Finance Process Improvement Consultant
Location
Bangalore | India
Job description
About Lowe's
Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE® 50 home improvement company serving approximately 17 million customer transactions a week in the U.S. With total fiscal year 2022 sales of over $97 billion, approximately $92 billion of sales were generated in the U.S., where 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 and helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts.
About Lowe's India: At Lowe's India, we are the enablers who help create an engaging customer experience for our $97 billion home improvement business at Lowe's. 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 Lowe's has a competitive edge in the market.
Job Summary The primary purpose of this role is to deliver process improvement solutions within the finance and accounting function by leveraging appropriate tools, including Robotics Process Automation (RPA), to develop sustained improvements that help management achieve business goals and yield increased financial return. This includes responsibility for identifying problem statements and executing projects to automate and/or remove waste, defects, and unnecessary work, and building performance indicators to measure improvement. The role focuses on accounting processes and identifies productivity opportunities and projects to take cost out of the organization.
Roles & Responsibilities Core Responsibilities: - Conducts proactive and consistent research to identify process automation/improvement opportunities including areas of focus, scoping of the project, prioritization, key deliverables, and successful outcomes.
- Analyzes and develops solutions that facilitate process standardization, continuous productivity, and quality improvement.
- Assess and decides which methodology to apply and the tools and techniques to utilize to effectively lead each process improvement project.
- Leads charter development, stakeholder analysis, process design, improvement solutions, testing, and implementation plans through successful application of methodologies for each project.
- Designs and collaborates to track metrics and key performance indicators for each process and builds robust dashboards and helps modernize current reports.
- Manages relationships with mid-level business partners and sponsors to help them understand business cases and to foster a culture of continuous improvement across the enterprise.
Years Of Experience - 7-10 years of relevant experience
Education Qualification & Certifications (optional) Required Minimum Qualifications - Bachelor's degree or master's degree in finance/ Accounting or Business Administration
Skill Set Required Primary Skills (must have)- Effective personal and interpersonal skills, including the ability to influence others, drive new capabilities, and bring new ways of thinking into the organization.
- Effective listening and communication skills across mid-level management and business area teams
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt trained or certified.
- Experience in F&A processes (AP/AR/Inventory/Controllership)
- Experience in business process methodology, governance, frameworks, or project management
- Experience in designing high performing business processes that are business focused and support enterprise-wide capabilities.
Secondary Skills (desired)- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt trained or certified.
- Experience in retail
- Experience with gathering and documenting business requirements for technology implementation
- Familiarity with Robotic Process Automation (RPA) end-to-end project implementation and tools (Blue Prism, Automation Anywhere, UiPath etc.)
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. Starting rate of pay may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, position offered, location, education, training, and/or experience. For information regarding our benefit programs and eligibility, please visit
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