The Senior Financial Analyst , Consolidations is a critical role within The Home Depot’s (the “Company’s”) Corporate Controller Team (“CCT”). This position has primary responsibility for ensuring accurate reporting across all of the Company’s legal entities, including financial statements at the end of each reporting period.  This position will assist in formulating governance, policies and leading practice over the legal entity reporting function.

The role will own controllership of the following areas: legal entity financial reporting, including eliminations; compliance with accounting policies and related SOX controls; statutory financial statement preparation and audit coordination; and leadership for understanding and reviews of key legal entity accounting areas, including intercompany-related transactions, balance sheet and income statement variances, other comprehensive income, and the foreign exchange process, among others. 

The Senior Financial Analyst, Consolidations will provide support to our accounting and finance partners in both generating meaningful financial data and the analysis of this data. Additionally, the role will work with cross functional teams to lead various initiatives to optimize reporting processes and strengthen internal controls over financial reporting. This position will further assist in leading the Consolidations team to automate and improve operational processes while creating innovative solutions to drive efficiency in month end close, legal entity financial statement preparation and analysis, intercompany reporting, and other accounting areas. This role will also support several strategic initiatives as the Company transforms the finance organization and moves to new digital platforms.

MAJOR TASKS, RESPONSIBILITES AND KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Analyzes detailed income statements and balance sheets, legal entity reporting and other accounting statements and reports.
• Leads and/or participates in multiple initiatives to re-align, modernize and automate the Company’s reporting as part of a cross-functional team with partners both within and outside of the CCT.
• Reviews and verifies the accuracy of journal entries and accounting classifications assigned to various records.
• Applies Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and develops or recommends accounting methods and procedures.
• Assures that all assigned projects adhere to accepted professional standards.
• Recommends changes in accounting methods or procedures.
• Manages projects from beginning to end.

  NATURE AND SCOPE
  Typically reports to a Manager, Consolidations
  Accountable for indirect supervision of the work of othersENVIRONMENTAL JOB REQUIREMENTS
  Environment:
  Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.
  Travel:
  Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time