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Cox Automotive is looking for a Financial Planning and Analysis Manager with experience working in a successful team environment supporting forecasting, pipeline and sales performance management.  A key responsibility of this Manager is to partner with our Retail sales teams to drive insights through analytics with the interpretation of financial results, variance analysis and key business drivers.  Candidates must have excellent attention to detail with an aptitude to support an everchanging business.  This position reports to the Director of Finance for Sales Support.

 PRIMARY DUTIES/KEY RESPONSIBILITES

Contribute thought leadership by analyzing sales metrics and assess impacts to business performance, strategic direction and long-range sales plans.

Become a trusted partner that Sales teams can depend on for insights and business behavior.

Complete comprehensive weekly forecasting, looking for ways to improve accuracy, timeliness and processes.

Manage Sales Performance reporting, to provide leadership with team member insights. 

Continuously improve current financial reporting, modeling, and metrics to evolve with the business and product set and better links financial forecasts to internal and external drivers. 

Partner with Retail sales teams to provide proactive insights to financial recommendations on business changes.

Lead and guide junior level analysts.

Create and maintain an environment of personal accountability that encourages ownership of issues and excellence in service.

Complete special projects and ad hoc requests accurately and with quick turnaround times.

Provide insights on trends and issues impacting Sales performance.  Identify long term implications and risks to the business.

Qualifications:

Requires BS/BA degree in related discipline with advance degree preferred or an equivalent combination of education and work related experience.

7+ years of experience working within a like analytical financial environment to include financial strategy, project management, process improvement, business performance management and/or corporate strategy.

Build, sustain, and leverage relationships with business partners.

Extensive experience with the MS Office Suite, specifically with Excel in the automation of reporting to include managing large/imperfect data sets.

Salesforce experience strongly preferred.

Excellent organizational skills and an ability to work on a team.

Ability to exercise independent judgment for interpreting financial data.

Motivated, self-starter with strong interpersonal skills.

Clear and effective written and verbal communication skills.

Attention to detail is a must.

Demonstrated ability to multitask successfully.

Who We Are

About Cox Automotive

There’s nothing ordinary about Cox Automotive. We are people of every background driven by our passion for mobility, innovation, client success and community outreach. We make buying, selling and owning (or simply using) cars easier for everyone. Touching more than 40,000 clients across five continents, we bring together the best brands and the best teams to propel the automotive industry forward. Some of those team members work for our iconic consumer brands like Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book, while others are creating the future of automotive at industry-facing brands like Dealer.com, Manheim and vAuto.

About Cox 

We are the Cox family of businesses. We’ve been making our mark since 1898 by building and evolving world-class businesses, staying true to our values, and encouraging top talent to always look for growth and impact while building a career with us.  Our primary divisions – Cox Communications and Cox Automotive – are driving a new wave of innovation, powering smart cities with powerhouse broadband communications and pioneering greener, more progressive transportation alternatives for individuals and fleet operators.  We’re also expanding into new spaces like cleantech and healthcare to rev up our momentum toward building a better future for the next generation.  We’re looking for the talent today who will be our leaders tomorrow. Sound intriguing? Learn more about where we are today, where we hope you’ll be going with us, and the common purpose that unites us at coxenterprises.com.

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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