Merchants Fleet is the nation's fastest growing fleet management company, providing flexible funding and service options for organizations that leverage vehicles to run their operations. Merchants Fleet offers comprehensive & customizable fleet solutions, serving as a single source for all vehicle needs. Our programs range from long-term leases to monthly rentals, including unique options such as rent-to-lease and own-to-lease. With over 130,000 managed vehicles nationwide, our expert teams have experience working with nearly every industry, from corporate fleets to last mile delivery to franchise systems. We offer the most high-touch service and innovative experience across the industry, with specialized teams and a FleetTech model that merges fleet with technology to ensure our clients get the best performance out of their fleets. Merchants Fleet is headquartered in Hooksett, New Hampshire, and its Innovation Center is located in the Chicago, Illinois area. For more information, please visit merchantsfleet.com. Merchants is an award-winning place to work with accolades including; Best & Brightest, Best Company to Work For 2015-2020, Great Place to Work and Coolest Company for Young Professionals. Description: To partner with the business in developing strategic growth plans, improving profitability and performance, and ensuring the financial integrity of the company. The individual will provide analysis and planning to support growth of the organization and ensure the company achieves its governing objective of creating long-term shareholder value. In addition, the individual will contribute as a liaison with all operating divisions and functional areas to ensure consistency with Senior Management and board objectives for revenue generation, profitability, and efficiency.

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Merchants Fleet Management Headquarters What your day looks like: Support the company's annual budgeting and monthly forecasting process for P&L, B/S, and C/F. Provide support in long range financial planning including analysis, and financial modeling across all financial statements for internal and external parties. Support the month end close process working with Accounting to explain variances to budget/forecast & identify trends. Present analysis of monthly financial statement trends and variances to Directors/Managers and Senior Leadership. Serve as a trusted business partner that prepares presentations, reports, and analysis for Business Unit Leaders. Develop, analyze, and report on key performance indicators to identify underlying business opportunities and risks while providing input for operational and strategic decisions. Support M&A, due diligence, and critical projects/activities on a regular basis Provide financial, project, and ad hoc support during the regular course of business and during critical engagements such as audits. Understand and communicates with the business key drivers and complex analyses to drive value added economic activity Focus on continuous improvement efforts by establishing best practices among business units and overall company to improve quality and reduce operational costs. The Expertise you have: Minimum of 8+ years professional financial experience Must be skilled in accounting, budgeting, forecasting, and planning Ability and experience driving continuous improvement of processes Very proficient in Excel and PPT Fast Learner of new technology and systems Comfortable multitasking and working independently with flexibility/adaptability Can-do attitude and intellectual curiosity Team building and consensus building skills Strong communication and interpersonal skills Strong organizational and time management skills The Skills you bring : Excellent written and oral communication skills Strong analytical skills including ad-hoc modeling Needs to be self-motivated and possess strong leadership skills Ability to interact effectively with senior leaders and across functional teams Reputation for balanced judgment and analytic proficiency Tremendous focus on detail yet also possess the ability to see business issues strategically and in the context of the overall business and industry Industry knowledge of the fleet management or finance industry preferred, but not required Individual must be a highly motivated financial professional with strong problem-solving and relationship management skills with the ability to multi-task in a deadline driven environment Must be collaborative but still be able to maintain beliefs and core values and drive projects to completion that benefit the business Ability to work in a privately-owned, entrepreneurial, yet analytically sophisticated, environment Education : An MBA preferred, with a strong knowledge of accounting CPA or CMA desirable Minimum of a BS in Accounting or Finance required Location