Manager Finance - Core Merchandising

The Home Depot; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The Home Depot seeks an experienced Manager of Finance to provide strategic financial leadership and cross-functional analysis to drive business growth and shareholder value in a Houston-area role. You will lead a team of Senior Analysts across Revenue, Merchandising, and Operations, guiding budgeting, planning, and sales forecasting to optimize performance.

The role partners with Senior Management to shape financial strategy, manage resources, and ensure compliance with policies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field expected.
• 5+ years of work experience in finance or related roles.

Responsibilities

• Perform strategic financial analysis to support growth and shareholder value.
• Lead and coordinate cross-functional teams across Revenue, Merchandising, and Operations.
• Prepare and monitor budgets, forecasts, and monthly expenditures against targets.
• Drive financial metrics and partner with Senior Management on key decisions.
• Coordinate cross-functional activities to solve business issues and enhance competitive advantage.

Skills

Accounting principles

Strategic planning

Project management

Decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Position Purpose:

The Manager of Finance will be expected to provide strategic financial leadership, direction, and cross-functional analysis to drive business growth & and create shareholder value. Leading a team of Senior Analysts across Revenue, Merchandising, and Operations, this role serves as a key thought partner to Senior Management while managing the financial planning, budgeting, and sales forecasting.

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 Director level
• This position has 2-3 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.