Job Description

About Lowes
Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNExc2xae 50 home improvement company serving approximately 17 million customer transactions a week in the U.S. With total fiscal year 2022 sales of over $97 billion, approximately $92 billion of sales were generated in the U.S., where Lowe's operates over 1,700 home improvement stores and employs approximately 300,000 associates. Based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe's supports the communities it serves through programs focused on creating safe, affordable housing and helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts.
About Lowes India
At Lowe's India, we are the enablers who help create an engaging customer experience for our $97 billion home improvement business at Lowe's. Our 4000+ associates work across technology, analytics, business operations, finance & accounting, product management, and shared services. We leverage new technologies and find innovative methods to ensure that Lowe's has a competitive edge in the market.
About the Team
Store Finance Team
This role will be part of the Store Finance team within Financial Decision Support and Analytics (FDS&A) group. This Team has responsibility for financial metrics, reporting, forecasting and analysis. Focus on providing analytical and data driven business and financial insights to the relevant stakeholders that will enable sound decision making.
Job Summary:
This role will be responsible for partnering directly with the Store Finance Leaders to deliver financial analysis that drive fact based, data driven decision making.
The primary purpose of this role is to build and deliver reporting and data driven solutions to Store Operations and Finance Leaders in the areas of Deferred Revenue performance, risk/opportunities forecast, and optimize monitoring tools to enable better decision making.
The successful candidate will be a creative thinker with a strong bias to action that has the ability to collaborate across multiple groups Finance, Business, Accounting, Systems Teams. This role requires a self-starter with strong financial and problem-solving skills. The candidate should have a proven track record of influencing and supporting decisions in a fast-paced, high-energy environment.
Roles & Responsibilities:
Core Responsibilities:
Design, develop & deliver insightful financial reporting and dashboards
Provide tactical support for key Executive meetings, Monthly Business meetings
Support teams during key financial and business processes (Annual/Strategic Plan, Forecast, etc.)
Perform financial reporting, ad-hoc business analyses, and financial modeling
Focus to ensure 100% accuracy and timely analysis
Work with business partners and teams in an onshore-offshore model through effective collaboration
Knowledge of working scenario-based analysis / multiple approaches to tackle problems and recommending a suitable approach based on facts, figures, data. Ability to story-tell (why/what/how) enabling decision making
Establish and maintain operating and business metrics.
Work with accounting and systems team to drive the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process, as required
Years of Experience:
2-5 years of experience in finance role, preferably in Retail industry or FP&A Domain
Education Qualification & Certifications (optional)
Required Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, or related analytical field
MBA Finance / Qualifed CA / CMA
Skill Set Required
Demonstrated ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple competing priorities, experience working cross-functionally and with multiple stakeholders across locations
Strong financial modeling and Excel skills
Exceptional analytical skills; highly detail oriented
Prior FP&A experience
Proficient in Excel (Power Pivots, Power Query, VBA) and PowerPoint
Working knowledge of data visualization tools like PowerBI
Ability to see the bigger picture by connecting dots between multiple projects driven within the team
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Secondary Skills (desired)
Effectively manage multiple projects and stakeholders to prioritize projects with the most impact on operational goals
In-depth knowledge of diverse retail functions and principles
Lowe's is an equal opportunity employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law.