Project Leader
Company: Home Depot
Location: Atlanta
Posted on: April 1, 2026
|
|
|
Job Description:
With a career at The Home Depot, you can be yourself and also be
part of something bigger. Position Purpose: 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. Key
Responsibilities: 40% PROJECT CONTROL - 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. 30% PROJECT COMMUNICATIONS -
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. 10% PROJECT RISK ASSESSMENT - 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. 10% PROJECT LESSONS LEARNED - 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. 10% PROJECT ENVIRONMENT - 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. Direct Manager/Direct Reports: Reports
to Sr Finance Manager. This role has no direct reports. Travel
Requirements: Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% 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 eighteen years of
age or older. Must be legally permitted to work in the United
States. Preferred Qualifications: Strong working knowledge of
Excel, Access, and Powerpoint MBA Prior experience in corporate
finance and/or retail 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: 3 Preferred Years of Work Experience: No
additional years of experience Minimum Leadership Experience: None
Preferred Leadership Experience: None Certifications: None
Competencies: Ability to perform detailed analyses as well as
create executive summaries of the analyses. Ability to present and
defend own work and work of others to senior leadership. Ability to
work independently. Ability to influence the decisions of
individuals that you do not supervise.
Keywords: Home Depot, Smyrna , Project Leader, Accounting, Auditing , Atlanta, Georgia
