Company

Cox Automotive - USAFinanceManager, Financial Planning & AnalysisManager - People LeaderHybrid - Ability to work remotely part of the weekYes, 5% of the timeDay

Compensation

Compensation includes a base salary of $99,000.00 - $165,000.00. 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 hiring a Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis - Consolidation. The Financial Planning & Analysis Manager will work closely with business leaders, group finance leaders, and other boundary partners to own consolidated group reporting, executive leader presentations and planning processes. This role also drives continuous improvements to metric and financial reporting, data analysis, and storytelling. The Manager will be responsible for analyzing business performance and synthesizing it into a concise story to influence decision making is also a critical responsibility.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and conduct forward looking analysis to identify trends and develop recommendations to support and inform leadership and influence decision making

• Interpret large or complex data sets to communicate financial and operational insights, business performance, challenges, and opportunities

• Build presentations summarizing insights and present to executive-level audiences

• Lead all planning [forecast and budget] cycle processes and reporting deliverables – includes creating and communicating requirements, collaborating with groups on inputs, and building or coordinating all presentations

• Promote modeling, reporting, and presentation best practices

• Lead efforts to improve financial and metric data and processes to enhance analytic capabilities to better understand business performance

• Identify, recommend and implement continuous process improvements, develop new capabilities, automate manual processes, and lead ad-hoc projects

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Outstanding analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills with a high degree of intellectual curiosity

• Proficient using Excel and modeling with large complex data sets

• Strong communication skills – can present views in a clear and compelling manner to different organizational levels

• Ability to build strong trusted working relationships and influence internal and external business customers at all levels including executive level management

• Strong process or project management skills with a focus on continuous improvement

• Highly-organized with high sense of ownership, excellent follow-through, and a strong bias for action

• Ability to work independently and proactively develop solutions with minimal guidance

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting with 6+ years of work experience in a financial environment. Master's degree with 4+ years of work experience in a financial environment, PH. D. with 1 year of work experience in a financial environment, or 12+ years of relevant work experience in a financial environment.

• Advanced MS Excel skills required, including logical and reference formulas, financial functions, correlation through logic, best practice structure/design, assumption toggling, charting/graphing, and formatting for executive presentations

• Advanced MS PowerPoint skills with proven ability to create and present executive level presentations

• Experience with OneStream is a 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.