Senior Financial Process Improvement Analyst (2023-5760)

The Senior Process Improvement Analyst  Record to Report, Enterprise Finance & Accounting Process CoE is an important position that supports the delivery of organizational process excellence. This position reports directly to the Finance Process Owner – Record to Report and serves as a partner by engaging with business stakeholders within the company to anticipate business needs and drive strong decision making through implementation of Process Improvements/best practices, acquisition integration, continuous improvement, metrics, and end-to-end process governance.

This position will be responsible for supporting all aspects of centralized Cox Automotive Enterprise Finance & Accounting (EF&A) Accounting Center of Excellence (ACoE) process excellence. The Record to Report scope includes Journal Entries, General Ledger, Reconciliation, Fixed Assets, Project Maintenance and Reporting. This position will focus on process centralization, standardization, and optimization across policies, process, data, reporting, systems security, compliance, and financial controls. This role will also support key strategic initiatives and will build a culture of continuous Process Improvement within the EF&A Record to Report functions. This position will also help to meet Cox Automotive’s strategic goals by developing plans, driving objectives, collaborating with business stakeholders, and aligning appropriate resources.

The ideal candidate will have continuous Process Improvement, change management, project management, governance, and communication experience. This is a temporary 7-month assignment. 

• Support day-to-day activities of the R2R process excellence function
• Responsible for identifying best practices, efficiencies and strategic methods to optimize people, process, and technology solutions across the EF&A R2R functions
• Help to drive benchmarking studies and competitive intelligence assessments across EF&A R2R, including ongoing target setting
• Analyze and support a metrics and performance management strategy and culture, driving measurable business results
• Help to embed an approach to ongoing continuous Process Improvement, including an end-to-end process assessment strategy, as well as tactical resource and implementation planning and delivery approach
• Review and provide feedback for all process standards: data, reporting, systems security, compliance, financial controls, change management and process excellence
• Partner with internal stakeholders to drive governance and business partner relationships, including shared objectives for end-to-end process solutions
• Partner with stakeholders to identify, prioritize, and adjudicate technology enhancements, partnering with Technology to build and support the deployment of ongoing roadmap of solutions
• Works with internal and external auditors annually and/or as needed based on their requests for information
• Perform special projects as required

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance and/or Accounting OR an equivalent combination of education and related work experience required
• A minimum of 5+ years of accounting or finance experience required
• Proven ability to influence and to collaborate at the highest levels of corporate management
• Experience supporting organizational change – including large scale transformation initiatives
• Proven ability to deliver high levels of customer service
• Demonstrated financial analysis strength
• Excellent oral and written communication is mandatory
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
• Excellent organizational and analytical skills
• Strong knowledge of GAAP
• Ability to work effectively under pressure, and shift priorities quickly as required and rapidly adapt to changing environments
• Ability to understand business strategy and translate into effective tactical plans
• Excellent problem solving and prioritization skills with strong attention to detail
• Proven ability to work with minimal direction, as well as be resourceful and independent in solving problems
• Strong computer skills and proficient use of Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• Strong knowledge of Oracle Financials
• Strong knowledge of Blackline
• Proven ability to work with all levels in the organization

• Advanced Degree and/or CPA a plus
• Experience within a Center of Excellence environment is a plus
• Global experience in a multinational organization is a plus
• Experience with continuous improvement and project management – Six Sigma Green Belt and/or PMP is a plus

• This role is hybrid

• $45-$59/hr

This job posting is for a temporary role as an employee of Atrium on assignment at Cox.  The individual selected for this role will be offered the role as an employee of Atrium; compensation, medical benefits, fringe benefits and other terms and conditions of employment shall be presented by Atrium upon offer. The pay rate range provided is a reasonable estimate of the anticipated compensation range for this job at the time of posting. The actual pay rate will be based on a number of factors, including skills, competencies, experience, location and/or being pursued and other job-related factors permitted by law. In addition, this role will be eligible for overtime pay, in accordance with federal and state requirements

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