Salary: Competitive + Benefits
Location: Leeds
This is a permanent, full time vacancy that will close in 11 days at 23:59 GMT.
The Role
The Manheim finance team is a core element of the wider Cox Automotive UK finance function and its purpose is to provide day to day support to the business through accounting, financial planning and analysis, and business partnering services acting as a valuable partner to the business in managing risk and driving value.
Scope of Role:
Reporting to the Head of Finance – Vehicle Services, this role is pivotal to the Manheim Finance team. The business units in scope for this role are: Auction Logistics and Inspection Services.
You will be responsible for providing business partnering services to the above stated business units, including but not limited to month end accounting, monthly/annual planning, commercial analysis/pricing, and supporting the implementation of key strategic projects.
Further, this role provides a great opportunity to influence positive change within the business relating to process/reporting improvements, revenue opportunities, and cost management/efficiency activities.
Objectives for Role:
Auction Logistics
* Commercial Analysis: Ongoing commercial analysis to capture value, identifying process improvements, revenue/cost leakage issues, and modelling scenarios to support management in decision making.
* Pricing: Support pricing or costing of Logistics movements as part of the Dealdesk process. Manage the review and approval process of Delivery discounts.
* Strategic Projects: Provide key support through the implementation of transformational projects, understanding the efficiency, resource, and cost impact of business change.
* Accounting: Take ownership for the accurate production of monthly management accounts for Logistics, ensuring timely production with appropriate accounting treatment. Act as a key liaison point for external auditors during the annual audit process.
* Balance Sheet: Maintain Balance Sheet integrity throughout the year, managing a robust quarterly balance sheet review process.
Inspection Services
* Accounting: Take ownership for the accurate production of monthly management accounts for Inspection Services.
* Balance Sheet: Maintain Balance Sheet integrity throughout the year, managing a robust quarterly balance sheet review process.
* Business Partnering: Provide business partnering support to the SMT, aiding in managing operations and driving operational and commercial improvements.
* Commercial Analysis: Carry out commercial analysis to leverage financial information for improved decision making.
* Pricing & Decision Support: Develop pricing strategies for retention of existing customers and new business.
* Forecasting: Prepare monthly financial forecasts and support the annual business planning process.
* Reporting: Create and oversee reporting outputs that deliver insight into current business performance.
Stakeholder Management
Develop strong working relationships with stakeholders, ensuring effective communication and clear working practices.
People Management
Manage team members effectively, promoting engagement and delivery of wider CA UK people strategies.
Skills, Knowledge and Experience:
* Qualified Accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) or qualified by experience.
* Advanced Excel skills - ideally modelling experience.
* Strong interpersonal, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
* Highly organised, with multi-tasking skills and ability to operate within tight deadlines.
* Strong impact and credibility, with ability to influence and challenge decision-making.
* Strong communication skills - able to convey detailed advice to non-finance stakeholders clearly.
* Proactive, ambitious, and self-motivated, with a 'can-do' attitude.
STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE
We work with a carefully selected set of recruitment agencies and we're not looking to add to our PSL. We do not accept unsolicited agency CV's sent to the recruitment team or directly to the hiring manager.
Published: 15 days ago
Closing: in 11 days
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