Contractors’ Warehouse —
Sr. Analyst – Inventory Accounting
Location – Atlanta, GA
Job ID – Req129255
Category – Finance/Accounting
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Location – Atlanta, GA
Job ID – Req129255
Category – Finance/Accounting
Company Overview
What’s the best place we’ve ever built? The place where we work. At Home Depot, our goal is to provide the highest level of service, the broadest selection of products, and the most competitive prices. As the world’s largest home improvement specialty retailer, we operate more than 2,200 retail stores across North America. And each of our associates are focused one thing — helping our customers build and improve their homes, businesses, and ultimately their lives.
Position Purpose:
The Inventory Accounting team serves as a strategic and innovative partner focused on supporting business growth, as part of a world-class controllership organization.
The Senior Inventory Accounting Analyst is responsible for the day to day activities related to their tower, including supporting the Company’s ongoing financial transformation, and assisting in the close process while partnering with internal teams and external business partners to help resolve discrepancies and solve problems. This role would need foundational skills in inventory accounting and financial reporting. In addition, Senior Analysts may be responsible for the maintaining, filing, and/or distribution of required documentation for internal and external purposes.
As a Senior Analyst, you will work on departmental and strategic projects, support the Company’s ongoing financial transformation, collaborate with project/product managers, and balance your own workload. This role is expected to present continuous improvement insights and recommendations to managers and leaders. In addition, Senior Analysts will collaborate with cross-functional teams, requiring effective communication skills, and the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- 5% Collaboration – Leverages prior experiences to help develop and recommend solutions
- Effectively develops trust and collaboration with internal customers and cross-functional teams in other towers
- Collaborates with appropriate team members to gather input and feedback concerning business needs
- Understands the technical needs required for successfully tackling business problems
- 75% Operational Duties – Execute required tasks related to the delivery of the Inventory Accounting Team
- Work coordinately with other teams providing or receiving information as needed
- Support work that needs to be done with internal or external customers.
- Interprets data contained in reports and ledgers
- Provides advice and analysis to increase the efficiency and improve the tasks that are done
- Supports the work of more junior analysts
- Resolves issues and problems related to their job function.
- Executes month end / year end processes
- Monitor and works towards meeting KPIs and SLAs defined for the area
- Assists manager with building and interpreting analysis for providing insights to the business
- 15% Project Management & Team Support – Work with project teams and business partners to complete project goals
- Helps prioritize assignments and ensure quality and accuracy of work
- 5% Skill Building & Professional Development – Seek further knowledge on key developments and trends within finance (e.g., analytics, intelligent automation, robotics)
- Participate in the continuous improvement of financial shared services processes and tools
Direct Manager/Direct Reports:
- This Position typically reports to Lead Analyst, Manager or Sr. Manager
- This Position has 0 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. Conditions could produce mild discomfort on occasion.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Must be eighteen years of age or older.
- Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.
Preferred Qualifications:
-
2-4 years of relevant work experience
-
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or related software as well as other accounting software programs.
-
Thorough understanding of accounting and / or finance principles and practices, generally accepted accounting principles, and generally accepted auditing standards
-
Ability to work independently and complete work on schedule within a fast-paced environment
-
Ability to anticipate work needs and interact professionally with customers
-
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
-
Strong analytical, problem solving, and research skills
-
Experience with data analytics / data visualization
-
Experience with application and implementation of difference systems, applications and innovative technologies like SAP S4 Hana, Google BigQuery, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence
-
Ability to prepare and present clear, concise administrative and financial reports
Minimum Education:
- The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a high school diploma and/or GED.
Preferred Education:
- Bachelor degree in Accounting or Finance
Minimum Years of Work Experience:
- 2
Competencies:
- Action Oriented
- Nimble Learning
- Collaborates
- Cultivates Innovation
- Instills Trust
- Optimizes Work Processes
- Builds Networks
- Communicates Effectively
- Customer Focus
- Drives Results
Paid Time Off Benefits
Salaried associates are eligible for 2 weeks of vacation in their first year; FT hourly will be eligible for 40 hours of paid vacation time after 6 months of continuous service; (for positions in Washington State, Spokane, and Tacoma only) – Salary and Temporary associates will earn 1 hour of sick time for every 40 hours worked; FT associates will earn 1 hour of sick time for every 40 hours worked or 4 hours per month, whichever is greater; (for positions in Seattle only) – Salary and Temporary associates will earn 1 hour of sick time for every 30 hours worked; FT associates will earn 1 hour of sick time for every 30 hours worked or 4 hours per month, whichever is greater.
Location – Atlanta, GA
Job ID – Req129255
Category – Finance/Accounting
Role Overview
Position Purpose:
The Inventory Accounting team serves as a strategic and innovative partner focused on supporting business growth, as part of a world-class controllership organization.
The Senior Inventory Accounting Analyst is responsible for the day to day activities related to their tower, including supporting the Company’s ongoing financial transformation, and assisting in the close process while partnering with internal teams and external business partners to help resolve discrepancies and solve problems. This role would need foundational skills in inventory accounting and financial reporting. In addition, Senior Analysts may be responsible for the maintaining, filing, and/or distribution of required documentation for internal and external purposes.
As a Senior Analyst, you will work on departmental and strategic projects, support the Company’s ongoing financial transformation, collaborate with project/product managers, and balance your own workload. This role is expected to present continuous improvement insights and recommendations to managers and leaders. In addition, Senior Analysts will collaborate with cross-functional teams, requiring effective communication skills, and the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- 5% Collaboration – Leverages prior experiences to help develop and recommend solutions
- Effectively develops trust and collaboration with internal customers and cross-functional teams in other towers
- Collaborates with appropriate team members to gather input and feedback concerning business needs
- Understands the technical needs required for successfully tackling business problems
- 75% Operational Duties – Execute required tasks related to the delivery of the Inventory Accounting Team
- Work coordinately with other teams providing or receiving information as needed
- Support work that needs to be done with internal or external customers.
- Interprets data contained in reports and ledgers
- Provides advice and analysis to increase the efficiency and improve the tasks that are done
- Supports the work of more junior analysts
- Resolves issues and problems related to their job function.
- Executes month end / year end processes
- Monitor and works towards meeting KPIs and SLAs defined for the area
- Assists manager with building and interpreting analysis for providing insights to the business
- 15% Project Management & Team Support – Work with project teams and business partners to complete project goals
- Helps prioritize assignments and ensure quality and accuracy of work
- 5% Skill Building & Professional Development – Seek further knowledge on key developments and trends within finance (e.g., analytics, intelligent automation, robotics)
- Participate in the continuous improvement of financial shared services processes and tools
Direct Manager/Direct Reports:
- This Position typically reports to Lead Analyst, Manager or Sr. Manager
- This Position has 0 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. Conditions could produce mild discomfort on occasion.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Must be eighteen years of age or older.
- Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.
Preferred Qualifications:
-
2-4 years of relevant work experience
-
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or related software as well as other accounting software programs.
-
Thorough understanding of accounting and / or finance principles and practices, generally accepted accounting principles, and generally accepted auditing standards
-
Ability to work independently and complete work on schedule within a fast-paced environment
-
Ability to anticipate work needs and interact professionally with customers
-
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
-
Strong analytical, problem solving, and research skills
-
Experience with data analytics / data visualization
-
Experience with application and implementation of difference systems, applications and innovative technologies like SAP S4 Hana, Google BigQuery, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence
-
Ability to prepare and present clear, concise administrative and financial reports
Minimum Education:
- The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a high school diploma and/or GED.
Preferred Education:
- Bachelor degree in Accounting or Finance
Minimum Years of Work Experience:
- 2
Competencies:
- Action Oriented
- Nimble Learning
- Collaborates
- Cultivates Innovation
- Instills Trust
- Optimizes Work Processes
- Builds Networks
- Communicates Effectively
- Customer Focus
- Drives Results
Paid Time Off Benefits
Salaried associates are eligible for 2 weeks of vacation in their first year; FT hourly will be eligible for 40 hours of paid vacation time after 6 months of continuous service; (for positions in Washington State, Spokane, and Tacoma only) – Salary and Temporary associates will earn 1 hour of sick time for every 40 hours worked; FT associates will earn 1 hour of sick time for every 40 hours worked or 4 hours per month, whichever is greater; (for positions in Seattle only) – Salary and Temporary associates will earn 1 hour of sick time for every 30 hours worked; FT associates will earn 1 hour of sick time for every 30 hours worked or 4 hours per month, whichever is greater.
Remote/virtual – An associate in a remote/virtual role typically is not required to work from a designated Home Depot location to complete their job duties. Limited or infrequent in-office presence may be required. We also refer to this as location – independent.
Work From Home – Location Specific – An associate in this role primarily works from home but is assigned a THD location and is periodically required to report to their in-office location. Associates must live within the same state and within a commutable distance of their assigned THD location.
Learn more about our 4 different work locations. Additional information will be provided during the application process.
As part of the application process for this role, there will be an on-line assessment. The assessment usually takes about 17 minutes to complete. You will be directed to the assessment link immediately after submitting your application. Once you click on the link, you will need to complete it within 72 hours after starting it. You may stop and restart the assessment as many times as you like within the 72-hour time frame.
During the assessment, we’ll ask you questions about your approach to work and various work-related situations. The questions are based on characteristics that are related to performing successfully in hourly roles at The Home Depot, including:
- Professional Experience
- Learning Potential
- Responsibility
- Customer Focus
If you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation related to the assessment, or you would like to obtain more information about the assessment, click here to learn more.
Store Location
GA01
VIRTUAL
Atlanta, GA
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