Contractors’ Warehouse —
Sr Accountant
Location – Atlanta, GA
Job ID – Req134229
Category – Finance/Accounting
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Location – Atlanta, GA
Job ID – Req134229
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.
The person in this position will act as a team lead in guiding, training, and helping to develop the other accountants on the team as well as having the opportunity to develop their own supervisory skills.
Key Responsibilities:
- Project accounting
- Monthly preparation, review and analysis of assigned accounts and review of specified accounts assigned to staff accountants included in the consolidated and divisional profit and loss statements and balance sheet.
- Preparation and/or review of monthly account reconciliations in accordance with Finance Account Reconciliation Standards.
- Position will be required to take a leadership role in departmental training and development and be committed to work in a team-oriented environment.
- Preparation, review, and analysis of management reporting
Direct Manager/Direct Reports:
- Typically reports to Finance and Accounting
- No associates report to this role on a permanent basis, but requires the leadership of a work group: assign and review work, train and contribute to performance appraisal (but not hiring, firing or disciplinary action).
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:
- BBA or Masters in Accounting/Finance
- CPA preferred
- 2+ years of Accounting/General Ledger experience, Real Estate construction or operations is a +
- Background should include monthly close, account reconciliation preparation, P&L review, variance analysis, and process improvements.
- Proven analytical, problem identification and resolution skills
- Experience in Financial System conversion including Data Migration and Application Integration. Candidate must be a pro-active self-starter with solid time management skills. Must have the ability to handle changing priorities, multi-task outside primary areas of responsibility, establish good business relationships, work directly with management, and have demonstrated leadership ability to manage departmental projects and/or initiatives. Expected to handle confidential company financial and operational information in a responsible manner.
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:
- 2
Preferred Years of Work Experience:
- No additional years of experience
Minimum Leadership Experience:
- None
Preferred Leadership Experience:
- None
Certifications:
- None
Competencies:
- Solid foundation in Accounting
- Ability to work with many people across multiple departments
- Knowledge of construction accounting is a +
- SAP knowledge is a +
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 – Req134229
Category – Finance/Accounting
Role Overview
The person in this position will act as a team lead in guiding, training, and helping to develop the other accountants on the team as well as having the opportunity to develop their own supervisory skills.
Key Responsibilities:
- Project accounting
- Monthly preparation, review and analysis of assigned accounts and review of specified accounts assigned to staff accountants included in the consolidated and divisional profit and loss statements and balance sheet.
- Preparation and/or review of monthly account reconciliations in accordance with Finance Account Reconciliation Standards.
- Position will be required to take a leadership role in departmental training and development and be committed to work in a team-oriented environment.
- Preparation, review, and analysis of management reporting
Direct Manager/Direct Reports:
- Typically reports to Finance and Accounting
- No associates report to this role on a permanent basis, but requires the leadership of a work group: assign and review work, train and contribute to performance appraisal (but not hiring, firing or disciplinary action).
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:
- BBA or Masters in Accounting/Finance
- CPA preferred
- 2+ years of Accounting/General Ledger experience, Real Estate construction or operations is a +
- Background should include monthly close, account reconciliation preparation, P&L review, variance analysis, and process improvements.
- Proven analytical, problem identification and resolution skills
- Experience in Financial System conversion including Data Migration and Application Integration. Candidate must be a pro-active self-starter with solid time management skills. Must have the ability to handle changing priorities, multi-task outside primary areas of responsibility, establish good business relationships, work directly with management, and have demonstrated leadership ability to manage departmental projects and/or initiatives. Expected to handle confidential company financial and operational information in a responsible manner.
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:
- 2
Preferred Years of Work Experience:
- No additional years of experience
Minimum Leadership Experience:
- None
Preferred Leadership Experience:
- None
Certifications:
- None
Competencies:
- Solid foundation in Accounting
- Ability to work with many people across multiple departments
- Knowledge of construction accounting is a +
- SAP knowledge is a +
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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