Finance Leadership Development Program Intern

Posted on 9/4/2025

Walmart

Walmart

Compensation Overview

$26 - $51/hr

Bentonville, AR, USA

In Person

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

TheWalmart Finance MBA Leadership Development Program(FLDP) Internship is a highly selective opportunity to work on challenging and impactful projects to drive Walmart’s global business forward. This is a chance to be part of the largest retail transformation in history. As Walmart continues to adapt alongside shifting customer preferences, we need a robust pipeline of talented leaders with the strategic, analytical, and change management skills to deliver on our mission: to help people save money so they can live better. The Walmart Finance MBA Leadership Development Program is an important way Walmart builds that pipeline. Successful completion of the internship program provides a direct opportunity to secure placement in the full-time program.


What you can expect from the internship program:
• Placement on one of our Finance & Strategy teams throughout the company, including Corporate, Walmart US, Walmart International, and Sam’s Club. All internship placements will be based in Bentonville.
• Opportunity to lead a project throughout the 10-week summer assignment. We work hard to identify meaningful, well-scoped projects with great leaders to help you deliver value and own a process end-to-end during the summer. Past internship projects examples include Walmart Connect, digital food strategy, omni-channel pharmacy strategy, and supply chain innovation / automation.
• Conduct data analysis, build robust financial models, and drive strategic insight.
• Gain exposure to senior leaders through executive roundtables, CFO speaker series, mentorship, and end of summer project presentations.
• Develop a strong peer networking with your FLDP intern cohort and program alumni through a variety of evening and weekend social activities that will allow you to explore all that Northwest Arkansas has to offer.
• Engage in cohort-wide developmental opportunities to sharpen skills, build core competencies, and expand your holistic knowledge of the Walmart business.


Minimum Qualifications:
• Currently enrolled in an MBA program with a graduation date of December 2026 or Spring 2027.
• 4+ years of industry or military work experience required.
• Professional experience in Finance, Strategy, Accounting, or related field preferred.
• 1 year of experience managing people or cross functional teams preferred.
• 2 year of experience working in a large, complex, matrixed organization preferred.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, experience presenting to leadership
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills, comfort with large datasets, proficient in Microsoft Excel
• Authorization to work in US without restrictions at the time of application

You will fit in great if you…
• Can excel at both high-level strategic thinking and detailed execution
• Use data as the background for solving complex problems
• Are successful at influencing others, leading teams, and working in a collaborative cross-functional, matrixed environment
• Have proven ability to manage multiple, contending priorities simultaneously
• Have the ability to thrive in an ambiguous environment, and when given a deadline you know how to motivate yourself, your managers, and associates to meet it
• Don’t hesitate in public speaking or writing a paper and you have strong verbal and written communication skills
• Enjoy working with numbers and using data to provide thought-provoking and workable solutions
• Have a track record of taking ownership and driving results

Respect the Individual: Demonstrates and encourages respect for all builds a highperforming team seeks and embraces differences in people cultures ideas and experiences creates a workplace where all associates feel seen supported and connected through culture of belonging so associates thrive and perform drives a positive associate and customermember experience for all identifies attracts and retains the best team members

Respect the Individual: Creates a discipline and focus around developing talent through feedback coaching mentoring and developmental opportunities promotes an environment allowing everyone to bring their best selves to work empowers associates and partners to act in the best interest of the customermember and company and regularly recognizes others contributions and accomplishments

Respect the Individual: Builds strong and trusting relationships with team members and business partners works collaboratively and crossfunctionally to achieve objectives and communicates and listens attentively with energy and positivity to motivate influence and inspire commitment and action

Act with Integrity: Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity ethics and compliance models the Walmart values and leads by example to foster our culture supports Walmarts goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact for associates customers and the world around us eg creating a sense of belonging eliminating waste participating in local giving

Act with Integrity: Follows the law our code of conduct and company policies and sets expectations for others to do the same promotes an environment where associates feel comfortable sharing concerns and reinforces our culture of nonretaliation listens to concerns raised by associates takes action and encourages others to do the same holds self and others accountable for achieving results in a way that is consistent with our values

Act with Integrity: Acts as an altruistic servant leader and is consistently humble selfaware honest and transparent

Serve our Customers and Members Delivers expected business results while putting the customermember first and consistently applying an omnimerchant mindset and acts with an Every Day LowCost mindset to drive value and Every Day Low Prices for customersmembers

Serve our Customers and Members Adopts a holistic perspective that considers data analytics customermember insights and different parts of the business when making plans and shaping the teams strategy

Strive for Excellence: Consistently raises the bar and seeks to improve demonstrates curiosity and a growth mindset seeks feedback asks thoughtful questions fosters an environment that supports learning innovation and learning from mistakes and intelligent risktaking and exhibits resilience in the face of setbacks

Strive for Excellence: Seeks and implements continuous improvements and encourages the team to leverage new digital tools and ways of working

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At Walmart, we offer competitive pay and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet!

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For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.

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The hourly wage range for this position is $26.00-$51.00*

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*The actual hourly rate will equal or exceed the required minimum wage applicable to the job location.

Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Primary Location...

702 Sw 8Th St, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of AmericaWalmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.