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We’re Auto Trader, the UK's leading automotive marketplace and a FTSE 100 tech-listed company, uniting the largest and most engaged consumer audience with the most extensive network of vehicle sellers. At our core, it's all about people. We embrace diversity, celebrate our differences, and forge our own path. Our six core values define our distinct culture, and our dedication to in-person collaboration sets us apart.
About the job
We are looking for ambitious Commercial Finance Analyst to join our Finance Tribe in our office in Manchester. Our Commercial Finance Team are responsible for business partnering with our Sales and Product Teams by providing relevant insight and analysis, along with effective challenging to help them drive performance.
As Commercial Finance Analyst, you will provide Commercial Finance support to either our Retailer Development & Support teams or Commercial Product teams, influencing and driving them to execute their full-year financial plan. You will be responsible for leading the annual financial plan and rolling forecast processes for the teams you support and will provide monthly and weekly insight into performance.
In addition, you will proactively seek to understand new products to allow you to develop suitable KPIs and materials to drive performance conversations with stakeholders. You will undertake a monthly review and analysis of revenue and other key metrics. You will work with our Business Insight and Reporting teams to ensure relevant information meets business needs to drive strategic decisions. Ad-hoc analysis to support business requirements will be completed as required.
The role requires a strong commercial awareness, a proactive approach, and a problem-solving mindset to demonstrate tangible business value to financial and non-financial stakeholders. You will be working with a large amount of data to deliver insight and drive performance with the operational leads. Through a deep understanding of your business areas, you will be able to highlight risks and opportunities and objectively challenge and influence stakeholders to help drive commercially compelling and financially secure decisions.
You will have the opportunity to be involved in challenging projects in a collaborative environment where you will interact with teams across Auto Trader. You will be supported by the wider Finance Tribe, empowered to make positive change, and encouraged to join us on a journey of continuous improvement.
You might believe that a passion for cars is a requirement, but guess what? It’s not! At Auto Trader, you’re welcome just as you are.
What we're looking for
- Part qualified accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA)
- Great relationship-building and influencing skills to manage and inspire multiple stakeholders from a financial and non-financial backgrounds.
- Advanced Excel skills, with experience modelling data
- Curious individual with strong commercial awareness, not afraid to challenge the status quo.
- Proactive approach and a problem-solving mindset, Ability to work autonomously.
- We are a business that embraces change, so you need to be able to adapt quickly whilst being able to meet deadlines and deliver ongoing projects.
- At Auto Trader, we believe that every candidate brings a unique blend of talents. If you find yourself ticking some, but not all, of the requirement boxes, we'd love to hear from you.
Benefits and more
We're offering a salary of £30,000-£42,000, and a flexible benefits package to support your health and well-being. Enjoy 28 days of annual leave, in addition to bank holidays and half-day closures on Christmas and New Year's Eve. Our Aviva pension scheme offers employer contributions ranging from 5% to 7%. We also provide Bupa Healthcare enhanced medical coverage to all employees, which includes support for assisted fertility, gender dysphoria, menopause, and period care plans.
But that's not all. We offer enhanced parental leave, a car salary sacrifice scheme, share-save options, and much more. When you join us, you'll also become an owner of Auto Trader, receiving an additional 10% of your salary in shares each year. This allows you to share in the value you help create, and you'll also have the chance to increase your ownership through our Save As You Earn scheme.
Our hybrid model, Connected Working, combines the best of both worlds – office and home working. With Connected Working, you'll have two fixed weekly office days dedicated to team collaboration. In addition to your fixed office days, we expect you to be in more than you’re out. You can choose the specific days that suit your work requirements, home commitments, and team needs. Find out more about Connected Working here.
