IND_Senior Analyst FDS&A
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About the role
Innovate in Bengaluru
This position is based at our on-site office in Bengaluru. Lowe's offers an ultramodern work environment, complete with cutting-edge technology, collaborative workspaces, an on-site gym and clinic, and other perks to enhance your work experience.
About Lowe's
Lowe’s 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 India, the Global Capability Center of Lowe’s Companies Inc., is a hub for driving our technology, business, analytics, and shared services strategy. Based in Bengaluru with over 4,500 associates, it powers innovations across omnichannel retail, AI/ML, enterprise architecture, supply chain, and customer experience. From supporting and launching homegrown solutions to fostering innovation through its Catalyze platform, Lowe’s India plays a pivotal role in transforming home improvement retail while upholding strong commitment to social impact and sustainability. For more information, visit Lowes India
About Team
Senior Financial Analyst, Stores finance team
The role includes responsibility for financial metrics, reporting, build and publish of visually intuitive dashboards, forecasting and analyses of open-ended business problem statements. A successful candidate will be highly analytical, with sharp attention to detail, and will focus on providing data-driven business and financial insights to business partners that enable sound decision-making.
Roles & Responsibilities
The role offers a chance to work closely with both Finance partners and Operations and business teams, providing exposure to rich business context on store operations and the opportunity to build insights that can influence decisions that drive efficient store operations.
Perform financial reporting, ad-hoc business analyses, and financial modeling
Focus to ensure 100% accuracy and timely analysis
Deliver projects that provide answers to strategic and tactical business questions, sometimes with basic problem statements and availability of information and variables. Must be comfortable to deal with ambiguity.
Work on complex data and deliver automated solutions, data models, dashboards to provide performance insights
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
Use analytical / statistical methods to cluster like stores, based on financial / operational metrics and attributes
Manage financial planning and analysis efforts, forecasting using key input levers to the business – pricing, promotion, weather, inventory etc.
Actively drive monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, as required
Primary Skills
B.Tech or Bachelor’s of Commerce + MBA Finance or CA
4+ years of experience
Strong data collation, compilation, visualization and analytical skills
Must have: Intermediate to advanced querying skills using SQL
Must have: Business Intelligence and Visualization Tools - PowerBI; GCP, Teradata, Hadoop exposure
Must Have: Advanced Knowledge of Excel (Power Pivots, Power Query, VBA), automation techniques
Must Have: Ability to build intuitive commentary about financial performance
Ability to work independently in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment
Strong lateral thinking and data interpretation skills
Preferred Qualifications
A work ethic based on strong desire to exceed expectations
Strong interpersonal skills, emphasizing written and oral communication
Demonstrated ability to build and manage financial reports, dashboards for business forecasting, variance analysis, and problem solving
Experience working in FMCG / similar industry / retail will be a plus
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