Financial Analyst, Lowe's Pro Finance
We are seeking a dynamic and passionate Financial Analyst to join the Pro Finance team. Pro is a +$25 billion business unit that is the top priority strategic focus area for Lowe’s long-term sales growth. This role will be responsible for providing insightful, proactive and timely financial analysis, developing and maintaining scorecards, and assisting in building monthly forecasts and annual budgets for the Pro business. To accomplish this, the Analyst must have knowledge of financial and business analytics principles. Additionally, this individual will collaborate with Finance peers and other functional teams to effectively influence future decisions on actions to meet financial objectives.
Your Impact:
The primary purpose of this role is to partner with functional business partners and business units as a financial subject matter expert in support of core company focus areas. This is accomplished by cross-functional collaboration to convert complex business plans into quarterly forecasts, annual budgets, and long range plans; develop and maintain scorecards; develop business cases; and provide proactive analysis, insights, and recommendations to optimize business performance. To accomplish this, the Analyst must have knowledge of financial and business analytics principles. This individual will collaborate with Finance peers to ensure that insights from functional areas and business units are understood and incorporated into work products. Additionally, the Analyst must be able to work effectively within a matrixed organization to ensure that insights from other functional areas are understood and incorporated into work products.
What you will do:
- Assist in delivering insightful on-going financial reports, dashboards, and analyses to optimize business performance.
- Assist in executing processes and reporting in support of Board of Directors meetings and Quarterly Earnings Release calls.
- Assist in converting complex business plans into monthly forecasts, annual budgets, and long-range plans.
- The ability to identify assumptions, their implications, and quantify sensitivities.
- Manage competing demands and priorities with guidance from leadership to meet deadlines.
- Recommend solutions that maximize process efficiencies.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, Economics or related field
- 1+ year of experience in finance or analytical role within a public company/accounting firm
- Experience with Microsoft Office tools (e.g., Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
- Experience providing analytical support
Preferred Qualifications:
- 3+ years of experience in finance or analytical role within a public company/accounting firm
- Experience in FP&A, Corporate Finance, or Corporate Accounting
- Experience with tools such as PowerBI, Tableau, Superset, MicroStrategy, Qlik, etc.
- Experience with analytical tools such as Python, R, SAS, Adobe, Alteryx, Knime
About Lowe’s:
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE® 50 home improvement company serving approximately 16 million customer transactions a week in the United States. With total fiscal year 2023 sales of more than $86 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 and helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts. 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.
Pay Range: $58,100.00 - $96,900.00 annually 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.
