Director - Finance

Exempt/Non Exempt:

Director – Finance – The Auto Club Group

What you will do:

Responsible for overseeing the development, implementation and ongoing maintenance of financial planning, budgeting and forecasting processes for supported business areas.  Ensures accuracy and integrity of analytical reviews and critical reporting, planning and forecasting.   

• Directs and coordinates financial and budget activities.  Prepares and reviews monthly financial results for senior management, analyzes profit and loss statements and prepares analyses.  

• Preparation of short-term and long –term forecasts 

• Uses financial data to assist in guiding business initiatives by reviewing historical trends and forecasting future trends, then sharing the data and recommendations with managers and executives.   

• Oversees the creation of complex business models, cost/benefit analyses and operational metrics to assist management in evaluating and directing business performance.  

• Provides guidance and directs/maintains Cost/Benefit and ROI modeling on major initiatives.  Responsible for working with stakeholders and reporting on progress (mid and post-implementation) on major spends 

• Benchmarking key performance indicators to outside companies for major functional area 

• Coordinates cost efficiency activities and partners with cross-functional teams in its completion 

• Seeks more efficient ways of meeting reporting requirements and running analyses.  Enhances the automation of reporting, working closely with system automation teams. 

• Completes special projects and reporting as required.  Ensures all assigned financial projects are delivered on time, within budget and meet quality standards.  

• Leads staff in the creation of ad hoc reports and analyses as well as the distribution of these reports to management.  

• Leads process of developing and enhancing Web applications to share financial data with departments. 

Supervisory Responsibilities: 

Manages professional Accounting and Financial Analysis staff 

How you will benefit:

Director – Finance will earn a competitive salary of $140,000 - $170,000 annually with annual bonus potential based on performance.

Excellent and comprehensive benefits packages are just another reason to work for the Auto Club Group. Benefits include:

• 401k Match
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• PTO
• Paid Holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement

We’re looking for candidates who:

Required Qualifications:

Education: 

Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, mathematics or a related field 

Experience: 

• Strong financial background and functional leadership experience  

• Leading the development and implementation of complex corporate projects including the preparation of cost justifications, proposals and risk assessments.  

• Management experience to include providing work direction and guidance, organization and planning, coordinating and delegating responsibility and budget preparation 

Knowledge and Skills: 

• Strong knowledge of supported businesses and their business objectives, including business planning and forecasting  

• Ability to evaluate complex business processes and understand the interdependencies between components 

• Development and use of complex financial/mathematical models using macros and other advanced spreadsheet applications.   

• Developing and applying cost accounting principles and methods 

• Advising and developing technical staff in the application and development of emerging budget, forecast and financial analysis techniques 

• Excellent written and oral communication, diplomacy and negotiation skill and ability to build consensus between business/financial operations and project teams 

• Ability to complete or evaluate complex models and communicate concisely to executives and Board of Directors  

• Strong project management skills Includes analyzing and defining resource and skill requirements for projects,  overseeing and guiding initiatives to completion, providing clear directives and effectively communicating goals and objective to team,  and communicating and transitioning corporate/financial goals into individual plans  

• Report/proposal preparation and presentation 

• Interacting with executives in the organization, outside vendors, consultants and/or regulators with a high degree of credibility and professionalism 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in a related field and/or professional designation (e.g. Certified Financial Analyst, Certified Managerial Accountant or Certified Public Accountant) or other similar designation as determined by position. 

• Six Sigma or equivalent training or experience 

• Experience in/with ACG business lines of business and operations  

• Providing reporting, analysis and maintenance of corporate systems for ACG Management Reporting and Budgeting/Planning and forecasting 

• Managing P&L and other reports for Senior Management and the Board of Directors 

• Property/Casualty insurance and/or loss reserving experience 

• Quarterly and Annual Statement preparation experience 

• Knowledge with general ledger software (i.e. PeopleSoft, Workday, etc.) 

• Experience setting up proper controls and reporting mechanisms to guarantee accurate financial data reporting. 

• Data visualization and coding experience 

Work Environment 

This is a hybrid work arrangement (time spent in office and remote). Depending on the employee's role and leadership's assessment, some employees will come in to an ACG facility on a weekly basis, a monthly basis, or on an "as needed" basis for key meetings and collaborative activities. Most employees will be required to come into the office, at a minimum, for important departmental meetings or team building events.