Senior Finance Analyst in Leeds

Cox Automotive, a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises headquartered in the United States, is a global business transforming the way the world buys, sells, owns and uses vehicles. Cox Automotive is the world's largest automotive service organisation, providing solutions to our clients at every stage of the vehicle lifecycle.

This is a fantastic opportunity which offers wide scope and high levels of exposure to both commercial and operational elements of the business. It is a hands-on and highly-vertical role which will require the right applicant to see both the detail and the bigger picture. In addition, this role will help influence positive change within the organisation in relation to process/reporting improvements, revenue opportunities and cost management/efficiency activities.

You will be an integral part of the Finance function for the International division controlling the consolidation of financial results through Excel and the production of management reports for the International Finance team, International CFO and Corporate stakeholders.

Strong relationships and collaboration with key stakeholders will be required with solid customer service being offered to help support the local markets in addition to the other International Corporate teams.

You will take an active role in analysing and evaluating our performance, comparing to historic results, budgeted targets and similar businesses (both internally owned and third-party businesses). You will also assess our performance and provide insight whilst considering external factors e.g. economic/market conditions, competitor activity etc. for the markets in which we operate.

You will support our centralised European group reporting team with a specific focus on supporting European group finance projects including central allocations and Enterprise reporting. You will build strong relationships and collaborate with the wider European Finance team to progress Finance initiatives in Europe.

We are looking for someone who shares our enthusiasm for delivering an exceptional customer experience and building excellent teams to deliver that experience. You will be a strong finance individual with excellent Excel and system skills and able to effectively manage your own workload. You will have good knowledge of business finance and experience in developing and presenting management information reporting.

• You will be highly self-motivated, taking pride in the work you do and be driven to succeed.
• You will take a resilient and resourceful approach to problem solving and actively seek and deliver innovative solutions to complex challenges.
• You will have experience in a commercial analyst or finance analyst role supporting multi-business organisations including consolidation of reporting.
• You will have the ability to convert data into real meaningful information to use in analysis that is easy to understand.
• You will be able to adapt to an agile environment, manage multiple deliverables/processes and adjust quickly to changes in the environment.
• You will have a hands-on approach and a curiosity to know what is going on in all areas of the business.
• You will be a strong communicator and be able to convey detailed advice and information to stakeholders in a clear and articulate manner.
• You will have exceptionally strong Excel skills, including financial modelling.

Note: The role's key stakeholders are located across multiple time zones. The right candidate will be required to be flexible with their working hours to attend virtual meetings and communicate with these stakeholders (e.g. email) outside of standard hours (i.e. early morning, late evenings).