Senior Financial Analyst (Corporate)

Asbury Automotive • Duluth, GA

104d

About The Position

The Senior Financial Analyst is responsible for developing and performing financial analysis for all business lines of the company. This position will lead various financial planning and analysis processes and tasks, including but not limited to short and long term forecasting and budgeting, month end management reporting, and trend analysis. This role will work closely with Market Directors, General Managers, Payroll, HR, Marketing, Controllers, various Operations Teams, Store Business Managers, Corporate IT, and Internal Reporting team members.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in economics, finance, business administration, math or engineering
• MBA or MS in Finance required; CFA candidates highly desired
• 2-5 years of progressive work experience with an emphasis on financial and/or investment analysis; investment banking or consulting experience would be beneficial
• Advanced Microsoft Office Skills, particularly Excel & PowerPoint
• Familiarity with Hyperion suite of products; Hyperion Financial Management a plus
• Understanding of regular and special financial statements including (but not limited to) balance sheets, budgets, forecasts, profit and loss statements; Experience in budget preparation and variance reporting
• Advanced financial modeling using key metrics and drivers; Solid understanding of valuation and DCF concepts (NPV, IRR, DPP, etc.)
• Superior analytical skills; draw conclusions from complex set of data
• Handle several projects simultaneously
• Demonstrated ability to work on own initiative
• Understanding of accounting principles
• Produce high quality work while under significant deadline pressure
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Ability to work extra hours occasionally during crunch time

Responsibilities

• Assists and helps drive the planning and execution of the annual store-level operational budgeting & forecasting process
• Develops, updates, and maintains month end reporting including ad hoc reports and analysis that includes budget comparison, forecast analysis, and store level expense analysis
• Develops and performs detailed financial analysis including expense review, operational metrics, and monitoring business results with operational managers and stores
• Supports the operations team thru reporting analysis and trend reporting as necessary
• Reviews monthly/quarterly region, store and department financial results
• Defines drivers of budget variances and ensures understanding of key drivers with manager
• Presents financial analysis to inform management
• Builds stand-alone business cases and financial models to assess the impact of investment opportunities
• Recommends process improvements and serve on teams to design, redesign, and implement solutions and process changes
• Provides customer service and support for financial end-users to effectively and accurately operate (i.e. General Managers in stores and operations managers in our markets)
• Ad-Hoc financial analysis and other projects as needed to support business
• Serves as an internal knowledgeable for financial/operational analysis
• Supports cash management/liquidity forecasting process
• Prepares materials for executive, officer, investor and board of directors' presentations
• Performs other related duties to benefit the mission/vision of the organization

Benefits

• Weekly pay
• Paid holidays & paid time off
• Deferred Holiday Pay Match
• Paid training
• Stock Awards (select management and front-line team member's eligible)
• Insurance: medical, vision, dental, accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity plans
• Up to 12 weeks paid pregnancy leave (disability leave)
• Paid Parental Leave
• Health savings
• Flex spending accounts (tax free)
• Short-term and Long-term disability plans
• Life Insurance (Whole Life and Term)
• 401k with company match
• Digital career path tool to assist with career development
• Continuous training through Asbury's Internal Learning Management System
• Professional growth and development opportunities
• Student loan relief resources
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discounts on parts and service repairs
• Scholarship awards
• Opportunities to join our community service initiatives, which includes paid volunteer hours
• Aggressive Employee referral program with bonus opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers
• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees