Production Financial Planning & Operations Manager

Insight Global is looking for a builder-minded Production Financial Planning & Operations Analyst to help transform how a high-volume creative organization manages its production finances.

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. 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.


You will:
- Centralize and streamline financial operations across production
- Build systems and processes that ensure data integrity and real-time visibility
- Proactively identify financial risks and surface actionable insights
- Enable leadership to focus on strategic decisions rather than operational execution

Responsibilities
1. Financial Operations Ownership
• Own the end-to-end financial operations cycle for production, including forecast consolidation, budget tracking, and monthly reconciliation
• Ensure alignment across project-level budgets, forecasts, and actual spend
• Establish standardized, repeatable processes to improve accuracy and efficiency
2. Systems & Tool Ownership
• Own and evolve core financial planning and tracking tools
• Design centralized data structures that reduce duplication and eliminate version control issues
• Build and manage data flows across systems
• Serve as the source of truth owner for production financial data
3. Automation, Controls & Risk Management
• Develop automated controls such as budget alerts and variance flags
• Build proactive risk identification frameworks
4. Budget Governance & Workflow Management
• Design budget movement workflows and approval processes
• Implement structured audit trails with standardized documentation
• Review budget updates, forecast changes, and inconsistencies
5. Forecasting & Reporting
• Own monthly forecasting process
• Build dashboards and reporting tools for visibility
• Translate financial data into actionable insights
6. Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Partner with production, finance, and operations teams
• Support alignment across tools and workflows
• Provide financial visibility across production areas
7. Financial Alignment & Strategic Partnership
• Partner closely with the Financial Planning Manager for Creative Resourcing to ensure alignment across total Walmart Creative financials
• Ensure production financials are accurately reflected within the overall Creative financial picture, including:
§ Forecast alignment
§ Variance explanations
§ Consistent assumptions and timing
• Support development of a unified financial reporting ecosystem across Walmart Creative, enabling leadership to make informed, strategic decisions
• Identify and resolve discrepancies across financial domains to maintain a single, cohesive view of spend and investment
8. Contract Management
• Manage contract approvals including change order requests with external vendors
• Liaise with Agency Relations and Legal teams to ensure contract compliance
• Create purchase orders (POs) for agencies, vendors, contractors, and any financial needs for WCS/Marketing

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Required Skills & Experience
- 7+ years' experience in FP&A, business operations, or production finance
- Strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting, and procurement lifecycle
- Advanced Excel skills
- Experience with Airtable or similar tools
- Dashboard/reporting experience (Tableau, Power BI, etc.)
- Ability to turn manual processes into scalable systems
- Strong process design and documentation skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- High attention to detail
- Strong cross-functional collaboration skills
- Clear communication of complex financial concepts
- Experience or interest in automation and AI tools to improve workflows


Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.