Senior Manager, Financial Analysis & Consolidations - U.S.

Overview:

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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