Senior Director, Operations Finance

## Senior Director, Operations Finance Apply:
Fully remote:
Dallas:
Full time:
Posted Today:
JR114787##
** Job Description
***** Turn the numbers behind every rental into the decisions that drive the fleet forward.
*** This is a strategic finance seat at the leadership table, not a support role. Fox Rent A Car needs a Senior Director of Operations Finance who can stand shoulder to shoulder with Operations, Fleet, and Revenue Management and turn hard numbers into decisions that move a nationwide rental network. You will own the financial story behind fleet economics, pricing, and location profitability, and you will be trusted to challenge assumptions at the executive level.
** Your Primary Focus Is To:
**** Financial Leadership and Business Partnership
*** Serve as the senior finance business partner to Operations and regional/location leadership.
* Develop and maintain strong relationships with executive and operational leaders.
* Translate operational strategies and initiatives into financial impacts, including revenue, EBITDA, cash flow, and return on invested capital.
* Provide financial leadership for new locations, market expansions, acquisitions, and major operational initiatives.
* Establish financial accountability and performance expectations across the operating organization.
* Challenge assumptions and identify opportunities to improve financial performance.
** Rental Operations Finance
*** Own financial analysis and performance management for the company's rental operations.
* Analyze profitability by location, market, vehicle class, customer segment, channel, and rental product.
* Develop operating metrics and dashboards that provide management with timely visibility into performance.
* Analyze revenue per rental day, average daily rate, utilization, rental days, fleet availability, ancillary revenue, and contribution margin.
* Identify operational trends, risks, and opportunities and recommend corrective actions.
* Establish benchmarks and best practices across the rental network.
** Fleet Financial Management
*** Partner with Fleet leadership to optimize fleet size, mix, utilization, acquisition, and disposal decisions.
* Analyze vehicle-level and fleet-level economics throughout the vehicle lifecycle.
* Develop financial models supporting vehicle acquisition and replacement decisions.
* Evaluate depreciation, maintenance, repair, damage, transportation, fuel, and disposal economics.
* Monitor fleet aging and its impact on revenue, operating costs, customer experience, and residual values.
* Partner with Fleet and Remarketing teams to optimize vehicle disposition strategies and maximize proceeds.
* Evaluate the financial impact of OEM programs, vehicle incentives, purchase agreements, and financing arrangements.
** Revenue and Pricing
*** Partner with Revenue Management to evaluate pricing strategies and revenue optimization opportunities.
* Analyze rate performance, demand, seasonality, vehicle availability, length of rental, and market conditions.
* Evaluate the financial impact of promotions, discounts, loyalty programs, corporate accounts, and distribution channels.
* Develop profitability analysis that balances revenue growth with fleet utilization and operating costs.
** Budgeting, Forecasting and Planning
*** Lead the annual operating budget process for the operations organization.
* Develop monthly and quarterly forecasts for revenue, expenses, EBITDA, fleet investment, and cash flow.
* Establish forecasting methodologies and improve forecast accuracy.
* Analyze actual results versus budget, forecast, and prior year.
* Identify key drivers of variances and work with operating leaders to develop corrective actions.
* Lead long-range financial planning and scenario analysis.
** Operational Expense Management
*** Drive disciplined management of operating expenses across the rental network.
* Analyze labor productivity, staffing levels, overtime, vehicle transportation, maintenance, fuel, facilities, insurance, and other operating costs.
* Develop productivity metrics and cost-per-unit benchmarks.
* Identify opportunities to reduce costs without compromising customer service or operational effectiveness.
* Partner with Operations to develop and execute cost improvement initiatives.
** Performance Reporting and Analytics
*** Develop executive-level reporting packages that clearly communicate operational and financial performance.
* Establish standardized KPIs across locations and regions.
* Improve the use of financial and operational data in…