Leasing and Cash Management Finance Director

CoBank•Greenwood Village, CO

4h•Hybrid

About The Position

Acts as the primary Finance leader for CoBank's wholly owned subsidiary Farm Credit Leasing (FCL) and provides finance support for the bank's cash management (CM) group, which focuses on providing cash management services. Develops and analyzes financial and business models, and makes recommendations related to FCL and CM regarding financial matters including product profitability, transactional impacts, operational efficiency initiatives and other items. Serves as a strategic advisor to FCL and CM management teams. Interfaces with the FCL board of directors, including providing updates on financial performance and strategies. Collaborates with and advises senior management across the bank on leasing, CM and other product-level financial issues.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree required
15 years of experience, preferably in banking, leasing, financial services or a cooperative environment required

Nice To Haves

Prior Experience in Financial Strategy, Lease Financing, Business Solutions. preferred

Responsibilities

Develops and maintains FCL and CM financial models to evaluate proposed strategic financial and market decisions, capital actions, investments and other changes that impact short- and long-term financial performance. Determines implications to the bank's overall capital and financial position and presents findings to key managers.
Provides thought leadership related to business model and financial variables including product mix, pricing, cost structure, capitalization and other actions or variables impacting FCL, CM and other product areas within the bank.
Contributes to the development of the FCL’s three-year business and financial plan and projects the future financial position using data gathered from various sources.
Understands and communicates the tax implications of various business drivers to FCL and their impact on CoBank as a whole. Works closely with CoBank’s Tax team to ensure alignment on key assumptions between Tax and FCL.
Analyzes and reports performance trends for FCL, CM and other product offerings, and makes recommendations for improvement.
Provides analysis of competitors as well as Farm Credit System (FCS) peers. Engages with others throughout the FCS to share analysis and best practices, as appropriate.
Works closely with senior financial managers, the CFO and other leaders to coordinate critical inputs to forecasts and models.
Utilizes comprehensive databases, computer models and digital tools to simulate FCL, CM and other product performance. Automates reporting related to product profitability.
Liaises with FCL’s board of directors to review financial condition and performance, changes in strategy and other matters.
Tracks external financial events to determine and monitor their effect on financial position, strategic directions, operating characteristics, financial performance, market trends, taxes and other factors.

Benefits

Time-Off Packages, 20 days of vacation, 10 paid sick days and 11 paid holidays
Competitive Compensation & Incentive
Hybrid work model: flexible arrangements for most positions
Benefits Packages, including Medical, Dental and Vision coverage, Disability, AD&D, and Life Insurance
Robust associate training and development with CoBank University
Tuition reimbursement for higher education up to $10k per year
Outstanding 401k: up to 6% matching and additional 3% non-elective contribution & Student Loan Match
Community Impact: United Way Angel Day, Volunteer Day and Associate Directed Contribution
Associate Resource Groups: creating a culture of respect and inclusion
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