Senior Analyst – Accounting Analytics & Reporting

Innovate in Bengaluru

This position is based at our on-site office in Bengaluru. Lowes 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 Lowes

Lowes Companies Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE 50 home improvement company serving approximately 17 million customer transactions a week in total fiscal year 2022 sales of over$97 billion approximately$92 billionof sales were generated in theU.S. where Lowes operates over 1700 home improvement stores and employs approximately 300000 associates. Based inMooresville N.C. Lowes 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 .

About Lowes India: At Lowes India we are the enablers who help create an engaging customer experience for our $97 billion home improvement business at Lowes. 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 Lowes has a competitive edge in the market. To know more about Lowes India visit

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

• Bachelors 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

Lowes 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.