Project Leader-Finance

Home Depot • Atlanta, GA

111d

About The Position

The purpose of the Project Leader, Finance position is to provide effective leadership of key finance projects and to prepare economic and financial forecasts for use in the development of financial decisions.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

• Strong working knowledge of Excel, Access, and Powerpoint.
• MBA.
• Prior experience in corporate finance and/or retail.

Responsibilities

• Develops an effective plan for controlling project scope, schedule and cost, and monitors project execution to ensure that the plan is being followed.
• Creates and effectively coordinates documentation to explain changes or potential changes to the baseline and ensures the approved changes are implemented.
• Develops an effective plan for communicating project information to the project team and to the project stakeholders.
• Develops written status reports and scorecards and creates/presents project review documents to senior leadership.
• Leads the definition of project risks and the required mitigation approaches.
• Monitors project activities for the occurrence of risks and takes timely action to escalate or mitigate the risk.
• Advises project team members and stakeholders of actions required or completed.
• At the completion of a project or project phase, captures key lessons learned and communicates to peer Project Leaders.
• Effectively applies lessons learned in subsequent projects.
• Shares responsibility with the project leadership for providing a good working environment.
• Ensures teams are staffed, duties and responsibilities are understood by everyone and that an inclusive environment is maintained.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees