Senior Analyst – Accounting Analytics & 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 Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE® 50 home improvement company serving approximately 17 million customer transactions a week in the U.S. With total fiscal year 2022 sales of over $97 billion, approximately $92 billion of sales were generated in the U.S., where 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 and helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts. For more information, visit Lowes.com.

About Lowe’s India: At Lowe's India, we are the enablers who help create an engaging customer experience for our $97 billion home improvement business at Lowe's. Our 4000+ associates work across technology, analytics, business operations, finance & accounting, product management, and shared services. We leverage new technologies and find innovative methods to ensure that Lowe's has a competitive edge in the market. To know more about Lowe's India, visit Lowes.co.in

Job Summary

The Senior Analyst – Accounting Analytics & Reporting is responsible for partnering with Accounting leaders and cross-functional teams to deliver impactful, data-driven analytics and reporting solutions supporting the Chief Accounting Officer (CAO) Office.

This role combines accounting and financial analysis with strong technical and analytical capabilities to ensure accurate reporting, strengthen controls, improve operational visibility, and enable informed business decision-making.

The Senior Analyst will independently analyze complex datasets, identify trends and exceptions, investigate accounting and operational issues, and develop scalable reporting and automation solutions. The role will also partner with business and technology teams to translate requirements into effective analytical solutions and identify opportunities to modernize and improve existing accounting processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform accounting and financial analysis using large and complex datasets to identify trends, exceptions, variances, risks, and opportunities.
• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities through reconciliations, accrual and journal-entry support, variance analysis, data validation, and analytical review.
• Develop, maintain, and enhance recurring accounting reports, dashboards, scorecards, and management reporting solutions.
• Translate accounting and operational data into meaningful insights and actionable recommendations for Accounting leadership and business stakeholders.
• Perform reconciliations and data validations to ensure the completeness, accuracy, and consistency of accounting and financial information.
• Independently investigate accounting and data discrepancies, perform root-cause analysis, and partner with appropriate stakeholders to drive timely resolution.
• Support and strengthen accounting controls, governance, compliance, and reporting accuracy through data-driven analysis and monitoring.
• Identify opportunities to automate and modernize manual accounting, reporting, reconciliation, and analytical processes to improve efficiency, scalability, accuracy, and operational controls.
• Design and develop scalable analytics, reporting, and automation solutions using SQL, Power BI, Excel, Python, and other data and automation technologies.
• Partner with Accounting stakeholders to understand business requirements, assess technical feasibility, and translate requirements into effective analytical and reporting solutions.
• Provide analytical support for ad-hoc business requests, special projects, process improvements, and strategic initiatives.
• Collaborate with business and technology teams on data, reporting, system modernization, automation, and process-enhancement initiatives.
• Maintain appropriate documentation of business rules, reporting methodologies, data definitions, processes, controls, and analytical solutions.
• Present analytical findings, risks, recommendations, and proposed solutions clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Provide analytical and technical guidance to team members and business partners and contribute to the adoption of analytics and automation best practices across Accounting.

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Analytics, Engineering, Business Intelligence, or a related field.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in Accounting Analytics, Financial Analytics, Reporting & Analytics, Business Intelligence, or a related analytical function.
• Demonstrated experience analyzing large and complex datasets and translating analysis into actionable business insights.
• Experience working with multiple stakeholders and cross-functional teams across locations.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to independently investigate issues, perform root-cause analysis, and recommend solutions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate complex analytical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Postgraduate degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Analytics, or a related discipline.
• Experience supporting Accounting or Finance functions in a large enterprise environment.
• Experience with accounting processes including reconciliations, financial close, journal entries, variance analysis, financial controls, and management reporting.
• Experience with process automation, reporting modernization, and development of scalable analytical solutions.

Primary Skills – Must Have

• Business Requirements & Analytical Problem Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to understand complex accounting and business requirements, translate business questions into analytical requirements, identify appropriate data sources, perform root-cause analysis, and develop scalable data-driven solutions.
• SQL & Data Analysis: Strong SQL expertise with experience working with large and complex datasets, including complex joins, CTEs, window functions, aggregations, DDL/DML, stored procedures, query optimization, and data transformations.
• Python & Automation: Strong working knowledge of Python for data analysis, data transformation, automation, scripting, reconciliation, and development of custom analytical and process solutions.
• Power BI, DAX & Data Modeling: Strong experience developing end-to-end Power BI solutions, including data modeling, relationships, measures, DAX, Power Query, dashboard development, visualization, and reporting. Ability to translate complex datasets and business requirements into intuitive dashboards and actionable insights.
• Data Platforms & Databases: Experience working with enterprise data platforms and relational databases, including Google Cloud Platform (GCP)/BigQuery, MS SQL Server, and PostgreSQL. Ability to identify, integrate, validate, and analyze data across multiple data sources.
• Data Validation & Reconciliation: Experience performing data validation, reconciliations, exception analysis, and control checks to ensure completeness, accuracy, and consistency of financial and accounting reporting.
• Workflow & Data Pipeline Automation: Experience developing, scheduling, or supporting automated data and reporting workflows using technologies such as Alteryx/Knime, Apache Airflow/DAGs, Python, or similar orchestration and automation tools.
• Microsoft Power Platform: Experience with Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Query, and SharePoint for developing workflow, reporting, and process-automation solutions.
• Excel: Advanced Microsoft Excel skills for complex data analysis, financial/accounting analysis, reconciliations, reporting, and automation.
• Communication & Data Storytelling: Ability to translate complex analytical findings into clear business insights, recommendations, dashboards, and presentations for Accounting leadership and technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Secondary / Preferred Technical Skills

• Experience with ETL and data-transformation tools such as KNIME and/or Alteryx.
• Experience developing automated workflows and modernizing manual accounting and reporting processes.
• Familiarity with cloud-based data environments, data pipelines, and enterprise analytics solutions.

Key Competencies

• Analytical and problem-solving mindset
• Accounting and financial acumen
• Ownership and accountability
• Attention to detail and data accuracy
• Stakeholder management
• Effective communication and data storytelling
• Continuous improvement and automation mindset
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver independently
• Collaboration across Accounting, Finance, Business, and Technology teams

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.