Manager, Revenue Accounting

With a career at The Home Depot, you can be yourself and also be part of something bigger.

Position Purpose:

The primary purpose of this role is to lead and support revenue accounting for The Home Depot. This role will be the subject matter expert on revenue recognition and assist with associated month end closing and reporting which will include income statement review, journal entry review, and reconciliation review.  This role will contribute to review and sign off of public filings. This role will also support revenue recognition issue resolution, which will include researching issues to determine and resolve the root cause. This will require close cross functional partnership such as IT to address issues timely. Research will require the ability to navigate complexities of multiple systems, the ability to research large data sets and leverage tools such as Google Big Query. An additional component to this role will be the ability to deeply understand US GAAP for revenue recognition and the impacts to critical order to cash processes.

The following skills will be imperative in this role: self-motivated, detail oriented, and ability to simplify and succinctly communicate on complex topics to all levels of the organization. The individual in this role must have solid US GAAP revenue knowledge and experience in SAP S/4 Hana. This role will be critical in ensuring the completeness and accuracy of revenue at THD. The individual in this role must be comfortable with ambiguity, large and complex data, working cross functionally, and summarizing complex topics into easy-to-understand communications. This role will be instrumental in ensuring the continued completeness and accuracy of THD revenue.  

Key Responsibilities:

• 10% Collaboration - Leverages prior experiences to help develop and recommend solutions; Effectively develops trust and collaboration with internal customers and cross-functional teams in other towers; Collaborates with appropriate team members to gather input and feedback concerning business needs; Understands the technical needs required for successfully tackling business problems
• 10% Continuous Improvements & Controls - Participates in the continuous improvement of processes by developing scalable and innovative solutions; Maintains Internal Controls and drive the team through required compliance; Ensures appropriate processes and job-specific requirements are properly documented; Works closely with controls and compliance teams
• 40% Operational Duties & Oversight - Monitors the team's progress against departmental goals; Monitors team's daily activities and has a close track of SLAs; Plans and executes month end/year end processes; Leads regular team calls to address operational topics, improvements and projects that require monitoring and resolution; Work with internal and external customers for improving service levels and solving operational issues across the process; Fosters continuous improvement and innovation by challenging and empowering teams by giving them guidance and tools for developing automations and building insights for the business; Oversees the administration of financial policies; Serves as escalation for an risks or issues; Provides updates and recommendation to leaders at all levels of the organization on short- and long-term objectives and policies, program effectiveness, team accomplishments, summary of findings, and explain internal and external impacts
• 30% People Management & Team Leadership - Provides leadership, mentorship and coaching to direct reports (individual contributors); Provides guidance on daily basis, keeps connected and communicates with the team; Provides performance reviews and timely feedback to direct reports regarding performance, execution, and contribution; Recruits and hires staff; Manages the different team members with respect for all people, coaching them for bringing up the strengths and skills that will set a successful group of highly motivated and strong performers; Fosters collaboration with team members; Develops a supportive and engaged team
• 10% Strategy & Business Development - Manages transformational projects from planning to execution and post action review; Shares insight and ideas on how to continue to evolve processes and increase efficiency; Drives adoption of leading-edge techniques and methods, both predictive and prescriptive; Allows team members to develop new skills

Direct Manager/Direct Reports:

• This Position typically reports to a Sr Manager, Order to Cash
• This Position could have up to 6 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.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• 7-8 years of experience in Accounting, Finance, Business, Economics or related field is preferred
• Master's degree in Accounting or Finance or other designation (e.g., CPA, CMA)
• Strong understanding of the US GAAP Revenue Recognition Standard, ASC 606
• Experience with OTC processes in SAP S/4 Hana including SAP Customer Activity Repository (CAR) and Blackline is desired
• Experience in different technologies like AI, Machine Learning, and business query & analytics tools is highly desired
• Ability to build queries and research large data sets leveraging tools such as Google Big Query
• Ability to identify defects through data analysis and other mechanisms and drive fixes to root cause issues through direct and indirect influence
• Demonstrated leadership skills and strong ability to delve into details, analyze, and succinctly communicate findings and actions from findings
• The person in this role will be a dynamic leader with abilities to adapt quickly and lead through change
• Experience in Order to Cash process

Minimum Education:

• The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a master's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.

Minimum Years of Work Experience:

• 5

Certifications:

• Certified Public Accountant designation preferred

Competencies:

• Directs Work
• Nimble Learning
• Builds Effective Teams
• Collaborates
• Cultivates Innovation
• Instills Trust
• Optimizes Work Processes
• Communicates Effectively
• Customer Focus
• Drives Results
• Manages Conflict