Financial Planning and Analysis Business Partner

General Position Summary

The Planning & Analytics Business Partner reports to the Director of Finance and serves as a strategic partner to Autos leadership across Vehicle Purchasing, Sales, Marketing, and Operations. This role is accountable for forward-looking financial analysis, scenario planning, and recommendations that improve profitability and inform decision-making. The Planning & Analytics Business Partner will also lead the division’s monthly forecast process and will be instrumental in building the annual Autos budget.

Responsibilities

• Partners with Autos leaders to identify, evaluate, and prioritize profitability improvement opportunities across pricing, volume, margin, marketing, call center, and operational performance.
• Leads the monthly forecasting process for the Autos Division by consolidating inputs, assessing risks/opportunities, and producing an executive-ready forecast narrative.
• Develops and presents scenario analyses and financial models to support pricing strategies, operational changes, and other strategic initiatives; provides clear recommendations and trade-offs.
• Leverages performance dashboards and trend reporting to diagnose drivers of results, translate insights into decisions, and align stakeholders on actions.
• Maintains performance dashboards with support from broader team.
• Partners with IT/data owners to troubleshoot data quality issues, reconcile discrepancies, and improve upstream data integrity with support from broader team.
• Primary owner of annual budgeting activities by establishing assumptions and guidance with Finance leadership, and facilitates discussions with functional leaders.
• Prepares high-quality materials for leadership meetings, including performance reviews, forecast bridges, and decision decks that translate complex analysis into clear, actionable messages.
• PARTNERS WITH FINANCE LEADERSHIP AND CROSS-FUNCTIONAL STAKEHOLDERS TO CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE PLANNING, FORECASTING, AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT PROCESSES AND TOOLS.
• SUPPORTS INTERNAL CONTROL PROCESS WHICH INCLUDES UNDERSTANDING, COMMUNICATING, AND COMPLYING WITH DEFINED INTERNAL CONTROLS AS WELL AS SUGGESTING AND MAKING MODIFICATIONS TO THE POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND CONTROLS TO BETTER MATCH THE BUSINESS.
• COMMUNICATES UPWARD PROBLEMS IN OPERATIONS, NONCOMPLIANCE WITH THE CODE OF CONDUCT, OR OTHER POLICY VIOLATIONS OR ILLEGAL ACTIONS.
• INTERPERSONAL CONTACTS DIRECT PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND FREQUENT INTERACTION WITH AUTOS LEADERSHIP ACROSS VEHICLE PURCHASING, SALES, MARKETING, AND OPERATIONS.
• CURRENTLY THREE DAYS PER WEEK IN OFFICE AND TWO DAYS REMOTELY, SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON BUSINESS NEEDS.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or a related field; an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Minimum five (5) years of progressive experience in financial analysis, FP&A, or business partnering, including experience presenting insights and recommendations to senior leaders.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and strong working knowledge of PowerPoint; ability to build decision-grade models and communicate recommendations clearly.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders and build strong cross-functional partnerships.
• Proven experience with forecasting, scenario planning, and dashboard development.
• Experience with ERP/financial systems (Oracle and Hyperion preferred).
• Working knowledge of data analysis methods (SQL preferred) and comfort using reporting outputs to support decisions.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities and deadlines.