Kim Dodd Email & Phone Number

Bentonville, Arkansas, Us

As the Director of Finance Master Data Management, my primary responsibility is to oversee the development and implementation of policies, procedures, and standards for master data management. My goal is to ensure the accuracy, completeness, and consistency of financial master data elements across the organization. To achieve this, I lead a team of data stewards who oversee the governance, creation, and system setup of finance data elements. Working closely with stakeholders, we identify areas of improvement in financial data management processes and systems, and recommend solutions to improve efficiency and accuracy.Our team has a deep understanding of financial data, accounting principles, and the organization's business processes. We collaborate with stakeholders across the organization and geography, including accounting, finance, and technology, to ensure that financial data management processes are efficient and accurate.

Bentonville, Arkansas, Us

Leading a high performing team supporting accounting services for the business support areas of Controllership segments. Leading operational accounting decisions, accounting guidance for business led projects and analysis and reporting support to the Controllership as well as the business segments.

Bentonville, Arkansas, Us

Manage a dynamic team that provides accounting support to the Controllership through collaboration with our Global Business Services partners. Work closely with inventory and supply chain business to establish end to end accounting flows in one of the more complex areas of finance. Challenged to provide efficient accounting solutions in an agile environment and standardize processes by using current and future technology to keep up with the growing business. High expectations of the team leading to high performers while enjoying the environment and collaboration. Developing the team and watching them excel in their careers and move on to the next dynamic role.

Bentonville, Arkansas, Us

Oversight of the global subsidiary accounting team. We analyze, report and manage the legal entity accounting for Walmart subsidiaries. We provide accounting expertise it relates to intercompany accounting in our GAAP ledger, requiring our team to stay up to date on our transfer pricing agreements. Our team is responsible for the statutory accounts and audits required in local jurisdictions ensuring our company is meeting all compliance obligations. We work very closely with our domestic and international tax planning team, the corporate treasury department and the close and consolidation team.In addition to our accounting functions I provide my associates with exciting career advancement opportunities and training. Exposure to our leadership team, presentation and training development.

Bentonville, Arkansas, Us

Intercompany reconciliations, subsidiary management, legal entity financial statement preparation and presentations, manage 80+ subsidiaries, legal entity system set up, subconsolidations of tax structures, eliminations for financial reporting, capital injections and debt alignment, legal entity governance, manage monthly close process for legal entity reporting, work between our tax, segment and external reporting customers.

Bentonville, Arkansas, Us

Prepared consolidated balance sheet flux analysis for executive leadership, performed intercompany consolidations with our countries, closed the consolidated financial records monthly, managed the chart of accounts set up process, managed the topside journal entry process, helped with cash flow analysis

Bentonville, Arkansas, Us

Worked on the legal entity structure in conjunction with the SAP project. Put governance in place an ensured all legal entity accounting was done properly. This was a newly created position which allowed for process creation on legal entity handling and reporting. Worked closely on the SAP project to ensure all intercompany accounting was migrated correctly as well as cleaned up the intercompany receivable and payable prior to go live.

Worked closely with clients ranging from large companies to individuals on their tax needs consisting of but not limited to business set up, payroll, tax return preparation, tax consultation, financial report preparation, quarterly reports, client representative with IRS, year end business reports, loan report documentation and tax preparation review.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Accounting And Business/Management

Associate Of Arts (A.A.), Accounting And Business/Management