Analyst Cost Insights & Reporting

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 the Team

The Cost Analytics team supports all analytical and data requirements that supports the accounting function – specifically Margin & Cost, Vendor Funding, Imports, Trade Payables and Transportation Accounting. Leveraging firm’s tech stack, the team works on varied problem statement and help in providing an optimum solution to end users.

I. Job Summary:

The Analyst is primarily responsible for supporting a team dedicated to the accounting function for Lowe’s US operations. The principle purpose of the Business Analyst is to work with the Business leaders in delivering impactful data driven analytics support to the COA office. This position is responsible for designing the report to business needs with analytical best practices, facilitate to analyze results and identify insights for decision making. A substantial amount of technical knowledge is needed to support the various user requests and special projects. This is accomplished by utilizing advanced tools and methods to leverage various financial data. A goal of this position is automation of processes and enhancements of existing business analytics. To accomplish this, the Analyst must have decent knowledge of cost and financial analytics, be proficient in MS Excel, SQL, Teradata, Knime/Alteryx, Power Apps, Power Query, Power BI, Hadoop (Big data), Google Cloud Platform, Python, R etc. The Analyst will collaborate directly with various areas of accounting teams and other areas of the Business in order to ensure Inventory, Revenue and Margin are reported accurately both from an Operational and Financial perspective.

II. Roles & Responsibilities:

Core Responsibilities: Partner with domain leaders to understand the requirements Research and document the requirements in collaboration with IT Finance Develop wireframes and seek feedback from end users Propose and present solution/analysis/recommendations to end users Create solutions addressing the specific challenge using various tools Create and maintain documentation of processes Act as a consultant to end users for recommendation on tools and technical feasibility

III. Years of Experience:

2-5 years of experience in the domain of Reporting & Analytics / Power BI Development Education Qualification & Certifications (optional)

IV. Education Qualification & Certifications

Required Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Analytics, Engineering or Business Intelligence Post Graduate in Finance/ Business Analytics will be an added advantage Experience working with multiple stakeholders across locations.

V. Skill Set Required

Primary Skills (Must have)

Understanding of relational databases – Teradata, IBM DB2, Hadoop, Google Cloud Platform

Expertise in SQL – DDL & DML – Joins, Partition, Update, Stored Procedures, Query tuning, etc.

Advance MS Excel experience

Exposure to ETL tools like Alteryx and Knime Python Programming – for data automation, scripting, and developing custom process solutions VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) – for Excel/Office automation and macro development

Experience with Business Intelligence and Reporting tools, preferably in Power BI Ability to create charts/visualization that aptly represents the trends and analysis

Analytical mindset to understand and solve complex business problem

Secondary Skills (Preferred)

Knowledge of HTML, CSS and JS

Experience in Web Apps using React Framework

Exposure to API concepts using NodeJS

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.