Accountant

Your Impact

The primary purpose of this role is to assist in capturing all financial activities in accounting records to enable accurate reporting on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis. This includes responsibility for conducting effective research, managing, tracking, and reporting on various international, federal, state, local obligations, and accounting transactions to ensure accounting records are correct. In addition, this role supports the execution of internal controls over financial and regulatory reporting, by applying accounting judgment and knowledge of basic GAAP and regulatory requirements in daily activity.

What You Will Do

• Executes financial activities in a timely and efficient manner with a focus on activities that are more complex in nature that require an understanding and application of basic GAAP accounting principles or taxing jurisdictions regulatory requirements
• Performs analysis (i.e. historical, forecasting, impact, etc.) and reconciliations to support monthly, quarterly or annual closing cycles according to prescribed rates, laws, and regulations, with review from senior roles where needed
• Prepares and evaluates reports or returns to ensure accuracy of financial reporting and analysis
• Researches various financial activities to identify issues, explaining findings to senior accountants, managers, and directors to determine resolution
• Maintains appropriate supporting documents, provisions, and other details for accounting transactions and entries
• Communicates effectively within the team, and at times across other functions, and with external parties to ensure alignment with inputs from senior level associates
• Works with systems and processes within applicable area of operation to complete and process accounting transactions
• Reviews job procedures consistently to identify potential improvements that will increase the accuracy and efficiency of all assigned tasks
• Works with external (regulatory and third party) auditors for transactions to provide required data and information to ensure accuracy and alignment

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree Business, Finance, Economics, Accounting or a related field or equivalent years of experience in lieu of education requirement, if applicable
• 2+ years experience in accounting, tax, finance (public or private) or relevant experience
• Demonstrated understanding of basic GAAP concepts and financial controls (to apply this knowledge to the design and execution of activities within the respective area)
• Intermediate skills in MS office programs (Excel, Word, Access)
• Lowe's finance or accounting experience

Preferred Skills/Education

• Master's degree Business, Finance, Economics, Accounting or a related field
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) CPA or CPA Candidate

About Lowe's

Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE 100 home improvement company serving approximately 16 million customer transactions a week, with total fiscal year 2024 sales of more than $83 billion. Lowe's employs approximately 300,000 associates and operates over 1,700 home improvement stores, 530 branches and 130 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

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