Area Finance Manager

Penske Automotive Group - Irving, TX

Full-time - Mid Level

Irving, TX

Truck Transportation

About the position

The Field Area Financial Manager will manage all aspects of planning, forecasting, analysis, and reporting for our field operations locations at an area level. This role is crucial in leading and directing the financial teams to support sales and operations effectively. The Area Finance Manager will be accountable for all business planning and forecasting at the area level, collaborating closely with Area and Site Operations Leadership as well as cross-functional teams to integrate Finance into all strategies, activities, and decision-making processes. Additionally, this position will interface with customers as needed, ensuring that financial strategies align with operational goals. In this role, the Area Finance Manager will analyze and interpret financial results, comparing them to the proforma/budget while understanding the relationship to the P&L and the impact of scope/volume changes and inefficiencies. The manager will provide opportunities and action plans for areas of concern to the AVP. Furthermore, the position will lead the process for identifying, specifying, and developing financial strategies using LEAN principles, effectively planning and forecasting business results. The Area Finance Manager will also be responsible for providing innovative pricing solutions, including risk assessment strategies for new and renewal deals, and participating on the core selling team to develop renewal strategies. Articulating the value proposition to the field and customers by identifying critical metrics to measure Penske's performance is essential. The manager will work with the accounting team to ensure the accuracy of monthly financials and support corporate initiatives for systems, centralization, and controllership, which includes field location audits. Additionally, the role involves providing operational financial support and training, managing and developing analysts, and communicating feedback to the Area VP. Other projects may be assigned as necessary.

Responsibilities

• Effectively analyze and interpret financial results comparing to the proforma/budget by understanding the relationship it has to P&L and the impact from scope/volume changes and inefficiencies.
• Lead and direct the process for identifying, specifying and developing financial strategies using LEAN principles.
• Effectively plan and forecast business results.
• Provide innovative pricing solutions to include risk assessment strategy for new and renewal deals.
• Participate on core selling team developing renewal strategies.
• Articulate the value proposition to the field and to our customers by identifying the critical metrics that should be measured to determine Penske's performance.
• Work with accounting team to ensure accuracy of monthly financials.
• Support corporate initiatives for systems, centralization and controllership inclusive of field location audits.
• Provide operational financial support and training.
• Responsible for management and development of analysts.
• Communicate and provide feedback to Area VP.
• Other projects as assigned.

Requirements

• 7-15 years of finance/accounting experience
• 3-5 years of supervisory experience
• BS/BA in Finance or Accounting required
• Masters degree preferred
• Excellent communication and people skills required
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills required
• Quality program certification (Six Sigma, ISO, LEAN, etc.) preferred
• Advanced computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint required
• Knowledge of company systems and procedures preferred
• Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job

Nice-to-haves

• Quality program certification (Six Sigma, ISO, LEAN, etc.) preferred
• Masters degree preferred
• Knowledge of company systems and procedures preferred