Finance Intern

Position Purpose:

The Home Depot’s Summer Internship program offers college students an opportunity to develop leadership skills and gain hands on experience in a corporate environment. During an 11 – week period from May 15 – July 28, 2023, interns will be assigned to a functional team such as Supply Chain, Marketing, e-commerce, Technology, Finance, Operations, Merchandising, Outside Sales & Services, Human Resources, etc. Interns will learn more about our retail business and our corporate offices while having the opportunity to work on a pre-assigned project that impacts the function they are supporting. Additionally, interns participate in networking and development activities that set them up for success as they build their careers.  

Description of the Major/Subject Area 

Our Interns are given the opportunity to work on a wide variety of financial projects. Projects could include dealing with driving functional metrics, controlling costs, and working closely with our associates, in order to achieve business goals and create shareholder value. Finance interns will have the opportunity to be involved and help manage businesses with portfolios ranging from $5M to several billion in revenue. Interns will have project-based work. 

Major Tasks, Responsibilities & Key Accountabilities:

Use strategic thinking to see the big picture, determine the problem and understand fundamental parts of the problem. 

Prepare and deliver insights and recommendations based on analysis. 

Synthesize findings and draw conclusions from analysis. 

Making oral/written recommendations to upper management. Execute tasks directly related to functional projects and/or process improvements. 

Communicate issues and roadblocks related to areas of responsibility. 

Participate in high level Executive meetings, gaining exposure to cross-functional business units, building networking relationships, learning/mentoring from top-level management at one of the most revered companies in the world, and engaging in real world business situations that have a direct impact on over 400,000 associates 

Description of Roles: 

At The Home Depot, our associates always have room to move up and explore new opportunities. After the Internship, here are some examples of early career roles for interns with a background in Finance: 

Project Analyst, Finance 

Merchandise Planner Analyst 

Nature and Scope:

Typically reports to a Manager or Senior Manager

No direct reports

Environmental 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.