Senior Manager Financial Analysis & Consolidations – U.S.
Group 1 Automotive, a Fortune 300 company, owns and operates 200+ automotive dealerships and collision centers in the United States and United Kingdom. Group 1 seeks to hire a Senior Manager of Financial Analysis and Consolidation, U.S. The position reports to Kelli Lederman, Group 1’s Director of Corporate Accounting and Consolidations. We offer our associates a team environment, great benefits and ongoing training and support. If you are in alignment with our Company Core Values of Integrity, Transparency, Professionalism, Teamwork, and Respect - now might be the time for you to accelerate your career as part of the best company in automotive industry. Apply today or refer a qualified friend!
In addition to competitive pay, we offer our associates the following benefits:
- Health, Dental, Vision, Life, and Disability insurance
- 401(k) plan with company match
- Paid Time-Off
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Employee Vehicle Purchase Program
- Professional work environment, with job training and advancement opportunities
Description of Responsibilities
The responsibilities of this position primarily include:
- Motivate, develop and lead U.S. Consolidations team
- Manage the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes to ensure the timely consolidation of the financial statements for Group 1’s dealerships and various corporate entities
- Critically evaluate current processes to provide innovative solutions to optimize consolidation and reporting procedures
- Review of monthly U.S. Reporting packages
- Preparation of consolidated financial statement trend analysis and other internal monthly and quarterly reporting
- Review and approval of metadata and mapping changes within Oracle FCCS
- Review of various journal entries required in the consolidation of Group 1’s financial statements
- Manage acquisition and disposition accounting procedures and provide detailed review of opening/closing entries
- Support internal and external audits and reviews by ensuring timely completion of supporting schedules to the auditors
- Manage Same Store and non-GAAP reporting processes
- Lead special projects and ad-hoc reporting requests
Desired Qualifications
The candidate must be:
- Strong leadership, team management, interpersonal and customer service skills; including ability to motivate others
- Ability to effectively organize and prioritize work demands in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
- Ability to work effectively with all levels of individuals, both internally and externally
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- An effective communicator, including the use of both verbal and written forms of communication.
The ideal candidate should have, at a minimum:
- Successfully retained a Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree, with a major in accounting or finance, from a reputable business college
- A firm understanding of accounting principles
- Eight to ten years of relevant experience in accounting at a large, multi-location corporation and/or public accounting firm; including three to five years of supervisory experience.
- CPA strongly preferred
- Experience effectively managing and developing manager level staff
- Proficiency handling multiple, simultaneous projects
- A working knowledge of Oracle FCCS and Oracle Fusion ERP
- Advanced Excel experience: familiarity with SmartView or other Excel add-in tools for querying EPM data is a plus
*All applicants must pass pre-employment testing to include: background checks, MVR, and drug testing in order to qualify for employment*
Group 1 Automotive is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
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