Associate Manager, Finance Innovation, Technology & Transformation

Best Buy; Minnesota; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Employee discount

Retirement resources

Well-being support

Job summary

Best Buy seeks an Associate Manager, Finance Innovation, Technology & Transformation (FITT) to lead AI-driven process improvements and automation across Controllership and Operations. You’ll work virtually and travel as needed, but must live within a drivable distance to Richfield, MN.

You’ll build solutions, coach teams on new tech, and turn ideas into practical results that strengthen controls and reduce manual effort.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in finance, accounting, operations, analytics, automation, or transformation.
• Intermediate level of proficiency with finance acumen and controls.
• Advanced proficiency with Alteryx, Copilot, Power BI, Power Automate, Power Apps, Excel, SharePoint, SQL, GitHub or similar tools.
• Awareness of how AI, automation, and analytics can mitigate risk.

Responsibilities

• Build and implement AI/automation solutions.
• Drive adoption of Copilot and other AI capabilities through training.
• Identify opportunities to simplify processes and improve efficiency.
• Partner with finance, operations, tax, and technology teams.
• Establish governance and best practices for AI/data management.
• Support continuous improvement and technology adoption across the organization.

Skills

Finance knowledge

Analytics

Automation

Digital fluency

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Equivalent experience

Tools

Alteryx

Copilot

Power BI

Power Automate

Power Apps

Excel

SharePoint

SQL

GitHub

Job description

As the Associate Manager, Finance Innovation, Technology & Transformation (FITT), you'll help transform how our finance teams work through AI, automation, and process improvement. You'll identify opportunities to simplify work, improve decision-making, strengthen controls, and reduce manual effort across Controllership and Operations. You'll also partner with business teams, coach users on new technologies, and help turn innovative ideas into practical solutions that drive meaningful results.

In this role, you'll primarily work virtually from home or another non-Best Buy location. However, you must live within a drivable distance to our corporate campus in Richfield, Minnesota. The specific work arrangements vary by role and team, and the recruiter or hiring manager will provide additional details during the hiring process.

What You'll Do

• Build and implement solutions using AI, automation, analytics, and productivity tools.
• Drive adoption of Copilot and other AI capabilities through training and coaching.
• Identify opportunities to simplify processes and improve efficiency.
• Partner with teams across finance, operations, tax, and technology.
• Establish best practices for AI, automation, and data management.
• Support continuous improvement and technology adoption across the organization

Basic Qualifications

• 4+ years in finance, accounting, operations, analytics, automation, or transformation.
• Intermediate level of proficiency of finance acumen of accounting processes, reporting, controls and operations.
• Advanced level of proficiency with Alteryx, Copilot, Power BI, Power Automate, Power Apps, Excel, SharePoint, SQL, GitHub or similar tools.
• Do you have digital fluency on where AI, automation, and analytics help or create risk.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Analytics, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent experience
• Advanced level of proficiency with scaling AI, automation, analytics or digital transformation initiatives.
• Advanced level of proficiency in process redesign, change management, and adoption strategies.
• Advanced level of proficiency in developing governance frameworks, standards, or operating models for technology-enabled solutions.
• CPA, Power Platform, Alteryx, analytics, project management or related certification.

What’s In It For You

We’re committed to helping our people thrive at work and at home. Best Buy offers a range of benefits to support your overall well-being and provide support as you need it, especially at key moments in your life.

Our Benefits Include

• Competitive pay
• Great employee discount
• Financial savings and retirement resources
• Support for your physical and mental well-being

Best Buy provides different types of leaves of absence (LOA) and potential pay sources to employees based on eligibility. The length of your LOA depends on your situation, where you live, your full-time or part-time employment status, and federal and state regulations. Intermittent or reduced-schedule leave is also available for certain medical or family care leaves. Paid time off (vacation or PTO) is offered to full-time and part-time employees based on work location, employment status, salary or hourly status (exempt/non-exempt), and years of continued or bridged service.

Certain roles, where market norms demand it, are eligible for various forms of incentive pay to drive performance and offer recognition for achieving financial and strategic results. For more information about our incentive pay plans, including eligibility, please refer to our Incentive Programs Summary.

For more information about benefits, LOA and paid time off, please refer to our Benefits Guide.

About Us

As part of the Best Buy team, you’ll help us fulfill our purpose to enrich lives through technology. We bring that to life every day by humanizing and personalizing tech solutions for every stage of life — in our stores, online and in customers’ homes.

Our culture is built on deeply supporting and valuing our amazing employees who make it all possible. We’re committed to being a great place to work, where you can unlock unique career possibilities. Above all, we aim to provide a place where you can bring your full, authentic self to work now and into the future. Tomorrow works here.

Best Buy is an equal opportunity employer.

Application deadline

Minimum of 5 days from the posting date. You can find that date above the job title at the top of the page.

Position Type: Full timePandoLogic. Keywords: Finance Manager, Location: Minneapolis, MN - 55423