HOME DEPOT EMPLOYMENT MANAGEMENT Hiring for Manager Finance – One Finance at Atlanta Corporate, GA Full Time

Position Description :

Position Purpose :

One Finance is a multilayer, multiyear enterprise initiative to Simplify The Home Depot’s Financial Systems landscape, Transform Finance Function and Support the success of One Home Depot vision.

Delivering on One Finance objectives are critical and foundational for achieving the Interconnected Retail experience.

The Home Depot’s Finance Systems landscape, consisting of heavily customized applications on disparate platforms and databases, is complex and outdated.

The current version of the core Finance System, SAP ECC, will go out of support and will be migrated to SAP S / 4HANA on the Google Cloud Platform.

Additionally, the business transformation mandate requires end-to-end process streamlining and standardization, simplifying the Finance function, supporting enhanced analytics and enabling highly flexible reporting through One Ledger architecture.

In order to deliver these mission critical objectives, One Finance is structured as a fully dedicated Program Office within the Finance division, with the following functions :

• Program and Change ManagementOverall responsibility to continually refine, measure and deliver planned business valueProgram Governance to manage scope, budget, risks, and ensure quality and value realization Proactively manage change across all areas and levels to ensure change readiness and process / technology adoption
• Business Process ApplicationsOverall responsibility toInfluence and drive end-to-end process streamlining and standardization based on industry leading best practicesBuild consensus and drive decision-making by engaging the appropriate Business and IT stakeholders, at the right time and in the right forum(s)Deliver application / system functionalities that are configured to support process simplification and provide better data insightsManage and deliver planned business value for the assigned functional area(s) within the four work streams (discussed below)Assess and utilize emerging Industry 4.

0 technologiesAct as Business Process Subject Matter Experts (SME) in assigned area(s) within Record-to-Report, Procure-to-Pay, Order-to-Cash, Finance API, and Innovation work streams.

Liaise effectively with Cross-functional stakeholders in managing design and scope decisions, and up-stream inter-dependenciesIT stakeholders in configuring / developing technical solutions and testing strategies that satisfy business requirementsInternal Audit and Finance Integration stakeholders on identifying and mitigating Security and Controls risksServe the role of a Product Manager to groom stories, prioritize backlog, lead agile ceremonies

The five workstreams and relevant functional areas or scope are shown below –

Record to Report (RTR) : Master Data Design, Management and Governance, One Ledger Architecture; Cost Accounting; Financial Accounting;

External Financial and Managerial Reporting; Acquire-to-Retire; Project Accounting; and Financial Planning and Forecasting

• Procure to Pay (PTP) : Purchase and Inventory Accounting Tracking, valuation and recordation of inventory movements from vendors through Supply Chain;
• Merchandise and Non-Merchandise Procurement, Payables and Payments (scope includes migrating Ariba and Concur T&E to cloud);

and operational / managerial reporting

• Order to Cash (OTC) : Sales Revenue Accounting; Accounts Receivable and Credit Collections; and operational / managerial reporting
• Finance API (API) : Design, develop and deliver loosely coupled Common Services / API’s for enterprise systems to consume.
• Innovation : Follow trends and assess the viability of emerging technologies, such as BlockChain, IoT, and AI / ML. Influence the utilization and broader adoption within the enterprise.

The Manager position supports the Business Process Applications’ function of One Finance and will report to the Senior Manager of RTR, PTP, OTC, API, or Innovation work streams.

The Manager will be responsible for leading the design and delivery of industry-leading processes and system functionalities pertaining to assigned functional areas.

The position may have direct people responsibilities, but are required to actively partner with Systems Integrators, while engaging / managing matrixed internal business and IT stakeholders.

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 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.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS :

Minimum Qualifications :

• Must be eighteen years of age or older.
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications :

• CPA, CMA
• 4 years of experience working in large, matrixed Retail organization as a business or technology partner for Finance, Accounting, Supply Chain, Merchandising, Store Ops, or IT areas.
• 2 years of focused experience in Business Process Re-engineering, Standardization and Continuous Improvement
• Demonstrated experience in implementing major ERP systems such as SAP as Functional SME or Configurator.
• Demonstrated ability to navigate organizational structures and build credibility with internal clients / stakeholders.
• Proven ability to work effectively with IT and Business stakeholders and delivering value
• Demonstrated experience in managing complexities of competing priorities and program inter-dependencies
• Strong business acumen; experience implementing financial processes and systems with an ability to discriminate between symptoms and root causes.
• Track record as an excellent facilitator capable of influencing people over which he / she has no authority
• Ability to direct, coach and mentor functional managers, analysts and other junior members of the team

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.

Minimum Years of Work Experience : 5

Competencies :

• Thorough working knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and internal accounting controls, analysis, and reporting of financial data.
• Experience in product costing, inventory reporting, planning and forecasting.

Experience with Big Data / data analysis using SQL, Python and other programing language

• Knowledge of Data analysis tools such as Tableau, Alteryx, and DataPrep is a Plus.
• 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.
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