Manager, Statistical Analysis

American Credit Acceptance is a sub-prime auto finance company providing financial solutions from coast-to-coast. We start with a common sense lending approach for our dealer partners and end with an affordable payment program for our customers. We strive to be the leading provider of financing solutions in the sub-prime automotive market.

The Manager of Statistics will solve business problems while guiding a team of statisticians to do the same. This position will solve problems to leverage the latest statistical techniques and continue to advance their career with a growing level of responsibility.

* Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. * Navigates databases to find relative data and put it together to form a modeling dataset * Understands how to apply statistical modeling techniques to solve business problems * Works with others to make the company better * Communicates ideas and thoughts clearly to peers * Alerts appropriate person(s) of issues (errors, impediments, previously unknown relevant information) that arise * Develops new skill sets * Accomplishes tasks efficiently and independently * Viewed as a subject matter expert * Collaborates with others to understand the business problem * Communicates results and recommendations to management * Contributes to the company’s understanding by drawing insights out of data * Identifies opportunities to apply statistics to improve business performance * Mentors junior associates * Explains the business problem to peers and subordinates * Influences others in both verbal and written mediums * Presents constraints around timelines, scope, resources with recommended paths * Communicates clearly and concisely to management and others outside of the analytic community * Plans long projects in advance by laying out deliverables, timelines and resources * Manages timelines by proactively navigating issues as they arise Supervisory Responsibility This position has supervisory responsibilities.

* Master’s degree in Statistics or similar quantitative field of study * 2 or more years of experience in statistical modeling * 1 or more years of experience managing associates * Motivated to work hard and a desire to learn * Possesses working knowledge of SAS, R or similar statistical programming package * Demonstrated ability to build high quality predictive models * Strong experience building, implementing and monitoring predicative models * Works well with teams to accomplish company objectives * Strong R programming skills * 2 or more years of experience in Risk management Work Environment and Physical Demands This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.