Cox Automotive is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to work closely with finance leadership and boundary partners to support and develop consolidated Cox Automotive forward-looking reporting and analysis. This role is key to Cox Auto financial storytelling to all levels of leadership, as well as high priority finance organization projects or initiatives.

We are a highly visible team who collaborate in a fast-paced environment. This role is unique in that it offers the opportunity to understand the entire breadth of Cox Automotive and interact with all levels of the Finance organization including Senior Leadership.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conduct financial reporting and analysis to identify trends and develop recommendations to support and inform CFO and Executive Leadership Team business decisions

• Budget and report monthly results for Cox Automotive cash flow. This will require cross functional business knowledge as well as a strong understanding of the P&L and balance sheet.

• Maintain and improve upon the Cox Automotive incentive compensation payout calculation. Use financial metrics to accurately calculate payout information for accounting and leadership.

• Analyze month-end results, risks and opportunities, annual target setting data, annual budget submissions, and ad-hoc analysis requests to better support and inform business decisions

• Promote modeling, reporting, and presentation best practices

• Support key finance projects - includes projects that improve our analytic tools, data, and processes to enhance overall analytic capabilities

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

• Comfortable building executive level presentations

• 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

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

• Self-starter with flexibility and willingness to balance multiple priorities and work under tight deadlines

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting with 4+ years of experience with a focus on financial planning or analysis OR Master's Degree with 2+ years of relevant experience OR a Ph D. with up to one year of experience.

• Strong analytical ability and problem-solving skills with a track record of delivered results

• Proven ability to prepare executive level presentations and insights

• Strong communication [written & verbal] and interpersonal skills

• Advanced MS Excel - includes logical and reference formulas, financial functions, correlation through logic, best practice model structure/design and assumption toggling

• Intermediate MS PowerPoint

• Experience with OneStream is a strong plus

About Cox Automotive

At Cox Automotive, people of every background are driven by their passion for mobility, innovation and community. We transform the way the world buys, sells, owns and uses cars, accelerating the industry with global powerhouse brands like Autotrader, Kelley Blue Book, Manheim and more. What's more, we do it all with an emphasis on employee growth and happiness. Drive your future forward and join Cox Automotive today!

About Cox

Cox empowers employees to build a better future and has been doing so for over 120 years. With exciting investments and innovations across transportation, communications, cleantech and healthcare, our family of businesses - which includes Cox Automotive and Cox Communications - is forging a better future for us all. Ready to make your mark? Join us today!

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.

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