Financial Analyst I Financial Planning and Analysis

Why GM Financial?

GM Financial is the wholly owned captive finance subsidiary of General Motors and is headquartered in Fort Worth, U.S. We are a global provider of auto finance solutions, with operations in North America, South America, and the Asia Pacific region. Through our long-standing relationships with auto dealers, we offer attractive retail financing and lease programs to meet the needs of each customer. We also offer commercial lending products to dealers to help them finance and grow their businesses.

At GM Financial, our team members define and shape our culture — an environment that welcomes new ideas, fosters integrity, and creates a sense of community and belonging. Here we do more than work — we thrive.

Our Purpose: We pioneer the innovations that move and connect people to what matters

This position will be posted until filled. 

Working under the direction of the Assistant Vice President of FP&A, the analyst will be the lead to providing visibility for GMF operating expenses. Performing monthly reviews of actual costs to facilitate a comparison against budget and forecast data will be critical to success.  Reporting on monthly financials is required to perform standard financial control processes to support management reporting on a monthly basis.  The analyst will need to provide month end close support, serving as key liaison between Finance and Corporate Accounting groups. The analyst will also participate in establishing and defining the annual budget plan for several countries across the organization.

In this role you will:

• Analyze financial information, including trends and forecasts
• Develop, evaluate, and monitor short/long term corporate forecasting models.
• Analyze monthly/quarterly/yearly financial results and communicate important trends and measurements.
• Create various balance sheet, revenue, and expense forecasts for disclosures and business scenarios.
• Perform variance analysis and research to explain any differences.
• Assist in the creation of the annual corporate budget.
• Maintain thorough knowledge of financial data/information sources.
• Prepare ad hoc analysis for management.
• Support the Financial Planning Analysis Manager or AVP Forecasting, Planning, and Analysis by performing special projects such as analysis of trends and investigation of specific issues.