Finance Manager - Technology Finance & Strategy

Home Depot; Atlanta (GA); Vor Ort; USD 130.000 - 180.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Home Depot in Atlanta, GA seeks a Manager of Technology Finance - AI & Software Optimization to deliver analytical solutions for AI and software investments, building dashboards, forecasting models, and data pipelines that improve cost transparency and decision-making.

You will partner with Engineering and Finance to model AI consumption, optimize spend, and support strategic software negotiations. Requires bachelor's degree and at least 5 years of relevant experience.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of financial analysis and planning experience.
• Authorized to work in the United States.

Aufgaben

• Strategic analysis and budgeting aligned to department objectives and annual plan.
• Conduct financial planning and provide recommendations.
• Lead cross-functional teams to optimize budget execution and performance metrics.
• Drive key financial metrics across AI/Software initiatives.
• Coordinate project management and communications with Finance, IT, and procurement.

Kenntnisse

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Data analytics

Strategic thinking

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

Power BI

SQL

Jobbeschreibung

Position Purpose:

In this position, the Manager of Technology Finance - AI & Software Optimization will be responsible for delivering analytical solutions that enhance visibility into AI and software investments. Through the design and management of reporting, data pipelines, forecasting models, and financial analytics, this role will improve cost transparency, identify opportunities to optimize technology investments, and enable more informed decision-making across Technology and Finance. Key focus areas include:

• AI Tool Financial Analysis & Usage Forecasting: Partner closely with engineering and business leaders to model, evaluate, and forecast AI consumption trends, develop unit economics and cost models, establish accountability frameworks, and identify cost optimization opportunities related to model usage, infrastructure, and enterprise AI adoption.




• Enterprise AI Financial Management: Serve as the financial lead for AI spend, designing dashboards, allocation models, and data pipelines to deliver visibility into AI spend and consumption while identifying cost-efficiency and optimization opportunities across the enterprise.




• Software Optimization & Deal Decision Support: Partner across Technology, Procurement, and business functions to evaluate software portfolio utilization, identify optimization opportunities, and provide financial modeling and decision support for strategic contract negotiations, renewals, and licensing decisions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic Analysis/Problem Solving - Works to fully understand business; identify and implement process and organizational improvements. Plans and ensures execution of department objectives. Participates in preparation of the annual budget, reviews monthly expenditures and ensures that budgetary goals are met. Reviews monthly metrics to ensure goals are met.




• Conduct financial planning for function and make appropriate recommendations.




• Leads, plans, and coordinates work teams in an efficient manner to effectively perform any financial function and activity; utilizes metrics to track performance and manage workload. Ensures operational processes and procedures are compliant and consist with established policies.




• Drive key functional financial metrics.




• Project Management- Develops and supports a strategic alliance with business partners. Participates in cross-functional activities focused on solving business issues and enhancing our competitive advantage. Facilitates cross-functional communication with other areas of the business including but not limited to Finance, Human Resources, Real Estate, Operations, and Information Systems.

Direct Manager/Direct Reports:

• Typically reports to a Sr. Manager




• This position has no direct reports

Travel Requirements:

• Typically requires overnight travel 5% to 20% 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:

• No additional qualifications

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:

• 5

Preferred Years of Work Experience:

• No additional years of experience

Minimum Leadership Experience:

• None

Preferred Leadership Experience:

• None

Certifications:

• None

Competencies:

• Knowledge of accounting principles and practicies, analysis and reporting of financial data.




• Knowledge of business and mgmt. Principles involved in strategic planning and resource allocation.




• Project management skills; ability to prioritize and mult-task effectively.




• Judgement and decision-making skills; considering relative costs, benefits of potential actions.

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. - $0.00 - $0.00