Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Cox Automotive is a company that provides technology and services for drivers, dealers, and automotive businesses, including Manheim. The Financial Analysis, Senior Manager leads the financial activities of assigned regional Manheim Auctions, serves as a finance business partner to auction leadership, and supports financial planning, analysis, forecasting, budgeting, and business case development. The role also drives finance process improvements, operational efficiencies, and collaboration across finance and business stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Effectively lead the assigned auction Finance team and provide regular communication and feedback. Focus on developing the team and ensuring high levels of employee engagement
- Prepare and review consolidated monthly and annual financial results to present to Auction Leadership, Regional leadership, and the center finance team
- Build strong relationships with other areas of the business in order to provide business leadership and collaboration including Sales, Marketing, Credit & Collections, Operations, and Other Administrative functions
- Provide the thought leadership and financial analysis to identify and influence the execution of operational efficiencies, operating model opportunities and cost structure improvements
- Analyze trends and key variances to plans: partner with Senior Management, Regional leadership, and center finance team to improve operating results
- Assist in the preparation, review, and presentation of monthly forecasts, annual budgets, and long term financial plans
- Create driver based models to support Auctions
- Build and/or oversee the development of business cases for new investment ideas and establish an ongoing culture of evaluation
- Remain current on best practices and trends relevant to finance and related technologies
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders at operating locations, and key corporate stakeholders, ensuring that they understand and value the services provided by the Finance team and respond to feedback regarding opportunities for improvement
- Partner with key stakeholders across Cox Automotive to ensure appropriate service levels are being provided
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting with 8+ years of business experience, with a strong focus in financial planning (budget/ forecast), financial analysis and business case modeling. A candidate may also have a Master's Degree with 6+ years of experience or a Ph.D with 3+ years of experience. A non-degreed candidate will have 12+ years of experience
- 3+ years of experience in a management or lead role
- Strong knowledge of financial concepts, practices and procedures (e.g. IRR, NPV, DCF, payback, etc.)
- Demonstrated analytical ability and high degree of intellectual curiosity with track record of delivered results
- Advanced MS Excel skills required, 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
- Ability to operate and work across functional groups in a matrixed organization
- Proven ability to prepare and deliver executive level presentations and insights
- 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
- Up to 50% Travel
- Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship. No OPT, CPT, STEM/OPT or visa sponsorship now or in future
- MBA and/or CPA preferred
- Experience with Hyperion Planning and Hyperion Reporting/Essbase is a strong plus
- Advanced MS PowerPoint skills preferred, with an emphasis on effective, professional presentation design/formatting
Benefits
- Flexible work option: can work remotely but need to live in the specified city, state, or region
- 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
- Up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members
- 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
- Health care insurance (medical, dental, vision)
- Retirement planning (401(k))
- Paid days off, including sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO
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