Financial Consultant

Overview and Summary

This position offers a combination of financial, automotive sector and risk analysis knowledge for those who want to be responsible for the analysis, creation, implementation and strategic follow-up of a number of assigned groups of dealerships at risk. Primary mission is the successful continuity of the automotive brand's representation network, through the economic and financial monitoring of these dealerships.

We are looking for a curious professional who enjoys working directly with clients and dealership management teams.

The successful candidate will bring 5+  years of relevant experience and join a talented Business Management team, benefiting from the Urban Science employee experience!

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Some of the essential duties of this role include:

• Tracks, processes, analyzes, evaluates operative and financial and statistical data related to Dealer network performance metrics to improve accuracy and quality and organizes independently Dealer visits based on results.
• Assumes responsibility for accurate and high-quality data being utilized on assigned projects.
• Provide remote and direct support to Dealer Network within project assignment (e.g. General accounting/ bookkeeping queries/ data input issues/reporting...)
• Provide training to the Dealer Network on the use of our internal software, data quality improvement, map charts, and assist on the analysis of their KPI´s performance data
• Serves as a contact for, and develops relationships with, the dealers and client to effectively respond to their requests and inquiries in a timely manner and help improve client satisfaction
• Compiling reports, summaries, and presentations to communicate findings to key stakeholders within the business
• Create ad-hoc studies and reports
• Attends and participates in project meetings presenting project status updates to client representatives or internal management to clearly communicate project status, conclusions, and results.
• Provide standardized reporting on progress for assigned dealerships
• Present regularly at all levels Business Management and KPI´s results, suggesting actions of improvement
• Visit dealerships in -or potentially be- financial difficulty
• Other tasks and participation in special projects in the client as required

Qualifications - Education and Experience

Some of the essential duties of this role include:

• Tracks, processes, analyzes, evaluates operative and financial and statistical data related to Dealer network performance metrics to improve accuracy and quality and organizes independently Dealer visits based on results.
• Assumes responsibility for accurate and high-quality data being utilized on assigned projects.
• Provide remote and direct support to Dealer Network within project assignment (e.g. General accounting/ bookkeeping queries/ data input issues/reporting...)
• Provide training to the Dealer Network on the use of our internal software, data quality improvement, map charts, and assist on the analysis of their KPI´s performance data
• Serves as a contact for, and develops relationships with, the dealers and client to effectively respond to their requests and inquiries in a timely manner and help improve client satisfaction
• Compiling reports, summaries, and presentations to communicate findings to key stakeholders within the business
• Create ad-hoc studies and reports
• Attends and participates in project meetings presenting project status updates to client representatives or internal management to clearly communicate project status, conclusions, and results.
• Provide standardized reporting on progress for assigned dealerships
• Present regularly at all levels Business Management and KPI´s results, suggesting actions of improvement
• Visit dealerships in -or potentially be- financial difficulty
• Evaluation of financial data, mainly balance sheets and income statements to determine the level of default risk
• Other tasks and participation in special projects in the client as required

Major Power People competences required are:

• Analytical Thinking : ability to understand a situation by breaking it apart into smaller pieces, and/or tracing the implications of a situation in a step-by-step causal way and setting priorities on a rational basis.

• Curiosity & Continuous Improvement: Demonstrates a genuine interest in understanding the drivers behind business performance. Proactively investigates issues beyond the initial request and identifies improvement opportunities.
• Self- development: Interest to learn and grow
• Client & Dealer Orientation: Ability to build trusted relationships with dealer management teams, understand their challenges, and influence business decisions through data-driven recommendations.
• Results Oriented: Requires the ability to strive for optimal results by taking responsibility for timeliness, commitment to task and adherence to performance standards
• Teamwork & Cooperation
• Order & Quality Control
• Flexibility/Adaptability
• Interpersonal Understanding
• Relationship Building
• Supervisory responsibilities: Senior level may be required to supervise other members of the team

Major Technical competences required:

• Economics, Business Administration or similar University degree Master’s in financial risk management related is preferred
• Communication Skills : fluent/native Spanish language and intermediate English level B2 -C1. - Ability to present analytical developments combining ideas to influence others
• Driver’s License
• Finance and accounting knowledge: P&L analysis and interpretationKPI´s analysis experience
• Risk Analysis knowledge
• Math & Statistics
• MS Office: advanced level in Excel, Word and Power Point

Preferred candidates with knowledge or/and relevant work experience in:

• Global automotive retail network and auto industry
• Dealership business model: understanding of dealer management accounts, budgets, composites, day-to-day control operations and its associated risks
• Data visualization and reporting tools: Power BI experience preferred. Experience with Tableau, Qlik or similar tools is a plus.

Location: Madrid. Hybrid work is available subject to internal policies. Occasionally travel up to 20% of the time throughout the region assigned

Benefits: Competitive Salary 40k€-46k€  | Learning & Development | Private Medical and Dental insurance| Flexible remuneration| Life and Disability Insurance | Pension plan scheme| Employee Assistance Program | IT discounts