Ryder System-posted 4 months ago
$80,000 - $120,000/Yr
Full-time • Senior
Remote • Springfield, MO
5,001-10,000 employees
Rental and Leasing Services

The Finance Manager is responsible for creating predictive models to estimate the timing of Ryder's $1B spent on vehicle maintenance per year. The Finance Manager also works with Operations leadership to analyze cost variances, identify the drivers of those variances, and how future cost predictions need to be updated to account for operational changes. The candidate will be a member of our Data Analytics Center of Excellence and serve as a subject matter expert on the data as well as building predictive models and promoting data driven decision making throughout the organization. This position is remote work from home.

  • Create models in R or Python to accurately predict Ryder's variable maintenance costs for the balance of year and upcoming year.
  • Work under tight deadlines to process the predicted future fleet, update prediction models, analyze new model results vs the previous results, and load the new forecasted costs into Adaptive.
  • Create monthly actual vs planned cost variance analysis to identify which cost drivers varied from the plan.
  • Display extreme attention to detail while loading plan and forecast numbers into Adaptive/Workday and validating their accuracy.
  • Prepare summaries and variance analyses for quarterly sign off presentations.
  • Improve and expand data literacy and data science culture within the group and the company.
  • Actively seek out new areas of potential improvement and drill into the details to find the root cause of problems.
  • Mine data in SQL to discover trends and changes in profitability and advise business partners on potential actions to improve results.
  • Develop ad-hoc reports and analyses as requested by leadership.
  • Partner with the lines of business leaders to formulate decision science strategies and models.
  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or equivalent.
  • Ten (10) years or more in Finance or Accounting required.
  • Ten (10) years or more in Transportation, Logistics, or equivalent industry preferred.
  • Four (4) years or more of management experience required.
  • Proficiency in SQL.
  • Advanced knowledge of financial modeling and how business actions impact financial statements.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Master's or MBA degree preferred.
  • Experience with Workday Financial Management and Adaptive Insights is a plus.
  • Must have a proven ability to drive business results with their databased insights.
  • Have a passion for discovering solutions hidden in large data sets.
  • Comprehensive health and welfare benefits, including medical, prescription, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability insurance options.
  • Paid time off for vacation, illness, bereavement, family and parental leave.
  • Tax-advantaged 401(k) retirement savings plan.
  • Annual bonus eligibility.
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