Finance Internship

Internship Overview 

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 12 - July 25, 2025, 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.   

What makes a Great Intern:  

Action Oriented: Intern takes on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm 

Manages Ambiguity: Intern effectively navigates and thrives in uncertain situations while using sound judgment to make decisions without having the full picture. Is able to move work forward without all the details 

Collaboration: Intern contributes to the group’s efforts and steps forward to help as needed. Seeks input from others 

Nimble Learning: Intern actively learns through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder 

Communication: Intern develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audience 

Customer Focus: Intern builds strong customer relationships and delivers customer-centric solutions 

Drives Results: Evaluates information to make logical decisions and achieve results despite potential challenges or setbacks. 

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. 

Key Responsibilities:

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 

Preferred Qualifications 

Currently enrolled Bachelor Degree (minimum half of coursework toward degree satisfied) in the following majors: Business, Finance, or Economics majors.  

Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.  Specifically Excel and PowerPoint 

Prior Internship experience 

3.5 GPA or higher  

Description of Roles: (Career paths that utilize this skillset full-time)  

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: 

Financial Project Analyst 

Analyst, Finance Business Services

Analyst, Trade Credit 

Location:

Interns will be expected to work in-person at the Atlanta Corporate Office (Store Support Center) four days a week (Monday-Thursday) and will work remotely one day a week (Fridays) during the 11-week program. Housing assistance will be provided to eligible interns. 

Direct Manager/Direct Reports:

• Typically reports to Manager
• No responsibility for supervising others.

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.

Minimum Education:

• The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a high school diploma and/or GED.