Sr Finance Manager - Merchandising GFO
About The Position
The Sr Finance Manager partners with business leaders across US Home Improvement, Central Dispatch Office, Allied Businesses, and Shared Services to drive value creation through financial and business leadership, from strategy development through execution. The role identifies prospective markets and opportunities, supports business-unit and enterprise scenario planning through long-range scenario models, and recommends and executes measurement plans, analytics, and coordinated functional scorecards. This position leads financial analysts and works with senior business and Finance leaders to support financial planning, forecasting, resource allocation, performance analysis, and enterprise portfolio measurement. It also contributes to the enterprise long-range plan, including the aggregation of business-unit plans and enterprise-level “what if” scenario analyses. The position is based at Lowe’s headquarters in Mooresville, North Carolina.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or a related field, or equivalent years of experience in lieu of the education requirement where applicable.
- Seven years of experience in a finance or analytical role.
- Two years of experience in strategic and financial modeling.
- Three years of experience leading people directly or indirectly.
- Experience with Microsoft Office tools, such as Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
- Three years of experience in financial analysis, accounting, financial modeling, and strategy consulting for a business.
- Experience performing advanced data modeling, data mining, and exploratory data analysis, such as linear or logistic regression, ARIMA, and cluster analysis.
- Experience leading cross-functional enterprise initiatives.
- Experience working in a big-box or large retailer.
- Experience working at a Fortune 500 company.
Responsibilities
- Manage a team of financial analysts who support business units and help ensure financial best practices are implemented, followed, reported, and analyzed.
- Leverage Financial Centers of Expertise to provide financial insights, identify financial risks and opportunities, and analyze performance drivers.
- Partner with senior business leaders, including SVPs and VPs, to provide financial insights, recommendations, and best practices for effective resource allocation.
- Prepare and communicate deliverables to senior management and the Board of Directors regarding the portfolio, guardrails, long-range plan, and annual operating plan.
- Connect business strategy and intent to financial outcomes and measures of success.
- Research identified issues, report findings, suggest alternative courses of action, and seek process improvements.
- Guide business units through financial planning and forecasting, using relevant market and industry data to evaluate strategic options and alternatives.
- Coordinate with other Finance areas to ensure financial outcomes projected from business plans are appropriately planned and forecasted.
- Select, hire, and develop talent to support a productive and engaged workforce.
- Oversee processes and enterprise scorecarding to measure the overall health of Lowe’s financial portfolio.
- Support development of the enterprise long-range plan, aggregating business-unit plans and modeling enterprise “what if” scenarios.
Benefits
- Headquarters amenities include walking areas, food and coffee, a workout facility, and check-up services.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
