Finance Analyst - Cox Automotive : Job Details

This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in 25 days at 23:59 GMT.

The Role

The Finance department which sits in Corporate Services is a core support function for Cox Automotive UK & Europe.

The Finance team has responsibility for maintaining the financial records of the business, ensuring appropriate controls and governance measures are in place to minimise risk as well as providing in-depth managing reporting and analytics to drive business decisions.

Further to the above, the Finance team is core to the delivery of strategic change, providing appropriate support/ business partnering as and when required.

In addition, the Finance team provides a point of contact to Cox Automotive US through the provision of financial/management information.

This role sits within the Manheim Vehicle Services (MVS) which is an industry-leading business within the vehicle services market. The role is an exciting opportunity to be part of MVS which is a key strategic business for Cox Automotive with a focus on growing and expanding its operations. Additionally, the Manheim finance team has a strong record of providing a platform for career development.Scope of Role:

As part of the MVS Finance team, you will be responsible for the finance management for our MVS business unit, comprising of three sites; Bruntingthorpe, Coventry & Wyton. Your responsibilities will include:

• To ensure accurate and timely production of financial information as required by the business, including preparation of accounts by midday working day 3, ensuring balance sheet integrity is maintained.
• Provide financial support to the business via the production and distribution of operational reports on a daily/weekly/ monthly basis ensuring the data is timely accurate and insightful.
• Provide financial modeling and analysis support to the finance team & the business stakeholders to ensure streamlining of processes, the accuracy of data, analytical insight and reporting consistency.
• Provide analytical support to all business areas including pricing, customer reporting & cost modeling.
• Involvement in forecasting; updating backing data, workline variance analysis of current month, workline analysis of full year outlook, overheads forecasting.
• Headcount performance tracking versus budget/forecast & providing support on full-year outlook FTE’s & costs.
• Provide profitability reporting on work type items, individual customers & physical locations (i.e. bodyshops). Providing assurances to the accuracy of output in CAMS.
• Involvement in the budgeting process from improving current models through to completion.
• Ad hoc analysis and reporting supporting both Finance Business Partners and potentially Manheim finance responsibilities.

Objectives for Role:

• Preparation of monthly management reporting, including analysis & KPIs, ensuring results are reported accurately.
• Supporting the preparation of monthly rolling forecasts for revenue & costs
• Preparation of key monthly reporting outputs in a timely and accurate manner
• Profitability analysis at customer and work line level
• Ad hoc analysis and reporting

Specific skills, knowledge, and experience required to be able to deliver the role successfully:

• Previous experience in a similar role
• Strong numerical and analytical ability
• Excellent MS Excel skills
• Good communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Time management capability
• Proactive approach with a can-do attitude

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