Contractors’ Warehouse —
Director, IT Finance Strategy
Location – Atlanta, GA
Job ID – Req131032
Category – Finance/Accounting
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Location – Atlanta, GA
Job ID – Req131032
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 Director, IT Finance Strategy provides leadership, direction and analysis to the management team related to the IT strategic initiatives in order to achieve business goals and add shareholder value. The Director will play a key role in driving alignment, execution, accountability and governance related to strategic initiatives. This position will be responsible for driving IT's transformation to a modern software development organization; creating key metrics and accountabilities to add value and productivity to the organization; and developing the long term roadmap for the overall success of the organization.
Key Responsibilities:
- 25% Drives leadership task force for the IT Transformation. Serves as the Finance leader on contract negotiations related to strategic initiatives.
- Drives market intelligence on best practices and benchmarking related to IT Transformation and financial controls and governance.
- 20% Create sustainable process for measuring and quantifying the benefits of IT investments. Models and tracks results of all initiatives and provides transparency to executive leadership team.
- 15% Partners with IT, Finance, and Business to pro-actively identify and resolve risks and obstacles to help drive change management.
- 25% Models out long term road-map of financial transformation as a result of cloud, labor strategy, store infrastructure, equipment leasing, and modern software development.
- 15% Manages and leads a team supporting Infrastructure, Operations, Networking, Engineering, IT Help desk, and Store hardware, maintenance and telecom
Direct Manager/Direct Reports:
- This position reports to Vice President, IT Finance
- This position has 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.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Must be eighteen years of age or older.
- Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.
Preferred Qualifications:
- MBA
- Financial planning and analysis experience
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.
Preferred Education:
- No additional education
Minimum Years of Work Experience:
- 8
Competencies:
- Knowledge of Finance and Accounting Principles and Practices
- Business Planning/Strategy Setting experience
- Budgeting, Financial Planning and Financial Modeling skills. Knowledge of International Business and Finance
- Ability to interact with all levels of associates
Bonus Eligible
401(k) Company Matching
Employee Stock Purchase ProgramPaid 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 – Req131032
Category – Finance/Accounting
Role Overview
Position Purpose:
The Director, IT Finance Strategy provides leadership, direction and analysis to the management team related to the IT strategic initiatives in order to achieve business goals and add shareholder value. The Director will play a key role in driving alignment, execution, accountability and governance related to strategic initiatives. This position will be responsible for driving IT's transformation to a modern software development organization; creating key metrics and accountabilities to add value and productivity to the organization; and developing the long term roadmap for the overall success of the organization.
Key Responsibilities:
- 25% Drives leadership task force for the IT Transformation. Serves as the Finance leader on contract negotiations related to strategic initiatives.
- Drives market intelligence on best practices and benchmarking related to IT Transformation and financial controls and governance.
- 20% Create sustainable process for measuring and quantifying the benefits of IT investments. Models and tracks results of all initiatives and provides transparency to executive leadership team.
- 15% Partners with IT, Finance, and Business to pro-actively identify and resolve risks and obstacles to help drive change management.
- 25% Models out long term road-map of financial transformation as a result of cloud, labor strategy, store infrastructure, equipment leasing, and modern software development.
- 15% Manages and leads a team supporting Infrastructure, Operations, Networking, Engineering, IT Help desk, and Store hardware, maintenance and telecom
Direct Manager/Direct Reports:
- This position reports to Vice President, IT Finance
- This position has 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.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Must be eighteen years of age or older.
- Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.
Preferred Qualifications:
- MBA
- Financial planning and analysis experience
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.
Preferred Education:
- No additional education
Minimum Years of Work Experience:
- 8
Competencies:
- Knowledge of Finance and Accounting Principles and Practices
- Business Planning/Strategy Setting experience
- Budgeting, Financial Planning and Financial Modeling skills. Knowledge of International Business and Finance
- Ability to interact with all levels of associates
Bonus Eligible401(k) Company MatchingEmployee Stock Purchase ProgramPaid 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.
Healthcare Options
Profit-Sharing Bonuses
Tuition Reimbursement
Discounts on Cell Phones, Gyms, and More
Store Location
GA01
VIRTUAL
Atlanta, GA
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