District Financial Manager
Company: Penske
Location: Elkhart
Posted on: October 30, 2024
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Job Description:
Position Summary: This position will provide financial and
operational leadership for the district, and is designed to give
the District Manager the support necessary to engage more
effectively with customers, associates, and planning. The District
Financial Manager is responsible for overseeing district processes
and is tasked with recapturing profit within these processes. This
customer facing position will understand location-specific goals
and objectives, and will work with locations and customers to meet
those objectives. Major Responsibilities: Partner with Customers /
Support Sales • Assigned to specific key district accounts as a
liaison with other essential contacts. Establish relationships by
employing district specific customer initiatives for highlighting
delivery of services, e.g., improve billing experience. • Has lead
role for critical customers at new, add, replace points. • Develop
intra-district infrastructure for managing and executing
non-standard deals to ensure accurate initial and future (step
rate, etc.) maintenance exception billing, etc. Business Planning •
Responsible for planning, organizing and otherwise preparing
Business Plan by leading the district staff to complete the sales
plan, vehicle inputs, payrolls, draft presentation slides etc. as
outlined by the District Manager. • Responsible for training and
mentoring associates new to the plan and planning process. District
Analysis • Push vehicle contribution, P&L, and process analysis
and reporting to the DM. Financial Operations • Customer facing
financial operations processes: billing, collections, receivables •
Collection activities include Manage customer accounts and various
account issues by reviewing receivables for past due accounts,
sending demand letters or calling customer to resolve, follow
through on accounts sent to collection through supplying invoices
to attorneys, search for customers through various sources. •
Initiates corporate process offerings for improving customer
experience and execution - central PM scheduling, digital vehicle
files, preferred parts, etc. • AFM heavy dotted line to drive
process rollouts, Corporate initiatives area initiatives, and
process uniformity and consistency. • Inventory responsibility:
Review and investigate inventory balances using general ledger and
inventory graphs, and take physical counts. Associate Development
Support • Responsible for primarily for admin team growth and
development. • Support development of those with aspirations and
capabilities for other positions. • Define career path at district
or involve HR for positions outside of district. • Cultivate skills
and capabilities of those who are satisfied with current position.
• Mentoring - formal mentoring of associates as assigned by DM. •
Ensure clerical duties of team are accomplished. Other
Responsibilities • Support company initiatives as assigned, such
as: Service Admin Strategic Initiative (SASI), Technician
Certification Program (TCP), etc. • Spend extended time at each of
the locations in the district working with Service, Admin, and
Rental (Receivables, credit assessment, e.g., risk vs. reward,
rates, billing, fuel, tax compliance, accident reporting, physical
inventory). • Develop and sustain an in-depth knowledge of each
operation and customer base. • Other projects and tasks as assigned
by manager. Qualifications: • 3 years of experience with billing,
collections, receivables, or other finance related functions
required • 3 years of supervisory experience highly preferred •
High School diploma or equivalent required, Bachelor's degree
(Finance or Business concentration) preferred • Advanced computer
skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint
required • Profit and Loss (P&L) reporting experience highly
preferred • AS400 experience preferred • Regular, predictable, full
attendance is an essential function of the job • Willingness to
travel as necessary, work the required schedule, work at the
specific location required, complete Penske employment application,
submit to a background investigation (to include past employment,
education, and criminal history) and drug screening are required.
Physical Requirements: The physical and mental demands described
here are representative of those that must be met by an associate
to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions. The associate will
be required to: read; communicate verbally and/or in written form;
remember and analyze certain information; and remember and
understand certain instructions or guidelines. While performing the
duties of this job, the associate may be required to stand, walk,
and sit. The associate is frequently required to use hands to
touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with hands and arms. The
associate must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to
25lbs/12kg. Specific vision abilities required by this job include
close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception
and the ability to adjust focus. Penske is an Equal Opportunity
Employer. About Penske Truck Leasing/Transportation Solutions
Penske Truck Leasing/Transportation Solutions is a premier global
transportation provider that delivers essential and innovative
transportation, logistics and technology services to help companies
and people move forward. With headquarters in Reading, PA, Penske
and its associates are driven by a dedication to excellence and a
commitment to customer success. Visit Go Penske to learn more. Job
Category: Finance/Accounting Job Family: Finance Address: 2220
Toledo Road Primary Location: US-IN-Elkhart Employer: Penske Truck
Leasing Co., L.P. Req ID: 2414147 Date posted: 10/28/2024
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