Senior Manager, Business Process Design & Improvement - Finance

Company

Cox Automotive - USA

Business Operations

Business Process Design & Improvement Sr Manager

Sr Manager - Non People LeaderHybrid - Ability to work remotely part of the week

Yes, 5% of the time

Day

Compensation

Compensation includes a base salary in the range of $122,600.00 - $204,400.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.

The Senior Manager, Business Process Design & Improvement - Finance is a critical leadership position that oversees the delivery and support for organizational process excellence.  This position reports directly to Director- Business Process Design & Improvement, Record to Report and serves as a business enablement partner by engaging with business leaders within the company to anticipate organizational needs and drive strong decision making through implementation of process improvements/best practices, continuous improvement, metrics, AI, and end-to-end process governance.

This position will be responsible for leading and elevating finance analysis capabilities across the organization. The scope of the role includes strengthening core financial analysis, identifying and developing new analysis to surface actionable insights, and improving the accuracy and clarity of financial storytelling for finance stakeholders. This position will focus on advancing analytical rigor across planning, performance reporting, forecasting, variance analysis, and decision support, while driving standardization and continuous improvement across data, reporting, and financial processes. This role will also support key strategic initiatives and build a culture of continuous improvement in the finance organization. In addition, the position will help meet strategic goals by developing analytical approaches, driving priorities, collaborating cross-functionally, and aligning resources to deliver high-quality, insight-driven finance support.

The ideal candidate will have strong leadership, continuous process improvement, change management, governance, and communication experience in a global organization, with a track record leading a high performing team and implementing best practices. Candidates should have a strong understanding of typical Finance functions and responsibilities including long range planning, forecasting, scenario analysis and decision support. Ideal candidates will have a proven track record working with large data sets and complex problem-solving capabilities.

Job Responsibilities:

Process Excellence:

• Direct day-to-day activities of the Enterprise Planning and Finance functions.

• Responsible for identifying best practices, efficiencies, and strategic methods to optimize people, process, and technology solutions across the Enterprise Planning and Finance functions.

• Provide thought leadership in the AI and technology space to identify opportunities, shape strategy, and drive innovation across the Enterprise Planning and Finance functions.

• Build a metrics and performance management strategy and culture, driving measurable business results

• Design and 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

• Accountable for all process standards and value realization across the company: data, reporting, systems security, compliance, financial controls, change management and process excellence

• Owns prioritization and decision making for process standards and improvement initiatives

Leadership & Organizational Development:

• Lead a team of 1 Continuous Process Improvement Senior Analyst to