Finance Business Partner (US-Remote)

CDK Global•Austin, TX

18h•$100,000 - $115,000•Remote

About The Position

About Us: CDK Global is a leading provider of cloud-based software to dealerships and Original Equipment Manufacturers (“OEMs”) across automotive and related industries. The Company’s cloud-based, software as a service (“SaaS”) platform enables dealerships to manage their end-to-end business operations including the acquisition, sale, financing, insuring, repair, and maintenance of vehicles. By automating and streamlining critical workflows, the integrated platform of modern solutions enables dealers to sell and service more vehicles by creating simple and convenient experiences for customers and improves their financial and operational performance. Finance Business Partner (US-Remote) The Finance Business Partner has direct involvement and analytical responsibility for assigned business units, with priorities to optimize business financial results and revenue development by proactively monitoring financial trends and key performance metrics and responding with value-added analysis to facilitate decision making. The Finance Business Partner is an active contributor to the development of overall business strategies and the day-to-day operations of the businesses. More specifically: commercial analysis, operational reviews, pricing, financial planning and forecasting, support of strategic initiatives, insight for customer contracts and negotiations, business expansion and providing value-added financial insight to the business leaders. This individual will use their knowledge of the business and finance to influence, coach, collaborate, and challenge their leaders while providing unique insights through use of established analytics, reporting, and information processes

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or related discipline
5+ years of experience in financial analysis and/or accounting
Prior experience with Hyperion and Oracle systems
Highly proficient in the use of the Microsoft Excel and solid proficiency in the other Microsoft Office suite (Power Point, Word)
High level of attention to detail and ability to work independently
Strong financial analysis
Solid quantitative, written, and presentation skills
Strong Influencing ability; communication skills and comfortable interacting with all levels, both internal and external to the organization
Excellent organizational skills and ability to effectively manage priorities and projects in a fast-paced and dynamic environment

Responsibilities

Develop strong interpersonal relationships with senior leadership
Ability to influence senior leadership through financial interpretation and explanation
Understand the business (es) to provide business trends and insightful analysis of the details and summary level information to allow the leadership team to make informed and prudent business decisions to improve the financial performance of the business unit
Supporting the business in its growth initiatives from organic to strategic investments and acquisitions
Own and manage all aspects of the annual and monthly planning, forecasting, and reporting processes for multiple business units.
Including: Deliver comprehensive analysis of the financial results and key metrics of the business unit to leadership about the status of the business with respective comparisons to budget, prior year, and outlooks; Understand the impact of unusual items that skew the interpretation of the true financial performance; Investigate results that do not line up with expectations and follow up on any corrections and long-term root cause resolution needed
Create presentations for senior management
Develop financial models for special projects to provide support for decision-making
Ensure the team understands where and how the business unit is expected to grow (price, new business, erosion, market growth, etc.); commitment (along with the business unit director) to deliver the budget commitment every year for each business unit supported (revenue, operating income, and operating income margin)
Collaborate globally and across peers to drive consistency and best practices
Challenge conventional ideas in a group and one on one settings
Partner closely with other groups (Operations, Audit, Accounting …etc.) to improve processes and increase controls. Includes following up with groups to ensure changes occur