Analytics Manager

About Lowe'sLowe'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 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 IndiaAbout TeamThe Cost Analytics team supports all analytical and data requirements that supports the accounting function – specifically Margin & Cost, Vendor Funding, Imports, Trade Payables and Transporation Accounting. Leveraging firm's tech stack, the team works on varied problem statement and help in providing an optimum solution to end usersJob SummaryThe Manager is primarily responsible for leading a team dedicated to the accounting function for Lowe's US operation in  design, development and delivery business intelligence solutions. The principle purpose of the Manager is to work with the Business Leadership 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, decent knowledge of cost and financial analytics, be proficient in MS Access, MS Excel, VBA, SQL, Teradata, Knime/Alteryx, Power Apps, Power Query, Power BI, Hadoop (Big data), Google Cloud Platform, Python, R etc is required.The Manager 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. The position will possess analytical problem-solving, ability to synthesize multiple data points, will demonstrate the ability wrap multiple data points into a cohesive story and strategy.Roles & Responsibilities:Core Responsibilities: Partner with domain leaders to understand the requirements and deliver right set of solutionsLead and mentor a team of BI analysts and developersFoster a culture of continuous improvement and data literacyEnsure data accuracy, integrity, and security across all reporting platformsPresent insights and findings to stakeholders across all levels of the organizationCreate solutions addressing the specific challenge using various toolsCreate and maintain documentation of processesAct as a consultant to end users for recommendation on tools and technical feasibilityGuide the team in key business knowledge areas and technical architectureWork alloction and delivery management with maintaining high accuracy of all reports and analysisDrive initiatives aimed at bringing in innovative ideas to current processesYears of Experience:10+ years of experience in the domain of Reporting & Analytics3+ years of experience in leadership/managerial roleEducation Qualification & Certifications (optional)Required Minimum Qualifications:Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Analytics, Engineering or Business IntelligencePost Graduate in Finance/ Business Analytics will be an added advantageExperience working with multiple stakeholders across locations.Skill Set Required Primary Skills (must have)Excellent communication, problem-solving, and project management skillsUnderstanding of relational databases – Teradata, IBM DB2, Hadoop, Google Cloud PlatformExpertise in SQL – DDL & DML – Joins, Partition, Update, Stored Procedures, Query tuning, etcAdvance MS Excel and MS Access experience including VBA Macros – LOOPS, Arrays, functions, procedures, User Forms, dynamic querying, Objects, Collections, Exception handling etcExperience working with analytical tools like Python,  - Pandas, NumPy, PyOdbc,dateTime, etcExposure to ETL tools like Alteryx and KnimeAbility to create charts/visualization that aptly represents the trends and analysisExperience with Business Intelligence and Reporting tools, preferably in Power BIAnalytical mindset to understand and solve complex business problemSelf-motivated, strong leadership skills and excellent verbal/written skillsSecondary Skills (desired)Knowledge of HTML, CSS and JSExperience in Web Apps using React FrameworkExposure to API concepts using NodeJSLowe'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.