First for a reason:
At First Student, we are a family of 60,000+ employees who take pride in safely transporting more than 5 million students and passengers to and from their destinations each day! Our family of brands include Transco, Total Transportation, Maggies Paratransit, and GVC II. Our employees are at the forefront of safety and innovation; they create and implement the most advanced training and technology the transportation industry has to offer.
To lead all the analysis and reporting relating to commercial development, including growth, retention, and competitor intelligence. Develop a reporting and analysis framework to access charter revenue outcomes and partner with the VP of Sales to recommend commercial and financial strategies to improve and achieve charter financial performance. Also help to support the Operational Excellence team in the assessment of the implementation of new business processes and the associated reporting.
Major Responsibilities
- Partner with the Business Development team to analyze and report on growth performance
- Liaise with Operations and Pricing team to track and report on all retention activity, including detailed pricing analysis
- Become Finance lead on Salesforce (CRM tool), and manage ongoing activity
- Conduct extensive market analysis, including on specific competitors strategies and financial performance
- Partner with the VP of Sales to develop formal reporting and analysis of charter revenue performance, including pipeline analysis, contact center performance metrics, pricing analysis, etc.
- Review the charter sales process (field and contact center) to ensure alignment; identify areas of improvement to maximize charter results
- Partner with the SVP of Operations Excellence and his leadership team to deliver meaningful financial analysis and insight into Student’s operational performance, and provide financial support for ongoing initiatives
Minimum Experience or Skills Required
- Bachelor’s Degree in accounting/finance, or equivalent finance qualification required
- MBA in finance preferred
- Minimum 6 years relevant experience; prior work in transportation industry advantageous
- Strong IT skills with extensive experience using Microsoft Excel; working knowledge of Salesforce, JD Edwards and Hyperion Essbase also advantageous
- Must be able to operate independently and be comfortable working in ambiguous settings
- Must possess strong oral and written communication skills
- Must be a team player who also can push hard to drive results
In the state of Washington, all technician and driving positions, including but not limited to van drivers and any other position requiring employees to drive a company-owned vehicle, are considered safety-sensitive and are therefore subject to drug and alcohol testing, including cannabis.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. First is also committed to providing a drug-free workplace. First will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, and any other fair chance law. Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards Ordinance Poster is at this link or upon request https://www.phila.gov/media/20210423160847/Fair-Chance-Hiring-law-poster.pdf.
What We Do
As the leading pupil transportation solutions provider for school districts in North America, First Student provides the best start and finish to every school day. Our teams complete five and a half million student journeys each day, moving more students than all U.S. airlines combined. We operate more than 44,500 vehicles in 41 U.S. states and 8 Canadian provinces/territories.
What makes First Student the right choice for your school district's needs?
Our partnerships:
We believe great transportation is always the result of close, trusted partnerships with the school districts we serve. Understanding that needs change sometimes throughout the school year, our goal is to remain responsive to your district's needs. We work closely with school districts to ensure the transportation solutions we provide represent a collective, forward-thinking response to the needs of your district and community.
Our engagement:
We believe education offers a child – and their family – the foundation needed to lead a productive and successful life. We support education by making sure children have a safe and reliable way to get to and from school each day. Students start and end their school days with us, and we recognize the opportunity we have to impact each student’s day in a positive manner.
Our people:
Our people are our advantage. With a team of highly-trained drivers and the industry’s strongest safety record, we’re able to leverage the best practices, technologies and processes needed to deliver quality, consistent service.
Visit http://www.firststudentinc.com for more information about how First Student is Caring for students, today, tomorrow, together.®
