Credit Acceptance is proud to be an award-winning company recognized both locally and nationally across multiple workplace categories. 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.
Our 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.
Outcomes and Activities:
- This 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.
- Lead the operating expense budget management process, including budget development, monthly monitoring, spend governance, variance analysis, and alignment with business priorities.
- Partner with executive leaders and business owners to evaluate spending trends, identify risks and opportunities, and recommend actions that support budget discipline and resource allocation.
- Provide clear financial insights, budget performance reporting, and executive-level recommendations to support expense management, efficiency improvements, strategic decisions, and profitability objectives.
- Challenge spending assumptions, business cases, and investment requests to ensure resources are aligned with strategic priorities, expected returns, affordability, and budget implications.
- Establish budget accountability with department leaders through regular reviews, clear variance explanations, and agreed-upon action plans.
- Coach, mentor, and develop direct reports providing financial planning and analysis support to other operational areas of the business.
- Perform special projects and other duties as assigned.
Knowledge and Skills:
- Strong executive presence with the ability to influence, challenge, and advise senior leaders while maintaining credibility and financial discipline.
- Ability to connect financial analysis, budget performance, business strategy, and operational priorities to support effective resource allocation decisions.
- Strong communication skills, including the ability to translate complex financial information into clear insights for executive leaders, business owners, and non-financial audiences.
- Strong problem-solving, analytical, budgeting, and financial modeling skills, with the ability to make practical business recommendations.
- Organized, self-driven, and able to meet deadlines while remaining calm and focused in challenging situations.
- Receptive to feedback and committed to continuous improvement.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
- Minimum 8 years of equivalent financial analysis or accounting experience
- Minimum 5 years of experience in a corporate budgeting role
- Solid understanding of corporate finance and accounting
- Strong proficiency with Power BI, Power Query and MS Excel
Preferred:
- Experience in the Financial Services Industry
- Knowledge of financial application software (e.g. Oracle Financials, Planful)
- CPA or MBA preferred
Target Compensation: $175,000 – $192,000 base salary + annual bonus
This 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.
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Benefits
- Excellent 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
Our Company Values:
To be successful in this role, Team Members need to be:
- Positive by maintaining resiliency and focusing on solutions
- Respectful by collaborating and actively listening
- Insightful by cultivating innovation, accumulating business and role specific knowledge, demonstrating self-awareness and making quality decisions
- Direct by effectively communicating and conveying courage
- Earnest by taking accountability, applying feedback and effectively planning and priority setting
Expectations:
- Remain compliant with our policies processes and legal guidelines
- All other duties as assigned
- Attendance as required by department
Advice!
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Required degrees must have been earned at institutions of Higher Education which are accredited by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation or equivalent.
Credit 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.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance from an accredited institution or equivalent
- At least 8 years of financial analysis or accounting experience
- At least 5 years of experience in a corporate budgeting role
- Solid understanding of corporate finance and accounting
- Strong proficiency with Power BI, Power Query, and Microsoft Excel
- Experience in the financial services industry
- Knowledge of financial application software such as Oracle Financials or Planful
- CPA or MBA
Credit Acceptance Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Credit Acceptance Corporation and has not been reviewed or approved by Credit Acceptance Corporation.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is described as competitive and fair for the role, and overall compensation is framed as a clear strength. Total compensation is also positioned as strong relative to comparable employers, reinforcing perceived fairness.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Bonuses, profit sharing, and performance-based commission are repeatedly highlighted as meaningful add-ons to base pay. Incentive opportunities are presented as especially attractive in sales and market-facing roles, including uncapped earning potential.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is portrayed as comprehensive, spanning medical, dental, vision, life, and disability protections. Day-one eligibility is emphasized as a differentiator that increases the practical value of the package.
Credit Acceptance Corporation Insights
What We Do
Our people and culture create a positive workplace that drives us to succeed. Working together as a team has resulted in many national workplace awards, including Fortune magazine’s annual “100 Best Companies to Work For” list for 7 consecutive years. We’ve also been named to IDG's Computerworld Best Places to Work in IT-Midsize category for the past five years. Based on 2021 survey data, 92% of our team members believe Credit Acceptance is a Great Place to Work (GPTW). At Credit Acceptance, we are passionate about what we do. Our team members are intelligent, motivated, compassionate people who work hard and know how to have fun. We offer a strong work-life balance with many great benefits that start on day one. We focus first and foremost on striving to make our Company as valuable as possible, because we know it is the core of our success. Our team members are motivated by their desire to “Change Lives,” as well as by their fellow colleagues, Company leaders, competitive compensation, and career advancement opportunities. Loans made or arranged pursuant to a California Finance Lenders Law license.
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