Financial Senior Analyst

Company

Cox Automotive - USAFinanceFinancial Sr AnalystIndividual ContributorHybrid - Ability to work remotely part of the weekNoDay

Compensation

Compensation includes a base salary of $79,400.00 - $119,000.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.

Cox Automotive is seeking a Financial Senior Analyst to support budgeting/forecasting/long-range planning activities, month-end reporting activities, and ad-hoc financial analysis for various corporate functions. Candidates must have a solid understanding of P&L statements, finance/accounting concepts, variance analysis, financial modeling and business case modeling. Candidates must be able to work in a fast-paced, collaborative, team environment. Candidates must have the ability to operate and work across functional groups in a matrix organization. To support various corporate business partners effectively, candidates must be comfortable interacting with all levels of the organization including senior executives. Effective communication of analysis, building strong business partner relationships and interpersonal skills are essential in this role. This position reports to the Financial Analysis Senior Manager.

Responsibilities:

• Consolidate month-end close results and reporting, provide valuable insights into key drivers and trends, and identify risks and opportunities.

• Provide accurate monthly forecasts of expenses and headcount.

• Develop and leverage relationships with functional leaders and business partners, assist with executive-level presentations, and effectively communicate financial results and impacts.

• Partner with Accounting on month-end close activities, ensuring accuracy of accruals and GL coding.

• Assist with the annual LRP, quarterly budget maintenance, and overall strategic planning processes.

• Develop complex financial models and business cases to support functional business leaders with key business decisions.

• Evaluate business performance by developing reporting and tracking tools to ensure the company achieves desired results from key business decisions and initiatives.

• Analyze large amounts of raw data and then repackage, simplify, and determine key takeaways from the results.

• Drive process improvements and look for ways to create efficiencies and increase accuracy in reporting and analysis.

• Provide ad hoc analysis and reporting.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or another related field with 4+ years of experience with a strong focus in financial planning (budget/ forecast), financial analysis and/or business case modeling. A candidate may also have a Master's Degree with 2+ years of experience or a Ph.D with 1+ year of experience. A non-degreed candidate will have 8+ years of experience.

• Strong knowledge of financial concepts, practices and procedures.

• Strong written and verbal communication, interpersonal, analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Self-starter with flexibility and willingness to balance multiple, changing priorities and ability to work under tight deadlines. Experienced in organizing, prioritizing, and coordinating one’s own work.

• Attention to detail while remaining results-oriented is critical.

• Advanced MS Excel skills, including logical and reference formulas, financial functions, use of pivot tables, best practice in financial model structure/design, assumption toggling, charting/graphing and formatting for executive presentations.

• Advanced MS PowerPoint skills, with an emphasis on effective, professional presentation design/formatting.

• Experience with OneStream and Oracle is a strong plus.

To be employed in this role, you’ll need to clear a pre-employment drug test. Cox Automotive does not currently administer a pre-employment drug test for marijuana for this position. However, we are a drug-free workplace, so the possession, use or being under the influence of drugs illegal under federal or state law during work hours, on company property and/or in company vehicles is prohibited.The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company’s needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave.Through groundbreaking technology and a commitment to stellar experiences for drivers and dealers alike, Cox Automotive employees are transforming the way the world buys, owns, sells – or simply uses – cars. Cox Automotive employees get to work on iconic consumer brands like Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book and industry-leading dealer-facing companies like vAuto and Manheim, all while enjoying the people-centered atmosphere that is central to our life at Cox. Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO). For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page. Cox is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer – All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual’s age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law. Cox provides reasonable accommodations when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with disability, unless such accommodations would cause an undue hardship.Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship.