Sr Finance Manager - Merchandising GFO

Lowe's; Mooresville (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Lowe’s Companies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Finance Manager based at the Mooresville, NC headquarters.

You will partner with business leaders across Home Improvement, Central Dispatch, and Shared Services to drive value through strategic planning, long-range scenario modeling, and enterprise scorecard development. You will lead a team of financial analysts, provide senior-level insights and recommendations, and guide resource allocation to optimize performance and risk management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 7+ years in finance or analytical roles.
• 2+ years in strategic/financial modeling.
• 3+ years leading people.
• Experience with Microsoft Office tools (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of financial analysts delivering insights for decision making.
• Provide financial insights and risk/opportunity analysis to senior leadership.
• Collaborate with SVPs/VPs to guide resource allocation decisions.
• Prepare reports for senior management and Board relating to portfolio and long-range plans.
• Identify process improvements and optimize forecasting and planning processes.
• Coordinate with Finance to align projections with business plans.
• Oversee talent development and build a high-performing finance organization.
• Develop enterprise scorecards to measure portfolio health.

Skills

Financial analysis

Financial modeling

People management

Strategic planning

Excel

Cross-functional

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/finance

Master's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

ERP systems

Job description

Do your Best Work in Mooresville

This position is based at our headquarters in Mooresville, North Carolina. Our corporate office is a space where you can collaborate and do your best work. Take a walk, grab a bite (or a cup of coffee), work out or get a check-up – we invest in you so you can find your inspiration.

Your Impact

The principle purpose of this role is to partner with business leaders (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 in order to identify prospective markets and potential opportunities. This includes responsibility for supporting business unit and enterprise scenario planning by developing long-range scenario models, and recommending and executing measurement plans, analytics and coordinated functional scorecard

What You Will Do

• Manages a team of financial analysts who will provide functional support to business units ensuring financial best practices are implemented and followed, reported, and analyzed to identify insights for decision making
• Leverages the Financial Centers of Expertise to provide financial insights to aid in decision making, identification of financial risks and opportunities, and analysis of performance drivers.
• Partners with senior leadership (SVPs & VPs) in the business functional areas to provide financial insights, recommendations, and best practices to help the company make effective resource allocation decisions.
• Prepares and communicates certain deliverables to senior management and the Board of Directors relating to the portfolio, guardrails, long-range plan and annual operating plan, linking strategy and intent to financial outcomes and measures of success.
• Researches issues as identified, reports findings, suggests alternative courses of action, and constantly look for process improvements.
• Guides the business units through the financial planning and forecasting processes, leveraging the appropriate data elements for markets and for the industry to support the evaluation of strategic options and alternatives.
• Coordinates with other areas of Finance to ensure projected financial outcomes resulting from business plans are properly planned and forecasted.
• Responsible for selecting, hiring, and developing talent to ensure a productive and engaged workforce.
• Oversees the building of processes and enterprise score-carding to continuously measure the overall health of Lowe’s financial portfolio.
• Supports the development of the long-range plan (LRP) for the enterprise, containing the aggregation of business unit plans and modeling for “what if” scenario analyses at the enterprise.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree Business, Finance, Accounting or related field or equivalent years of experience in lieu of education requirement, if applicable
• 7 Years Experience in finance or analytical role
• 2 Years Experience in strategic and financial modeling
• 3 Years Experience leading people directly or indirectly
• Experience with Microsoft Office tools (e.g., Word, PowerPoint, Excel)

Preferred Skills/Education

• Master’s degree Business, Finance, Accounting, or related field
• 3 Years Experience in financial analysis, accounting, financial modeling and strategy consulting for business
• Experience performing advanced data modeling, data mining and exploratory data analysis (e.g., linear/logistic regression, ARIMA, Cluster Analysis)
• Experience leading cross-functionally on enterprise initiatives
• Experience working in a big box/large retailer
• Experience working at a Fortune 500 company

About Lowe’s

Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE® 100 home improvement company with total fiscal year 2025 sales of more than$86 billion. Lowe’s employs approximately 300,000 associates and operates over 1,750 home improvement stores, 540 branches and 120 distribution centers. Lowe’s is a core value S&P 500 equity stock and a dividend aristocrat. Based inMooresville, 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.