AAA is hiring for a Director, Strategic Finance to join our team!
Position Summary:
In this role, you will lead a team responsible for financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in financial strategy, planning, and analysis. This leader will collaborate closely with senior leadership to provide insights that drive financial decision making and optimize profitability. In addition, the role will be primarily responsible for forecasting, financial reporting, and performance analysis of the enterprise functions.
What We Can Offer You:
- A competitive salary, commensurate with experience
- Eligibility for Annual Bonus + Annual Merit Increase
- Hybrid Schedule Available
- Health & Life Insurance
- 3+ weeks of paid time off accrued during your first year
- 401(K) plan with company match up to 7%
- Tuition Reimbursement and Professional Certification Opportunities
- Paid time off to volunteer & company-sponsored volunteer events throughout the year
- Other benefits include a complimentary AAA Premier Membership, Health & Wellness Program, Health Concierge Service, and Short Term/Long Term Disability
Primary Responsibilities:
- Oversee financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes, ensuring accuracy and alignment with ACA Enterprise Function goals related to HR, IT, Finance, Supply Chain, Marketing, Retail Ops, etc.
- Drive transparency through Enterprise Service Fee execution and process improvements.
- Lead all Merger and Acquisition financial analysis. Partner with Business Leaders and outside companies in order to develop robust financial evaluations of any potential targets.
- Lead strategic plan financial modeling.
- Drive operational efficiencies through expense reduction efforts by identifying key areas of opportunity and pushing for automation, including continuous monitoring and benchmarking in order to influence decision making of executive leadership.
- Responsible for the preparation of quarterly business reviews, business operations meetings, key executive and board level reporting efforts.
- Partner with business functions to drive centralization of finance efforts.
- Partner with systems admins to develop reporting enhancements and dash-boarding capabilities.
- Partner with our project management offices to lead the financial aspect of demand planning including capital expense evaluation.
- Lead a diverse team of finance associates to support above initiatives. Develop talent internally as well as network externally to produce an exceptional finance team.
- Ensure compliance with financial regulations, policies, internal controls, build out best practices, process documentation, etc.
- Conduct ad hoc analyses as assigned including variable pay plan analysis, marketing spend studies, etc.
Job Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or related field required. Equivalent combination of education, technical training, and experience will be considered in lieu of degree.
- Minimum 10 years of relevant experience demonstrating increasing responsibility required.
- Minimum five (5) years of financial planning and analysis environment experience required.
- Minimum three (3) years of supervisory experience preferred.
- Proficient PC skills including Microsoft Office applications, specifically Excel, Access, Visio and PowerPoint; report writing, and Internet/Intranet.
- Strong background in Distributed models preferred.
ACA is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local employment practices laws. At ACA, we are committed to cultivating a welcoming and inclusive workplace of team members with diverse backgrounds and experiences to enable us to meet our goals and support our values while serving our Members and customers. We strive to attract and retain candidates with a passion for their work and we encourage all qualified individuals to apply. It is ACA’s policy to employ the best qualified individuals available for all positions. Hiring decisions are based upon ACA’s operating needs, and applicant qualifications including, but not limited to, experience, skills, ability, availability, cooperation, and job performance.
Job Category:
Management