Director Of Finance
ELM Resources (San Francisco, California)

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Director of Finance

 

ELM Resources (www.elmresources.com) is searching for an experienced contract administration/risk & compliance professional with strong competency in the areas of procurement, contract negotiations and administration, risk & compliance reviews, evaluations and mitigation implementations. This position will report to CFO-SVP.

ELM Resources is a high growth technology organization which provides automated Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) and alternative loan data exchanges, updates and loan information through the internet. Established in 1994 with the mission to achieve an open market, ELM is the industry’s only mutual benefit corporation. Through its members – lenders, guarantors, and loan servicers – ELM administers a common, open and universal data exchange network that seamlessly links diverse computing platforms. ELM offers students and schools a single data channel, regardless of which loan provider is serving the customer. ELM is owned by the highest profile institutions in the student loan industry, with 70 employees in Oakland, CA, and an additional 30 employees throughout the United States.

 

Roles and Responsibilities of the Director of Pricing, Accounting, and Financial Analysis

·        Major responsibilities:

o       Establish best practices and supporting documentation for all pricing related to members, affiliates, servicers, guarantors and any additional future revenue items

o       Manage all accounting and billing activities to ensure accurate and timely collections and invoice payments within agreed upon terms

o       Review and establish standard accounting policies and procedures in compliance with GAAP and ensure compliance with SOX’s control requirements

o       Manage and coordinate the monthly and year-end close process

o       Conduct internal department monthly close reviews

o       Report to the CFO-SVP on information security risks, activities, progress and plans

o       Respond to Member/Affiliate/Servicer financial and billing requests

o       Respond to external requests related to membership status changes

o       Manage and direct the annual external audit

o       Special tasks as assigned by CFO-SVP

Requirements

·        Requirements for experience and education.

o       Bachelor degree required – Finance, Accounting or Business preferred

o       MBA/CPA preferred

o       10-15 years experience in the following areas:       

§         Finance

§         Accounting

§         Pricing models and methodologies

§         GAAP

§         Familiar with student loan industry

§         SAS70 and/or SOX 404 experience and knowledge

·        Required skills.

o       Excellent written & verbal communication skills

o       Ability to work with all areas and levels of the organization

o       Able to dive into the details as well as maintain the strategic goals

o       Goal and task oriented

o       Excellent interpersonal skills

o       Organized able to handle and keep track of multiple deliveries simultaneously

o       Team player willing to do what needs to get done

o       Assume the role of subject matter expert

o       Mature, business like demeanor

o       Able to influence behavior

·        Work requires professional written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.

 

About ELM Resources

ELM Resources offers an exceptional benefits program and a competitive compensation package, including fully paid medical benefits, profit sharing and a 401k program. Interested parties should address responses to Florence Thinh-Klein  at: fthinh@elmresources.com, indicating specific qualifications as matched to position profile, and include compensation history.

Work location is downtown Oakland, California
Near 12th Street City CenterBART
ELM Resources is an Equal Opportunity Employer