Senior Financial Analyst, Assurance & Advisory Management (AMP)

Home Depot; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Analyst to enhance business processes and mitigate risks. This role involves executing finance and operational projects, evaluating internal controls, and contributing to Sarbanes-Oxley compliance assessments. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree and at least 2 years of relevant experience, along with strong analytical and communication skills. Join a team that values leadership and collaboration, and play a vital role in driving organizational success through effective project management and risk assessment strategies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field required.
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience.

Responsibilities

• Execute project segments, understand objectives, and communicate results.
• Create data collection plans, analyze data, and evaluate process effectiveness.

Skills

Problem-solving skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Leadership skills

Project Management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

With a career at The Home Depot, you can be yourself and also be part of something bigger.

Position Purpose:

AMP associates review areas of controllership, perform risk assessments, and evaluate business/operational processes to identify process improvement/cost-out opportunities and mitigate risks. The Senior Analyst is responsible for contributing to planned Finance, Human Resources, Legal, and Communications projects focused on identifying and evaluating business risks, relevant internal controls, and related opportunities for internal control improvement. They also play a key role in the Company’s annual assessment of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.

Major Tasks, Responsibilities, and Key Accountabilities

• Execute specified segments of a project; understand objectives, identify resources, meet set timelines, communicate results, and present deliverables for the identified segment.
• Determine objectives and risks of core and support processes that support a business strategy using the Business Process Review methodology; create a process map and identify critical success factors; use data/metrics to measure the risk within the process and the impact of controls on the process opportunities; evaluate effectiveness of controls; identify sustainable solutions to fix breakdowns.
• Create sophisticated data collection plans; identify sources of data (operational, financial, industry, etc.); gather, analyze, and manipulate data; review data for trends and exceptions; draw sound conclusions; use statistical data tools to graphically display and analyze results; review and create cost/benefit analysis and financial/data models with limited supervision.
• Accept and facilitate change by understanding the vision; assist management with developing a strategy to ensure that the change lasts; identify and remove barriers; lead in implementing changes.
• Effectively communicate project scope, strategy, status, and results to high-level management.

Nature and Scope

• Typically reports to Manager AMP.
• No associates report to this role on a permanent basis, but requires leadership of a work group.

Environmental Job Requirements

• Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.
• Typically requires overnight travel.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be eighteen years of age or older.
• Must pass the Drug Test.
• Must pass the Background Check.
• Must pass pre-employment tests if applicable.

Education Required

• The knowledge, skills, and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor’s degree program or equivalent in a related field.

Years of Relevant Work Experience

• Minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience.

Physical Job Requirements

• Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position with frequent opportunities to move about. Rarely, there may be a need to move or lift light articles.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum of 2 years work experience.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or on track to complete CPA.
• External Audit or Internal Audit experience.
• Sarbanes-Oxley compliance experience.
• Project Management experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong leadership skills and ability to work in a team environment.
• Strong presentation skills and ability to communicate effectively with executive leaders.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Competencies

• Problem-solving and general analytical skills.
• Ability to communicate with all levels of associates and executive management.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and prioritize effectively.
• Ability to work in ambiguous situations with little direction.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.