Cox Communications

Senior Financial Analyst, Business Operations - Product & Technology

Cox Communications$81K — $122K *
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting or equivalent work experience; Master's or Ph.D. preferred with relevant experience.
  • 4+ years in Financial Planning and Analysis or Strategic Business Analysis, or 2+ years with a Master's or 1+ year with a Ph.D.
  • Experience supporting technology or product teams is advantageous.
  • Strong analytical and quantitative skills with a proven record of delivering actionable insights.
  • Proficiency in financial modeling and the ability to present complex information clearly to executives.
  • Self-motivated with the ability to manage multiple priorities and tight deadlines.
  • Advanced Excel skills and familiarity with data visualization tools are essential.

Responsibilities

  • Create and maintain investment activity models for monthly results, forecasting, and budgeting.
  • Coordinate financial activities related to M&A integration.
  • Support expenditures in Enterprise Platforms and Infrastructure & Operations.
  • Assist in financial planning for monthly P&L forecasts and the annual budget process.
  • Develop improved data collection and analysis methods to enhance automation and standardization.
  • Perform ad hoc financial analysis for business decision support.
  • Interpret financial data and key trends to provide actionable recommendations.

Benefits

  • Flexible vacation policy based on employee discretion and workload.
  • Seven paid holidays annually.
  • Up to 160 hours of paid wellness time for personal or family health needs.
  • Additional paid time off for bereavement, military leave, and parental leave.
  • Leave options for voting, jury duty, volunteer work, and family emergencies.
Full Job Description
Job Family Group

Finance

Job Profile

Financial Sr Analyst

Management Level

Individual Contributor

Flexible Work Option

Hybrid - Ability to work remotely part of the week

Travel %

No

Work Shift

Day

Compensation
Compensation includes a base salary in the range of $81,400.00 - $122,000.00. 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.

Job Description

Cox Automotive is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst - Business Operations Finance for the Product and Technology organization. This position provides support for select Technology department spend, assists in modeling M&A integration activity, and coordinates certain investment activity. Strong interpersonal skills are essential, as well as the ability to influence and to help continuously improve processes. This role will report to the Senior Manager of Product and Technology Finance.

The Senior Financial Analyst role will be based in Atlanta and require the employee to come into the office weekly.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Create and maintain the model for investment activity for both monthly results as well as forecasting and budgeting
  • Coordinate M&A integration financial activity
  • Provide support for expenditures in Enterprise Platforms and Infrastructure & Operations
  • Assist with the financial planning and coordination of monthly P&L forecasts and annual budget process, including capital expenditures
  • Develop and recommend improved data collection and analysis methods, including methods to improve automation and standardization
  • Perform ad hoc analysis to support business decisions
  • Interpret financial data, project financials, variance analyses, and key business drivers to identify trends and make recommendations for improvement
  • Work effectively on multiple assignments, activities or projects


QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting preferred with 4+ years of technology, manufacturing, or other industry experience with strong focus in Financial Planning and Analysis, and/or Strategic Business Analysis or equivalent work experience. A candidate may also have a Master's Degree with 2+ years of experience or a Ph.D with 1+ year of experience. A nondegreed candidate will have 8+ years of experience.
  • Experience supporting a product or technology team is a plus.
  • Demonstrated analytical (industry, market, and business) and quantitative skills with track record of delivering insights which improve business results
  • Evolving knowledge of financial modeling and benchmarking techniques with the ability to synthesize complex information in executive level formats
  • Ability to develop structured and fact-based analytics that include actionable conclusions and recommendations
  • Self-starter with flexibility and willingness to balance multiple, changing priorities and work under tight deadlines
  • Demonstrated ability to influence and build strong trusted working relationships with internal and external business customers
  • Advanced MS Excel skills required, including formulas, financial functions, pivot tables, design, and formatting for executive presentations
  • Data visualization skills will be extremely helpful
  • PowerQuery and AI Tools (Claude) preferred
  • Experience with Oracle, OneStream and Adaptive Planning is a strong plus
  • Understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)


Drug Testing

To be employed in this role, you'll need to clear a pre-employment drug test. Cox Automotive does not currently administer a pre-employment drug test for marijuana for this position. However, we are a drug-free workplace, so the possession, use or being under the influence of drugs illegal under federal or state law during work hours, on company property and/or in company vehicles is prohibited.

Benefits

The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company's needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave.

About Cox Communications

Cox Communications is a telecommunications company that provides cable television, internet, and phone services to residential and business customers. The company operates in 18 states and has over 6 million customers. Cox Communications is a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, a privately held company that also owns newspapers, television stations, and radio stations. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.
Learn more about Cox Communications
Size
20,000 employees
Industry
Net Income
$2 billion
5 Year Trend
+10%
Revenue
$12 billion
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