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Job Description:

DC Financial Analyst

Company: The Home Depot


Job ID: 62475


Position Title: DC Financial Analyst


Working Location: SC - Columbia


Employment Status: Full-Time


Required Experience: 2+ years


Required Education: HS Diploma/GED


Travel Required: None




Job Description:
POSITION PURPOSE -
Review, analyze, and report expenses to meet financial plans, forecasts, and operational metrics while following policies, processes, and service standards that meet the needs of customer; ensure forecasts are created, and updated as information becomes available; communicate and analyze trends in an effort to predict future expenditures and reconcile all accounts to facilitate accuracy of reporting.

MAJOR TASKS, RESPONSIBILITIES AND KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES -
25% Analyze P &L on daily basis to ensure expenses are valid and applied to proper GL and reclassed out to necessary GL accounts; track purchases to ensure that they are received in Ariba and expense hits in month item is received; forecasting and budgeting; reconcile MTD and YTD P & L Accounts

25% Accounts Payable (reviewing, researching, processing, reconciling, and auditing); monitor, track, and reconcile Pcard related expenses; invoice processing;

25% Generate reports, charts, graphs for leadership; explain variances; updating metrics, reviewing and updating all reporting to backhalf plan; trend analysis; design and implement financial spreadsheets; validate weekly financial and operations reports

25% Order/maintain/track necessary warehouse operating supplies necessary to perform daily production activities; seek competitive pricing.

NATURE AND SCOPE -
Reports to General Manager

No direct responsibility for supervising others.

ENVIRONMENTAL JOB REQUIREMENTS -


MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS -


EDUCATION REQUIRED -
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.

YEARS OF RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE - 2

CERTIFICATES/LICENSES -


PHYSICAL JOB 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.

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS -


PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS -
A Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or related field is preferred.

Three years of experience in Accounting is preferred.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND COMPETENCIES -
Excellent problem solving skills

Strong analytical skills

Strong attention to detail

Customer Service Skills

Strong skills in MS Excel/Office

General Accounting practices knowledge

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