Vice President / Senior Director Finance - Wal-Mart Global Ecommerce ~ Finance Leader
Bentonville, Arkansas, Us
Spearheaded financial planning and analysis for $13B global eCommerce business, reporting to group CFO and working extensively with cross-functional partners. Led the preparation of the annual financial / operating plan; presented monthly /quarterly business highlights to senior leaders and board. Designed / implemented weekly KPI for global eCommerce leadership. Conducted performance analysis and utilized financial expertise to proactively identify risks.Optimized financial projection through development of “P&L of the Future”, which connected cost to serve with category decisions and customer purchasing patterns.Developed a real estate investment model and provided guidance to leadership on prospective deals and alignment with long-range assumptions.Contributed to the design of technology royalty agreement, with focus on tax and intelligent property considerations.Assisted leadership in balancing resource and home office locations decisions by providing analysis to show the total cost of a resource from cost per seat to total rewards.Implemented Global eCommerce Finance team strategy which significantly improved associate engagement score from 9% when taking over the teams to 93% in 2.5 years, which was the highest among CFO directs. Financial Planning & Analysis Long Range PlanAnnual Operating PlanCorporate FinanceGlobal Financial Operations ECommerce TechnologyMergers & Acquisitions Capital ExpendituresCompetitive AnalysisBusiness Case Development Risk Assessment Business Intelligence ROI / Working Capital Optimization Gross Margin MaximizationRegulatory Compliance (SOX, FAS)Management Incentive Targets P&L ManagementStaff Development & ManagementFinancial Reporting & Automation