Lead Analyst
BengaluruFull-time5–9 yrsPosted 3 weeks ago
Senior analyst role at Lowes in Bengaluru. Needs 5+ years and a CA, CMA or CFA.
About the role
The Finance Decision Support & Analytics (FDS&A) Shared Services team partners with HR, Finance and Legal to provide financial planning, forecasting, reporting and decision support for complex enterprise expense areas. The team combines financial analysis, business acumen and analytics to improve forecast accuracy, identify risks and opportunities, and enable informed business decisions.
What you'll do
- Own end-to-end planning, forecasting and analysis for complex expense lines across HR, Finance and Legal, including healthcare
- Develop and continuously improve driver-based forecasting approaches, incorporating key cost drivers, historical trends
- Lead variance, scenario and sensitivity analysis; quantify risks and opportunities, explain underlying drivers and recommend forecast or business actions
- Build, enhance and maintain robust financial models and forecasting tools with clear assumptions, validation checks and documentation
- Partner with business and Finance stakeholders across Lowe's India and U.S. teams to challenge assumptions
What you need
- SQL
- Excel
- FP&A
- Actuarial
- Stakeholder management
- CFA
Good to have
- Variance analysis
- Financial modelling
- Financial analysis