Sr. Financial Analyst

Company:Driven Brands

We invite you to join us at Driven Brands!

Headquartered in Charlotte, NC, Driven Brands (NASDAQ: DRVN) is the largest automotive services company in North America, providing a range of consumer and commercial automotive needs, including paint, collision, glass, vehicle repair, oil change, maintenance and car wash.

With over 4,500 centers in 15 countries, Driven Brands is the parent company of some of North America’s leading automotive service brands including Take 5 Oil Change, Take 5 Car Wash, Driven Glass, Meineke, Maaco, CARSTAR, and more.  Our network services over 50 million vehicles annually and generates more than $5 billion in system-wide sales each year.

Our culture inspires high performance and innovation, enabling our employees to go further, faster in their careers. With amazing people and great brands, we confidently look forward to exciting growth ahead, and believe in following the values that support this vision.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Position Summary:

The Senior Financial Analyst is a key member of the FP&A and will work closely with Franchisees, brand presidents, and all team members of FP&A. The Sr. Financial Analyst will report to the Sr. Manager, FP&A, he/she will be responsible for generating forecasts, reviewing P&L statements, and making an impact to the organization.

Responsibilities:

• Analyzes profit-and-loss income statements and prepares reports and recommendations to management
• Generates forecasts and analyzes trends in sales, finance and other areas of business
• Prepare, review and analyze operating budgets and strategic plans
• Research economic progressions to assist the organization's financial planning
• Provide in-depth analysis on financial performance and root cause variances to forecasts
• Monitor performance indicators, highlighting trends and analyzing causes of unexpected variance
• Creates financial models of "what if" scenarios for future business planning decisions in areas such as new product development, new marketing strategies, etc.
• KSAs: A seasoned experienced professional with a full understanding of area of specialization resolving a wide range of issues in creative ways
• Fully qualified, career-oriented, journey-level position
• Broad application of principles, theories and concepts in applicable discipline, plus working knowledge of other related fields
• Provides resolution to a diverse scope and range of complex problems where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors
• Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions
• Normally receives little instruction on day-to-day work, general instructions on new assignments
• Determines and develops approach to solutions
• Work is evaluated upon completion to ensure objectives have been met. Contributes to the development of organization’s goals and objectives
• Frequent intra-organizational and with outside customer contacts
• Represents the organization on projects and may perform in project leadership role and/or may supervise the activities of lower-level personnel (exempt professional and non-exempt).
• Networks with senior internal and external personnel in own area of expertise.

Qualifications:

• University Degree /Diploma and 4-6 years. May have Master’s / Graduate Degree and 2-4 years. Doctorate’s /Post-Graduate Degree and 0-2 years
• 3+ years of progressive finance experience
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Comfortable analyzing large data sets via lookups, pivot tables, etc.
• Articulate with excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Highest standards of accuracy and precision; highly organized
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to handle multiple priorities against multiple deadlines
• Experienced in analyzing and improving reporting processes
• Able to work well with people across multiple functions
• Ability to communicate/present to senior level managers