(USA) Manager, Creative - Production Financial Planning Manager

Position Summary... We are seeking a builder-minded Production Financial Planning & Operations Manager to help transform how a high-volume creative organization manages its production finances. This role also plays a critical role in ensuring production financials are accurately represented within the broader Creative organization, partnering closely with Financial Planning counterparts to drive alignment, consistency, and a unified financial view of Walmart Creative.

About the team: This role sits at the intersection of production, finance, and operations, and is responsible for owning the systems, processes, and data that power financial planning across projects. You will replace manual, fragmented workflows with scalable, automated solutions that improve visibility, accuracy, and decision-making.

This is not a traditional FP&A role. The ideal candidate is a systems thinker and operator who thrives in ambiguity, enjoys structuring complex processes, and builds tools that enable teams to work more efficiently.

In this role, you will own and strengthen production financial operations by centralizing forecasting, budget tracking, reconciliation, and reporting. You will build scalable systems, automated controls, and standardized workflows that improve data integrity, visibility, and accountability. As the source of truth for production financial data, you will identify risks, explain variances, and translate insights into action.

You will partner closely with Production, Finance, Resourcing, and Operations to align assumptions, resolve discrepancies, and create a unified financial reporting ecosystem that enables leadership to focus on strategic decisions.

7+ years' experience in FP&A, business operations, or production finance

Strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting, and procurement lifecycle

• Experience or interest in automation and AI tools to improve workflows

The annual salary range for this position is $104,000.00 - $202,000.00

Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.

Bachelor’s degree in Design, Marketing, Creative Writing, Advertising, Fine Arts, or related field and 1 year's experience in interactive design, editorial content management, or related field OR 3 years' experience in interactive design, editorial content management, or related field.

Managing interactive projects in an online creative or related digital field, Working for or with creative agencies, Working with content management systems., Working with Design Software (For example, Adobe Creative Suite), including proficiency in advanced functions (For example, multi-layer masking and compositing)

850 Cherry Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066-3031, United States of America