Lowe’s

Sr Financial Analyst - Cost Optimization

Reposted 3 Hours Ago

Mooresville NC USA

Hybrid

Mid level

Consumer Web • eCommerce • Information Technology • Retail • Software • Analytics • App development

Curiosity wanted. Innovation required.

The Role

The Senior Financial Analyst collaborates across the organization to manage financial forecasting reporting and modeling providing insights for decision-making and driving business initiatives.

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 Senior Financial Analyst serves as a financial steward in the organization by collaborating with business partners in core business functions across the Company. The Senior Analyst must be able to work effectively within a matrixed organization and demonstrate self-leadership and change agility as well as the ability to influence and interact with various stakeholders within the organization. They will partner with the business to drive plan through operational levers provide performance reporting and manage the forecast.
What You Will Do

Facilitates the financial forecasting and planning processes with functional partners and business units that result in quarterly forecast updates annual plans and long-range plans; provides business performance reporting and commentary.
Supports financial modeling and business analytics to address P&L queries.
Supports the development of expense plans using agreed upon volume rate growth and transportation cost assumptions; troubleshoot questions and reconciliations. Coordinate with data owners to formulate answers.
Collaborates across the business and with peers to provide root cause analysis and actionable insights based on financial and non-financial data to functional partners and business units.
Communicates financial and non-financial insights to leaders by preparing analyses using multiple data sources; identify and proactively source necessary inputs for analysis; support operational and financial storytelling.
Analyzes forecast and business case accuracy for root causes issues and apply these learning to future reports; translates findings into clear understandable themes; identifying complete consistent and actionable insights and recommendations.
Develops business cases for key initiatives and major programs by creating robust financial models tied to a program's (or initiative's) strategic narrative; identifying risks to the organization and engaging the business owner in risk mitigation and trade-offs; identifying and measuring key trigger points (metrics) that provide insight into an initiative's success (leading and final indicators).
Applies solid knowledge of financial and business analytics principles to all deliverables; leverages an understanding of policies data and resources to support projects or initiatives; collaborates cross-functionally to solve business problems; identifies recommends and implements ways to address improvement opportunities.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree Business Finance Accounting or related field or equivalent years of experience in lieu of education requirement if applicable
3 years experience in finance or analytical role with a public company public accounting or related
Experience in structuring and writing formal documents developing and delivering group presentations project planning and/or cross-functional collaboration
Experience with financial forecasting or analytic modeling and report automation

Preferred Skills/Education

Master's degree Business Finance Accounting or related field
6 years experience in finance or analytical role with a public company public accounting or related
Experience in FP&A Corporate Finance Corporate Accounting Supply Chain Finance or related field
Experience with analytical tools such as Python R SAS Adobe Alteryx KnimeStrong
Experience with tools such as PowerBI Tableau Superset Microstrategy Qlik etc.
Experience with SQL and familiarity of enterprise-grade environment (Teradata Hadoop Presto)
Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) based systems multi-dimensional databases such as TM1 Hyperion or Essebase
Experience with business intelligence reporting tools (e.g. MicroStrategy Business Objects Cognos Teradata SSIS Svr.)
Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
Certified Management Accountant (CMA)

About Lowe's
Lowe's Companies Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE® 100 home improvement company with total fiscal 2025 sales of more than $86 billion. Lowe's employs approximately 300000 associates and operates over 1750 home improvement stores 540 branches and 120 distribution centers. 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.

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The Company

HQ: Mooresville NC

300000 Employees

Year Founded: 1921

What We Do

It’s curious to think of innovation and stability co-existing. But we pair a 100-year track record of success with a hunger to do things differently. Everyone is in the work — tackling complex problems where your impact can build back or build up the communities we serve. We fill our halls with curious minds from all walks of life. Our differences make us stronger which is why our leaders build cultures of recognition and inclusion. You are heard and your curiosities are celebrated and championed here.

Why Work With Us

We have built a space where the curious can move freely. Up in title up in skills to the side with teams or back to try something completely new. We help you find your path — because when you win we all win.