Lowe’s

Senior Manager Accounting

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Mooresville NC USA

Hybrid

Senior level

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Curiosity wanted. Innovation required.

The Role

Lead a team to manage financial activities ensure accurate reporting develop internal controls and improve cross-functional processes.

Summary Generated by Built In

Do your Best Work in Mooresville
This position 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.
Your Impact
The primary purpose of this role is to lead a team within the Margin & Cost Accounting group of managers and non-managers responsible for accurately processing and reviewing financial activities to enable accurate reporting on a monthly quarterly and annual basis. This includes responsibility for leading others to conduct effective research managing tracking reporting and reviewing work (first and/or second) for financial activities to ensure accounting records are correct. In addition this role leads to support for the execution and design of internal controls over financial and regulatory reporting by working independently to apply and provide experienced accounting judgment and advanced knowledge of GAAP and regulatory requirements. The Senior Manager will identify and lead opportunities to partner with the business and other finance functions to lead drive and manage efforts to improve both internal finance and cross-functional capabilities. In addition the Senior Manager will fully understand and articulate both bi-directionally within the team as well as through senior leadership regarding their area of responsibility.
What You Will Do

Responsible for financial activities of the team that require the application of advanced knowledge of moderate to highly complex systems business processes and GAAP principles to business scenarios.
Ensure the team prepares evaluates and reviews operational and financial information to ensure accuracy of financial reporting.
Perform and review analyses from the team (i.e. historical forecasting impact etc) and reconciliations to support monthly quarterly and annual closing cycles as prescribed by regulatory and compliance entities.
Review reports analyses and reconciliations performed by their team to ensure accuracy of financial reporting and analysis.
Lead team and at times research financial activities to identify complex issues while working across the team and stakeholders to determine resolution.
Lead projects/initiatives and participate in cross-functional teams to deliver business value while balancing accounting responsibilities and controls.
Communicate effectively within the team cross-functionally with senior leaders and with external parties to resolve audit questions and issues.
Partner with the team and the business in order to improve processes to remove friction for the organization.
Lead train and coach leaders in the development of accounting analytical and business partnership skills.
Work with external (regulatory and third party) and independent auditors to resolve complex issues.
Lead testing around financial controls to provide documentation and support for SOX compliance for their respective area.
Responsible for selecting hiring and developing talent to ensure a productive and engaged workforce.
Lead effective teams and leads through others to hire coach train and develop to ensure a talented productive and engaged workforce.
Create and lead others to ensure an inclusive environment across the organization to foster diverse ideas and perspectives.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree Accounting/Business Administration or related area or equivalent years of experience in lieu of education requirement if applicable
8 Years Experience in accounting tax finance (public accounting or industry) or relevant experience; demonstrated ability to lead and manage cross functional effort
Experience leading a team and/or supervising others with direct or indirect reports
Demonstrated experience working with senior leadership in prior accounting or finance related function
Advanced skills in MS office programs (Excel); preferred prior experience with data analytics tools
process improvement and complex accounting
topics
3 Years Experience leading a team managing/reviewing the work of others and also leading without authority

Preferred Skills/Education

Master's degree MBA or degree in related area
Demonstrated progressive Lowe's accounting or finance experience and cross-functional leadership
Inventory accounting experience
CPA or CPA Candidate

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 2024 sales of more than $83 billion Lowe's operates over 1700 home improvement stores and employs approximately 300000 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.

Top Skills

Data Analytics Tools

Gaap

Ms Office (Excel)

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The Company

HQ: Mooresville NC

300000 Employees

Year Founded: 1921

What We Do

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