What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Analyst, Cost Management position at Lowes?
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Your Impact
The Sr. Analyst, Cost Management in Home Services serves as a financial steward and strategic business partner by supporting cost management, forecasting, and performance analysis across key areas of the company. This role works closely with functional leaders and cross-functional partners to deliver reporting, business insights, and financial modeling that improve decision-making and business performance. The Sr. Analyst helps drive plan execution through operational levers, provides forecast and performance visibility, and develops business cases for key initiatives. Working in a matrixed environment, this role translates financial and operational data into clear, actionable recommendations for business partners and leaders. Success in this role requires strong financial and analytical acumen, self-leadership, change agility, and the ability to influence stakeholders through thoughtful, data-driven insights.
What You Will Do
Support quarterly forecasts, annual planning, and long-range planning processes by partnering with functional teams and business units on cost assumptions, risks, and performance expectations.
Facilitate review of cost management processes and provide reporting, commentary, and insights that improve visibility into business performance.
Monitor forecast accuracy and identify key variances, root causes, and lessons learned to improve future planning and reporting.
Perform financial modeling and business analytics to address P&L questions, evaluate cost drivers, and support decision-making.
Collaborate across the business to provide root cause analysis and actionable insights using financial and non-financial data.
Synthesize complex findings into clear themes, practical recommendations, and leadership-ready materials that support operational and financial storytelling.
Proactively identify and source required inputs across multiple data sources to ensure complete, accurate, and relevant analysis.
Develop business cases for key initiatives and major programs by building robust financial models tied to strategic objectives and expected outcomes.
Identify risks, assumptions, and tradeoffs associated with initiatives, and partner with business owners to support risk mitigation and informed decision-making.
Define and monitor leading and lagging metrics that provide insight into initiative performance and overall business impact.
Apply strong knowledge of financial and business analytics principles to support projects, solve business problems, and improve decision support.
Work effectively in a matrixed environment to drive analyses and deliverables from concept through completion.
Identify, recommend, and help implement process improvements that enhance reporting quality, analytical efficiency, and business insight.
Leverage knowledge of policies, processes, data, and systems to ensure work is accurate, relevant, and aligned to business needs.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field. or equivalent years of experience in lieu of education requirement, if applicable
5 years of experience in finance, FP&A, analytics, cost analysis, business analysis, or a related field.
3 years of experience supporting forecasting, planning, reporting, financial modeling, or business case development.
Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret financial and operational data and translate findings into actionable insights.
Experience working cross-functionally in a matrixed environment and partnering with business stakeholders to solve problems.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present analysis in a clear and concise manner.
Proficiency in financial modeling, reporting, and data analysis tools.
Familiarity with visualization and reporting tools used to communicate financial and operational performance.
Demonstrated ability to operate independently, manage multiple priorities, and adapt in a fast-paced environment.
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and case workflows simultaneously.
Preferred Skills/Education
MBA in Finance, Business, Analytics, or a related field or equivalent experience
Experience in retail, home improvement, services, consumer, or other large-scale operating environments.
Experience supporting cost management, forecasting, or enterprise performance initiatives.
Experience building executive-ready presentations, dashboards, and business cases.
About Lowe’s
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE® 100 home improvement company with total fiscal 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. 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 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.