Assurance & Advisory Management Program (AMP) Internship - Full-time / Part-time

Assurance & Advisory Management Program (AMP) Internship - 

Internships are a great tool for building your skills, your network, your leadership potential and your career. If you're ready to jump-start your career with a Fortune 50 company, with hands-on training from dedicated mentors and other team members, this could be your next big opportunity!  Make an impact at The Home Depot as an intern in the Assurance and Advisory Management Program.

The Home Depot is always striving to deliver outstanding customer service, drive improvement and develop talent that will grow our business into the future. For individuals who are results-oriented, and interested in developing leadership skills within a dynamic team-focused environment, we offer our Assurance and Advisory Management Program (AMP). 

Ensuring significant business exposure, this two-year program includes rotations through a variety of challenging auditing and consulting assignments, providing learning opportunities in areas such as  leadership, finance, operations, merchandising, IT, interconnected retail, global sourcing and supply chain. AMP associates review areas of controllership, perform risk assessments and evaluate business/operational processes to identify process improvement/cost-out opportunities and mitigate risks.  AMP is designed to drive continuous improvement in the Company while developing the career and leadership skills of associates in the program. 

As an intern, you will typically be assigned to two of the rotations mentioned above. You will also be part of a variety of programming including opportunities to meet Company leadership.  

Major Tasks, Responsibilities and Key Accountabilities - 

• Execute specified segments of a project; understand objectives, identify resources, meet set timelines, communicate results and present deliverables for the identified segment
• Determine objectives and risks of core and support processes that support a business strategy using the Business Process Review methodology; create a process map and identify critical success factors; use data/metrics to measure the risk within the process and the impact of controls on the process opportunities; evaluate effectiveness of controls; identify sustainable solutions to fix breakdowns
• Create sophisticated data collection plans; identify sources of data (operational, financial, industry, etc.); gather, analyze and manipulate data; review data for trends and exceptions and draw sound conclusions; use statistical data tools to graphically display and analyze results; review and create cost/benefit analysis and financial/data models with limited supervision
• Accept and facilitate change by understanding the vision; assist management with developing a strategy to ensure that the change lasts; identify and remove barriers; lead in implementing changes
• Effectively communicate project scope, strategy, status and results to high level management

Nature and Scope - 

• Typically reports to Manager AMP
• No associates report to this role on a permanent basis, but requires the leadership of a work group

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.

Minimum Qualifications - 

• Must be eighteen years of age or older
• Must pass the Drug Test
• Must pass pre-employment tests if applicable

 
Education Required

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

 
Years of Relevant Work Experience –3- 4

Physical Job 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

Preferred Qualifications - 

• 2 – 4 years of full-time work experience required
• Prior work experience within engineering, accounting, business, auditing or consulting firms
• Prior audit and/or process improvement experience a plus
• Project Management experience
• Ability to communicate with executive management
• Demonstrated leadership attributes

 
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies - 

• Problem solving and general analytical skills
• Ability to communicate with all levels of associates and Executive Management
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple tasks at once and prioritize work
• Ability to work in ambiguous situations with little direction
• Ability to work in a team environment