepts. Demonstrated ability to lead global compliance initiatives, drive process improvements, and effectively influence and partner with stakeholders within large, matrixed organizations, ensuring alignment and adoption of best practices. Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, with experience in evaluating complex control environments, identifying root causes of deficiencies, and implementing effective remediation strategies in a rapidly changing regulatory landscape. Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to clearly convey complex compliance requirements to a diverse range of stakeholders and present executive-level findings and recommendations. Required proficiency in Spanish and a bachelor's or master's degree in accounting, with a passion for continuous learning and adapting quickly to evolving regulatory standards and business needs. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field and 5 years' experience in finance, accounting, or related area OR 7 years' experience in finance, accounting, or related area. 2 years' supervisory experience. Preferred Qualifications: Certified Public Accountant designation, Leading and completing cross-functional projects, Master's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or related field, Using Essbase Primary Location: 703 Associate Drive, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of America