Sr. Financial Analyst - Acquisition Integration, Value Creation

Position Purpose :

Home Depot continues to invest across the enterprise to support this next chapter our growth story, including acquisitions. For our acquired businesses we are deeply focused on ensuring the continued success at part of THD enterprise by fostering coordination, learning and drive shareholder value. As a result, we have established a new group focused on Acquisition Integration and Value Creation (AIVC). The role of this newly created team will be to ensure appropriate commercial integration between THD acquired businesses while at same time developing scalable / repeatable acquisition integration processes to aid in potential future M&A integration activity.

The AIVC team will be responsible for helping identify the most critical focus areas of integration and value creation and based on those focus areas, work with business leaders to advance the value creation initiatives.

The Sr. Analyst role will help provide support to AIVC leadership to execute commercial integration opportunities including development of strategy, financial analysis to support strategy, partnering with project teams to implement strategies and tracking results. The AIVC team will have broad organizational exposure, develop deep relationships with THD leadership, and will play a key role in driving value for acquired businesses.

Key Responsibilities :

• 40% Planning, Forecasting, and Reporting - Lead the development of annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, and monthly financial reports. Utilize advanced financial modeling techniques to create detailed forecasts and provide variance analysis to explain key financial trends. Deliver clear, comprehensive reporting to senior leadership, highlighting critical insights and potential risks. Support month end close processes.
• 30% Preparing and Delivering Insights - Develop and present financial analysis both visually and verbally to business leaders. Address projects and strategies, and answer questions through the lens of strong financial controllership. Provide actionable recommendations through a solid understanding of business operations and financial impacts resulting from decisions.
• 20% Cross-Functional Collaboration - Sr. Financial Analysts work closely with business leaders up to and including VPs to understand their business operations. They may also partner with stakeholders across finance and accounting operations to develop strong line of sight to financial inputs and outputs so that business and financial stories can be explained.
• 10% Project Based Analysis - Conduct detailed analyses for purposes of investment initiatives and capital allocation. Complete financial modeling to project "what if" scenarios, and explain underlying causes of possible metric variations.

Direct Manager / Direct Reports :

This position typically reports to Manager or Sr. Manager

This Position has 0 direct reports.

Travel Requirements :

Typically requires overnight travel less than 5% 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 18 years of age or older

Must be legally permitted to work in the United States

Preferred Qualifications :

Demonstrated ability to collaborate and work effectively with cross-functional teams

Ability to draw accurate conclusions from financial documentation

Advanced expertise in Excel and PowerPoint, including formatting, organizing thoughts, and tailoring content to the audience. Proven ability to curate and present data effectively.

Demonstrated agility in learning and adapting to new technologies and tools.

Strong focus on delivering accurate output by meticulously checking work before submission to ensure high-quality results.

Exceptional attention to detail, particularly in verifying and building upon existing data and information.

Proficiency in translating analytical insights into visual formats, including the ability to create clear, compelling graphics and sequence data to effectively tell a story and emphasize key points.

Adaptability to organizational changes and the ability to transform to meet evolving business needs.

Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities, with a high degree of independence and initiative

Basic knowledge of SQL, GBQ, and Tableau, with a foundational understanding of analytical techniques and data visualization

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 :

Preferred Years of Work Experience :

No additional years of experience

Minimum Leadership Experience :

No previous leadership experience

Preferred Leadership Experience :

No previous leadership experience

Certifications :

None

Competencies :

Action Oriented

Decision Quality

Self-Development

Collaborates

Communicates Effectively

Drives Results

Financial Acumen