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Our world-class culture is shaped by dedicated team members who are driven to succeed as professionals individually and together as a team. Backed by a strong product, exceptional people, and a stable financial foundation, we’ve grown into a leading provider of used and new car financing across the country.\nOur Support teams work with multiple departments in a dynamic environment that promotes flexibility and autonomy, while offering the opportunity to collaborate with a diverse group of professionals. We work to comply with our company standards, exceed customer expectations, and drive our Great Place to Work culture. We deliver high-quality services aligned to business needs, driving innovative improvements that support our company strategy and modern operating principles.\nThe Lead Financial Analyst serves as a senior individual contributor responsible for complex financial analysis, accounting research, internal financial reporting, and strategic business support. This role provides financial insights that influence business decisions, leads initiatives to improve financial processes and reporting, and serves as a trusted advisor to Finance leadership and business partners.The Lead Financial Analyst independently manages high-impact projects, identifies emerging risks and opportunities, and drives enhancements to financial reporting, controls, and analytics. They will also serve as the functional lead for assigned accounting and financial reporting processes, helping prioritize and assign team workloads, reviewing complex key analyses and deliverables, providing mentorship and technical direction, and partnering with the Accounting Manager to ensure high-quality, timely results.\nOutcomes and Activities:\nThis position will work from home; occasional planned travel to our Southfield, Michigan office may be required. However, this position is permitted to work at our Southfield, Michigan office if requested by the team member.\nJournal Entries: Review monthly general ledger journal entries for accuracy by scheduled deadlines. Expectations include:\nEnsuring that we maintain adequate supporting documentation for journal entries.\nResearching, interpreting and implementing the appropriate accounting policies and procedures for new products and services or changes to existing products and services.\nEvaluate accounting implications of strategic initiatives and business decisions, providing recommendations and guidance to stakeholders.\n\nFinancial Statement Analytics: Review and/or prepare analytic explanations for general ledger account and financial statement line item variances by scheduled deadlines. Expectations include:\nEnsuring that explanations are clear, concise and accurate.\nIdentify opportunities to improve reporting and lead implementing modifications and enhancements as identified or directed.\nDevelop clear, concise, and actionable financial analyses that communicate business performance and emerging trends to Finance leadership and executive stakeholders.\nGeneral Ledger Account Reconciliations: Review complex monthly general ledger account reconciliations for accuracy and compliance by scheduled deadlines. Ensure that we maintain adequate supporting documentation for reconciling items.\nInternal Financial Reporting: Prepare and maintain accurate monthly internal financial reports and ensure they are prepared and distributed by scheduled deadlines. Expectations include:\nImplementing modifications and enhancements as identified or directed.\nPartner with business leaders to understand performance drivers and provide financial insights that support informed decision-making.\n\nInternal Controls: Ensure that internal controls in areas of responsibility are designed and operating effectively. Expectations include:\nMaintaining accurate written policies, written procedures, flowcharts and internal controls.\nCompleting quarterly self-assessments by scheduled deadlines.\nLead initiatives to strengthen controls, reduce risk, improve efficiency, and automate manual processes.\n\nSupporting Schedules: Ensure that accurate financial statement supporting schedules are prepared by scheduled deadlines.\nLead complex projects and cross-functional initiatives with Finance, Accounting, Engineering, and Operations partners.\nProvide guidance, coaching, and subject matter expertise to analysts and team members.\nKnowledge and Skills:\nAbility to create and communicate guidelines, processes, and control mechanisms in a logical and organized manner.\nExcellent communication skills both written and verbal that allow you to clearly communicate and influence stakeholders at all organizational levels.\nStrong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.\nContinually seek efficiencies and process improvements in the day to day Accounts Payable activities.\nBe flexible in order to adapt to process changes and ad hoc requests.\nAbility to work independently and exercise sound judgment in ambiguous situations.\nAdvanced analytical and modeling capabilities using Excel, Access, and other financial reporting tools.\nProven ability to build partnerships and influence without direct authority.\nRequirements:\nBachelor’s Degree in Accounting\nMinimum 8 years of related finance and accounting experience\nDemonstrated experience leading complex projects, initiatives, or workstreams.\nExperience researching accounting issues and interpreting U.S. GAAP\nExperience writing financial analytics for executive-level users\nExperience designing and implementing process improvements\nProficiency with MS Excel\n Preferred:\nMaster’s Degree in Accounting or Finance\nCertified Public Accountant or equivalent (i.e. - Chartered Accountant)\nExperience influencing strategic decisions through financial modeling and business case development.\nExperience in the Insurance and/or Financial Services industries\nAccounting experience from a large national or regional CPA firm\nProficiency with MS Access\nTargeted Compensation: $112,873 - $131,685base salary + annual bonus plan.\nThis position is not currently open to individuals who require sponsorship now or in the future to work legally for Credit Acceptance, such as H-1b / H-4 or F-1 OPT visa holders.\nBenefits\nExcellent benefits package that includes 401(K) match, adoption assistance, parental leave, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive medical/ dental/vision and many nonstandard benefits that make us a Great Place to Work \nOur Company Values:\nTo be successful in this role, Team Members need to be:\nPositive by maintaining resiliency and focusing on solutions\nRespectful by collaborating and actively listening\nInsightful by cultivating innovation, accumulating business and role specific knowledge, demonstrating self-awareness and making quality decisions\nDirect by effectively communicating and conveying courage\nEarnest by taking accountability, applying feedback and effectively planning and priority setting\nExpectations:\nRemain compliant with our policies processes and legal guidelines\nAll other duties as assigned\nAttendance as required by department \nAdvice!\nWe understand that your career search may look different than others. Our hiring team wants to make sure that this would be a fit not just for us, but for you long term. If you are actively looking or starting to explore new opportunities, send us your application!\nP.S.\nWe have great details around our stats, success, history and more. We’re proud of our culture and are happy to share why - let’s talk!\nRequired degrees must have been earned at institutions of Higher Education which are accredited by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation or equivalent.\nCredit Acceptance is dedicated to providing a safe and inclusive working environment for all. As part of our Culture of Compliance, we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and value our culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of the person’s age, race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status, criminal history, or any other legally protected characteristic.\nCalifornia Residents: Please click here for the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) notice regarding the personal information Credit Acceptance may collect from you.\nPlay the video below to learn more about our Company culture.","description_format":"text","description_chars":8541,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":8,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Parental leave"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-13T02:25:47Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":73,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":0.9,"p_active":0.903,"p_room":0.9,"age_days":17,"expected_fill_days":42,"reasons":["conf:70","velocity","win:mid"],"computed_at":"2026-10-26T05:57:25Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":131685,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/creditacceptance-lead-financial-analyst","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/creditacceptance-lead-financial-analyst.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-27T04:48:05Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":4490,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-28T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2788494},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2788494"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fcreditacceptance-lead-financial-analyst"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fcreditacceptance-lead-financial-analyst"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fcreditacceptance-lead-financial-analyst"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/creditacceptance-lead-financial-analyst\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fcreditacceptance-lead-financial-analyst"}]}