What are the responsibilities and job description for the Financial Analyst position at The Home Depot?
Position Purpose:
This position will support Home Depot's Services business primarily focused on expense management. This includes, but is not limited to: short and long term expense planning, month end close activities, account level analysis to help detect and manage outliers, and supporting day-to-day operations including questions from our corporate and field (non-corporate) partners.
Key Responsibilities:
- Performs economic and financial research and analyzes internal and external issues related to sales, gross margin, rate of return, working capital, investment, financial performance, and other financial metrics.
- Compiles or prepares reports, graphs and charts of developed data.
- Conducts special financial and statistical studies as directed in coordination with other departments in the preparation of statistical studies.
- Gathers and correlates basic information using established and defined financial procedures
Direct Manager/Direct Reports:
- This position typically reports to a Finance Manager
- This position has no direct reports
Travel Requirements:
- Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.
Physical Requirements:
- Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.
Working Conditions:
- Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.
- Must meet reasonable deadlines, quotas or demands for accuracy and/or may be involved in some mildly difficult situations
Minimum Qualifications:
- Must be eighteen years of age or older.
- Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.
Preferred Qualifications:
- A Bachelor' s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or related field is preferred.
- 1 years experience in Corporate Finance is preferred.
Minimum Education:
- The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.
Minimum Years of Work Experience:
- 1
Competencies:
- Excellent problem solving skills.
- Analytical skills.