Sr. Financial Analyst - Asset Protection & Shrink
Home Depot
**Position Purpose:**
In this position, the Senior Financial Analyst will play a key role in supporting the Asset Protection organization by developing analyses and forecasts to meet functional metrics, control costs, and evaluate investment opportunities, with the goal of mitigating and reducing shrink growth. This role requires a combination of strong technical skills (working with large data sets and complex Excel models) along with a high level of curiosity to dig into anomalies in shrink/swell results. The Senior Financial Analyst must be able to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment in order to accomplish a combination of cadenced (weekly, monthly, quarterly, annual) and ad-hoc assignments. Additionally, this position requires effective communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional partners and internal customers.
**Key Responsibilities:**
+ 25% Oversee the administration of financial policies.
+ 25% Conducts special financial studies and coordinates with other departments in the preparation of statistical studies.
+ 25% Performs internal and external economic research and analyzes issues related to specific financial metrics to ensure competitiveness
+ 5% Compiles or prepares reports, graphs and charts of data developed.
+ 10% Recommends changes in financial analysis methods or procedures.
+ 10% Assists and supervises Financial Analysts in the daily preparation and conduct of their work.
**Direct Manager/Direct Reports:**
+ This position typically reports to a Director or Sr Director
+ Typically requires highly developed interpersonal skills for dealing with sensitive or controversial situations.
+ Typically faces situations that are unstructured and require original approaches.
+ Typically considers new approaches within general policies and short-term goals when solving problems.
+ Typically, once given general assignments, determines priorities and defines what should be done and how to do it.
**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.
+ Under constant pressure to continuously meet tight deadlines, demanding quotas and/or must regularly deal with 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 Accounting, Finance or related field is preferred.
+ Three to five years of experience is preferred.
+ Strong financial analysis, strategic thinking, and presentation skills
+ Intellectual curiosity
+ Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
+ Ability to manage through ambiguity and persist when faced with challenging problems
+ Technically proficient in Microsoft Excel, including prior experience working with complex models and formulas
+ SQL / Google Big Query experience, including writing and editing queries
**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:**
+ 3
**Preferred Years of Work Experience:**
+ No additional years of experience
**Minimum Leadership Experience:**
+ None
**Preferred Leadership Experience:**
+ None
**Certifications:**
+ None
**Competencies:**
+ Oral and written communication skills
+ Accounting or Finance experience.
+ Analytical skills
+ Problem solving skills
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.
Apply End Date: 01/27/2025
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