Accounting
and Finance
Internal Audit
The purpose of the Internal Audit Department is to assist Lowe's in safeguarding its resources by promoting an economical, efficient, and effective business and customer service environment based on sound and practical internal controls. Through a long-term commitment to this mission, we are known for our ability to help Lowe's improve its process while retaining an essential control environment. We are committed to continual improvement of the audit process itself to make it ever more responsive to the Company's needs. The Internal Audit Department provides a broad array of audit services to its primary clients, Senior Management and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors to ensure independent and factual appraisals of Lowe's operations, the department ascribes to strong ethical and professional standards.
Corporate Accounting
The Corporate Accounting team includes the general ledger, internal reporting, capital systems, Sarbanes Oxley compliance and specialized accounting groups. These groups oversee the general ledger, monthly close and consolidation process, management reporting and the external audit. Management reporting includes monthly balance sheet and income statement analysis for executive management, monthly financial statements and financial support for the +1,300 stores and the regional distribution centers, and capital reporting for the domestic operations. The Corporate Accounting group works closely with the External Reporting, International Accounting and Financial Planning and Analysis teams to provide executive management with timely and accurate financial information.
International Accounting
International Accounting ensures the Company’s international operations are properly accounted for and reported. The group provides timely and accurate financial information for international operations for the use of management and for consolidation purposes. The group also drives Finance’s efforts relating to the implementation of accounting systems and processes for international expansion.
External Reporting & Accounting Policy
External Reporting & Accounting Policy ensures the timely and accurate preparation and filing of the Company’s financial information with the SEC. Those filings include Forms 10-Q, 10-K, and 8-K. The group also ensures that the Company’s accounting policies are documented and in compliance with generally accepted accounting principles.
Product Accounting
Product Accounting partners with other departments to ensure vendor funds are properly documented and applied; that product costs and margins are properly stated; and that value-added reporting and support is provided to assist in the decision-making process. Team members interact with the merchandising department and vendors as well as other departments throughout Lowe's.
General Accounting
General Accounting is comprised of two departments - General Accounting and Credit Card Accounting. These departments have service contracts with third parties that provide credit card processing, check authorization, and gift/merchandise credit card processing. General Accounting performs bank account reconciliations, deposits funds received at the corporate office and oversees the check acceptance process. This department also addresses exceptions to stores’ daily business processing and stored value cards processing. Credit Card Accounting verifies and records daily settlement of credit and debit card transactions and satisfies requests for relative sales receipt information. Credit Card Accounting also monitors bank card expense and credit card charge backs.
Corporate Trade Payables
Corporate Trade Payables primary objective is to make Lowe’s as successful as possible by accurately and timely paying for merchandise received by our stores and distribution centers. Trade Payables employees professionally interact with our vendors, stores and various Customer Support Center departments in order to ensure that our objectives are met. Teamwork, effective communication skills and the utilization of established methods and procedures are essential to our continued success.
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