What are the responsibilities and job description for the Finance Manager, Merchandising Finance position at Lowes?
Finance Manager, Merchandising Finance
Your Impact:
We are seeking a dynamic Senior Finance manager to support the Merchandising function. By identifying the right products that resonate with customers and cultivating strong vendor relationships, the Merchant organization is central to Lowes delivering over $85B of profitable Sales.
This role will be responsible for partnering with Merchandising leadership to deliver insightful and proactive financial analysis that drive fact based, data driven decision making. The Merchandising Finance partner has a seat at the table and will work with the business to challenge the status quo and dive deep to solve complex business problems.
The successful candidate will be a creative thinker with a strong bias to action that has the ability to collaborate across Finance. This role requires a self-starter with strong modeling and problem-solving skills. The candidate should have a proven track record of influencing the business and supporting decision making in a fast-paced, high-energy environment.
What you will do:
- Serve as a key business partner, working directly with leadership and other stakeholders to influence financial performance
- Lead key FP&A processes, including weekly business reviews, monthly sales and margin forecasting, annual Planning and Strategic Planning.
- Collaborate across the business and with peers to provide root cause analysis and actionable insights based on financial and non-financial data to functional partners
- Influence business performance with data driven analysis, strong financial modeling, effective communication, and presentation of alternatives.
- Design, develop & deliver insightful financial reporting, dashboards and analyses
- Build complex financial models and analytical tools
- Partner with key stakeholders to build business cases for key initiatives and major programs
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Accounting or related field
- 4 years of experience in finance or analytical role
- Strong financial modeling and Excel skills
- Exceptional analytical skills; highly detail oriented
- Experience with Microsoft Office tools (e.g., Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Previous experience in FP&A, Corporate Finance, or Corporate Accounting
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple competing priorities
- Experience with visualization and business analysis tools (e.g. Tableau, MicroStrategy, Power BI, etc.)
- CPA, CFA, CMA certification
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 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 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.
