District Manager/AVP

We are looking for a seasoned consumer finance professional to join our team as a District Manager/AVP. The District Manager provides guidance, supervises, trains, and evaluates Branch Managers as well as assists managers in meeting/reaching sales, growth and profitability goals.

If this sounds like an exciting opportunity for you, apply today!


District Manager/Assistant Vice President


Supervisory Responsibilities Branch Offices & Personnel Reports To Vice President of Branch Operations FLSA Status Exempt


Schedule:
Work hours will depend on the business hours of the time zone serviced. Saturday hours required seasonally and as business needs require.

To the extent permitted by law, the Company may, in its sole discretion, change the work schedule to address business needs.


In This Role, You Will:
Be responsible for the administration and coordination of activities for an assigned group of branch offices. You will develop, review, and recommend objectives, policies, and procedures to meet strategic goals and objectives.


Responsibilities and Essential Duties:
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the branch office system and individual branches by directing reviews of branch activity and analyzing activity statistics and related reports. Responsible for income and expense goal setting and end results, consistent with the company’s business plan.
• Provide guidance, supervise, train, and evaluate Branch Managers. Assist managers in meeting/reaching sales, growth, profitability goals.
• Represent the organization in various civic and community functions to further enhance its image and develop additional business.
• Arrange and coordinate monthly staff meetings with Branch Managers to provide effective communications and support to subordinate personnel.
• Develop and monitor various department budgets. Review and approve budget amendments. Validate and document all personnel actions and compensation plans within delegated authority.
• Ensure compliance with federal and state regulations throughout the branch system.
• Complete semi-annual Branch Operational Review of all branches under his/her supervision to audit customer service, business development, loan and sales credit transactions, insurance product knowledge and sales, delinquency and collections, cash handling procedures, and branch security.
• Interpret and relay critical information such as policy or regulatory changes to branch operations.
• Drive positive, effective, and productive initiatives that have impact beyond branch operations.
• Consistently display and encourage behaviors and results consistent with Mariner Finance values such as carrying out Mariner’s mission statement and Customer Obsession (GLAD).
• Participate and actively engage in company meetings and professional development activities to keep abreast of current trends and changing environment to enhance competency.
• May perform additional functions depending on market demand and branch staffing in order to provide consistent quality customer service. Other functions include but are not limited to: collecting payments, completing and processing loan applications, contacting customers for late payments, cashiering, answering phones, photocopying, filing, etc.


Required Qualifications:
• Minimum of six (6) years of related experience in the Consumer Lending and/or Financial Services industry with increasingly responsible work experience serving in capacities with decision-making responsibility.
• Three (3) years of successful managerial experience with demonstrated ability in establishing and controlling complex budgets, coordinating multiple responsibilities, delegating daily management of operations activities, and planning for further activities to principal direct reports.
• Bachelor’s degree in a discipline such as Business, Accounting, Finance, Administration, Economics; or military rank (e.g., E-4, W1, or O1 and above). Additional, applicable years of experience may be substituted for degree.
• Reliable transportation required with ability to travel up to 70% of the time.
• Demonstrated managerial experience in setting work priorities for, developing, mentoring, and appraising employee’s work performance.
• Excellent interpersonal skills necessary to communicate effectively with vendors, service dealers, customers, and all levels of company personnel.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office and financial services programs.
• Demonstrated impact of initiatives above and beyond branch operations.
• Must obtain applicable, required licenses to sell insurance products that are offered to customers by the branch.
• Must perform work related tasks at the assigned branch location except in the event of an emergency