Financial Analyst - Merchandising GFO
About The Position
The Financial Analyst partners with functional business partners and business units as a financial subject matter expert in support of core company focus areas. The role collaborates across functions to translate complex business plans into quarterly forecasts, annual budgets, and long-range plans; develop and maintain scorecards; build business cases; and provide proactive analysis, insights, and recommendations to optimize business performance. The Analyst applies knowledge of financial and business analytics principles and works with Finance peers and other functional areas in a matrixed organization so their insights are reflected in work products. The position supports Senior and Lead Analysts by maintaining templates, systems, and tools for planning; updating scorecards and supporting related commentary and analysis; and compiling data for root cause analysis, test-and-learn work, and financial modeling. It also involves completing assignments using current subject-matter expertise, collaborating to solve business problems, identifying and implementing improvement opportunities, sharing knowledge, seeking feedback, and adapting to change. The position is based at Lowe’s headquarters in Mooresville, North Carolina.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related field, or equivalent years of experience in lieu of the education requirement where applicable.
- At least 1 year of experience in a finance or analytical role within a public company or accounting firm.
- Experience with Microsoft Office tools such as Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
- Experience providing analytical support.
Nice To Haves
- At least 3 years of experience in a finance or analytical role within a public company or accounting firm.
- Experience in FP&A, Corporate Finance, or Corporate Accounting.
- Experience with tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Superset, MicroStrategy, or Qlik.
- Experience with analytical tools such as Python, R, SAS, Adobe, Alteryx, or KNIME.
Responsibilities
- Maintain templates, systems, and tools used to develop quarterly forecast updates, annual plans, and long-range plans covering two to three years.
- Update operating, program, and business unit scorecards and support Senior and Lead Analysts with scorecard commentary and analysis.
- Compile data for root cause analysis, test-and-learn work, and financial modeling, and support Senior and Lead Analysts in conducting the analysis.
- Apply current subject-matter expertise and an understanding of policies, data, and resources to support projects and initiatives.
- Collaborate cross-functionally to solve business problems and identify, recommend, and implement improvements.
- Share information and knowledge with coworkers and business partners, seek performance feedback, and adapt to and learn from change.
Benefits
- Corporate office amenities include walking areas, food and coffee, workout facilities, and check-ups.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
