Commercial Analyst (Sales & Marketing Finance)

What You Will Do:

• Consolidate the components of US Retail Gross Margins for the budget, monthly forecast and actuals (standard cost; outbound transportation; warranty, etc.)
• Coordinate with Brand Finance to assess the financial impact of new vehicles, purchased vehicles (e.g., Alfa Romeo), future pricing plans and product actions.
• Assist in period-to-period explanations and vehicle option take rate investigations.
• Financial reporting involving the calculation and validation of company car margins.
• Support Company Car close activities including: IFRS16 right of use asset creation, and inventory account reconciliations.
• Perform pro-forma pricing calculations to support Fast Feedback quality units within the Company Car Fleet

What You Will Learn:

• Strong understanding of the commercial side of the organization
• Understanding of vehicle unitary margins and the respective inputs
• Analytical review of period-to-period variances and explanations
• Understanding of the Company Car program, and how it supports our employees and the company
• Develop relationships both within Finance (Commercial, FP&A, Brand, etc.) and Operations (Sales & Marketing)

What This Role Will Prepare You For:

• Larger leadership roles within the Finance organization
• Critical thinking and how to search for alternative solutions to problems
• Identifying and highlighting performance factors to management to selling vehicles more profitably
• Working and leading cross functional teams (Operations and Finance)

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting; or related
• Minimum 5 years of accounting or finance experience
• Familiarity with audit, SOX and internal controls
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office software, including Word, Excel (Pivot Tables), and PowerPoint

Preferred Qualifications:

• SAP, Essbase and HFM/OneStream
• Working knowledge of Hyperion Essbase
• Accounting and/or platform finance experience a plus
• Proven oral and written communications skills
• Demonstrated analytical skills
• Ability to multitask and adapt easily to change, including priority of assignments.
• Ability to work with large volumes of data, summarize data and draw conclusions