Your Impact
In this hands-on Finance Undergraduate Internship, you’ll support strategic decision-making at a Fortune 50 company by helping analyze financial performance, build models, and provide insights that drive business outcomes. You'll work alongside finance professionals who support various areas such as budgeting, forecasting, financial planning & analysis (FP&A), capital investments, and cost optimization. This internship offers the opportunity to sharpen your analytical and business acumen while directly contributing to initiatives that impact Lowe’s enterprise-wide.
Summer Internship Program
Whether you're starting your professional journey or pivoting to a new field, Lowe's offers the resources and opportunities you need to thrive.
Our 10-week summer internship program (May 26th – July 31st) immerses you in real-world retail operations. You'll work directly with industry experts across our stores, distribution centers, and corporate offices, gaining practical experience through hands-on projects that make meaningful contributions to our business and communities.
To succeed in this role, we seek future leaders who:
- Drive innovation with fresh perspectives and an eagerness to learn.
- Bring dynamic energy while staying open to inspiration.
- Take on challenges with sharp thinking and embrace new opportunities.
- Build strong partnerships through collaborative teamwork.
- Push boundaries to discover what's possible.
Do Your Best Work in Mooresville
This internship is based at our headquarters in Mooresville, North Carolina. Our corporate office is a space where you can collaborate and do your best work. Take a walk, grab a bite (or a cup of coffee), work out or get a check-up – we invest in you so you can find your inspiration.
What You Will Learn
The Finance Undergraduate Internship will consist of a project-based assignment in one of the following areas:
Store Operations Finance
- This area serves as the primary Finance partner for specific regions within the US Home Improvement business unit as well as a financial steward in the organization by partnering with store leadership to optimize the financial outcomes of decisions
- Provide general analysis and decision support within the Store Operations team
- Exposure to financial forecasting and planning processes that result in quarterly forecast updates, annual plans, and long-range plans
Merchandise Finance
- Analyze merchandising initiatives and their impact on the P&L with a focus on Sales, Gross Margin, and Inventory
- Exposure to projects that may include Product Line Reviews, Forecasting and Planning Processes and/or Vendor Forum preparation
- Partner cross functionally across Finance, Merchandising and Inventory teams
Supply Chain Finance
- Analyze operational impacts to financial performance and assist in updating Supply Chain executive reporting
- Building financial valuations for long term supply chain capital investments
- Gain understanding of a Global complex Supply Chain operation
Tech & Online Finance
- Enable better decision making and investment prioritization within the Technology and Digital Commerce organizations through providing timely, meaningful analysis on business performance
- Provide analysis, insights and reporting that help provide visibility into the Total cost of ownership for technology products and evaluate the business value being delivered by new Tech capabilities
- Evaluate financial performance by analyzing sales and margin trends and key performance indicators (traffic, conversion, average order value) to drive digital commerce growth
Shared Services Finance
- Perform financial analyses and provide decision support to the global General Admin (GA) functions including Finance, Human Resources and Legal to optimize their operating costs
- Monitor financial trends, perform risk opportunity analysis, and contribute to the generation of regular business performance reports to Senior management
- Gain general knowledge of the process and support the team in developing schedules and templates to help with reporting and analysis
Financial & Credit Services
- Conduct research and analysis to identify industry trends and best practices in driving in-store credit execution and customer satisfaction for our credit programs
- Assist in program development by developing and validating business cases as well as identify areas of opportunity
- Leverage customer feedback, business insights, and disciplined analytical approach to drive continuous improvement, optimize customer satisfaction, and maximize financial performance of Lowe's Private Label Credit program
Corporate FP&A
- Gain exposure to key FP&A processes, including Annual Operating Plan, Long Range Plan, forecast and quarterly earnings release analysis
- Facilitate the financial governance processes such as capital allocation and initiative management
- Assist in the development of executive reporting and insights by communicating the key drivers of performance to executive leadership team
- Analyze macroeconomic indicators, industry insights, customer data and financial results to help identify actionable insights and recommendations, translating insights into clear visualizations
Minimum Qualifications
- Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Finance
- Expected graduation dates of December 2026 or May 2027
- 3.0 cumulative GPA
- Proficient in MS Office programs (specifically in Power Point, Excel and data analysis tools)
Preferred Skills/Experience
- Strong interpersonal, collaboration, problem solving, analytical, organizational and communication skills are required
- Relevant internship and/or experience in retail and finance is a plus
- Experience in a leadership position at work or within a campus organization
Benefits
- Paid Internships
- Eligibility for Lowe's Housing Benefit
- 10% Associate Discount
For information about our benefit programs and eligibility, please visit https://talent.lowes.com/us/en/benefits.
About Lowe’s
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE® 100 home improvement company serving approximately 16 million customer transactions a week in the United States. With total fiscal year 2024 sales of more than $83 billion, 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, improving community spaces, helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts and providing disaster relief to communities in need. For more information, visit Lowes.com.
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.
Starting rate of pay may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, position offered, location, education, training, and/or experience. For information regarding our benefit programs and eligibility, please visit https://talent.lowes.com/us/en/benefits.
