JOSE DELGADO
Marietta,GA
Summary
Results-driven finance professional with experience supporting multi-billion-dollar business portfolios through forecasting, financial analysis, and strategic planning. Proven ability to partner with senior leaders, deliver actionable insights, and drive profitable growth through analytics, automation, and operational excellence.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Finance Project Leader
The Home Depot
Atlanta, GA
12.2025 - Current
- Own the full P&L for a $3B Tool Rental business, managing sales, expenses, operating profit, and overall financial performance to drive profitable growth.
- Lead monthly forecasting, annual planning, and financial reporting processes, ensuring alignment with business objectives while identifying key risks and opportunities.
- Serve as the primary finance partner to six merchandising leaders, providing strategic financial analysis and profitability insights that influence operational and investment decisions.
- Facilitate recurring business reviews with senior leadership and cross-functional partners, presenting performance results, key trends, and opportunities to improve profitability.
- Developed and automated an AI-powered expense reporting tool in Excel that simplified monthly expense management, improved visibility into spending drivers, and generated over $100K in recurring monthly cost savings.
Senior Financial Analyst
The Home Depot
Atlanta, GA
11.2023 - 12.2025
- Manage financial planning and performance analysis for a $10B Hardlines Private Brand portfolio, partnering with merchandising leadership to drive profitable growth.
- Serve as primary finance partner to a Divisional Merchandise Manager and seven merchants, providing forecasting, trend analysis, and strategic recommendations.
- Lead annual plan, forecast, and 5-year strategic planning processes, identifying key risks and opportunities impacting business performance.
- Conduct complex financial analyses to evaluate revenue opportunities, margin performance, and category investment decisions.
- Present weekly business performance updates to senior leadership, translating financial results into actionable business insights.
- Developed and automated a consolidated gross margin reporting tool, improving reporting efficiency and enhancing leadership visibility into category performance.
Financial Analyst
The Home Depot
Atlanta, GA
07.2022 - 11.2023
- Supported financial management of a $12B revenue Offshelf program, delivering analysis that informed merchandising and operational decisions.
- Built a sales optimization tool enabling real-time SKU selection and performance tracking, improving data-driven decision making.
- Automated recurring reporting processes, significantly reducing manual effort and increasing reporting accuracy.
- Developed executive-level monthly and quarterly business reviews, providing actionable insights into sales and market performance.
- Leveraged SQL and Google BigQuery to extract, cleanse, and analyze large datasets for strategic business initiatives.
- Delivered weekly analytical reporting and ad hoc analyses for field leadership and business stakeholders.
Financial Analyst
GPS Hospitality
Atlanta, GA
12.2021 - 07.2022
- Ensured accurate and reconciled Profit and Loss (P&L) statements.
- Managed financial reporting and performance analysis for 500+ franchise restaurant locations.
- Produced weekly, monthly, and quarterly reporting packages highlighting operational performance and profitability trends.
- Analyzed labor costs, turnover metrics, and wage trends to support workforce planning and retention initiatives.
Education
BBA - Finance
Georgia State University J. Mack Robinson College
Atlanta, GA12-2021
Skills
- Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
- P&L Management
- Forecasting & Budgeting
- Financial Modeling
- Strategic Financial Analysis
- SQL & Google BigQuery
- Report Automation & Process Improvement
- Executive & Leadership Reporting
- Business Partnering & Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Advanced Excel & Data Analytics
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Finance Project Leader
The Home Depot
12.2025 - Current
Senior Financial Analyst
The Home Depot
11.2023 - 12.2025
Financial Analyst
The Home Depot
07.2022 - 11.2023
Financial Analyst
GPS Hospitality
12.2021 - 07.2022
BBA - Finance
Georgia State University J. Mack Robinson College