Analyst, Analytics - Strategy

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 Engineering and Analytics Team Members utilize the latest technology to develop, monitor, and maintain complex practices that help optimize our success.

Members value being challenged, are encouraged to express their ideas, and have the flexibility to enjoy work life balance.  We build intrinsic value by partnering with all functions of our business to support their success and make strategic business decisions.  We focus on professional development and continuous improvement while enjoying a casual work environment and Great Place to Work culture! Our IT and Analytics Team Members utilize the latest technology to develop, monitor, and maintain complex practices that help optimize our success.

Members value being challenged, are encouraged to express their ideas, and have the flexibility to enjoy work life balance. We build intrinsic value by partnering with all functions of our business to support their success and make strategic business decisions. We focus on professional development and continuous improvement while enjoying a casual work environment and Great Place to Work culture! The purpose of the Analyst, Analytics – Strategy position is to perform analysis on loan servicing strategies, business policies, processes, and performance champion/challenger tests. 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. Actively monitor the performance of strategies in production Analyze data to drive better business decisions Develop complex programming to extract and manipulate data Develop, monitor, and maintain complex strategies with the goal of optimizing high volume decisions to add intrinsic value to Credit Acceptance Develop and produce reports to measure the performance of champion/challenger tests, policies, and processes Perform analysis to solve business problems and drive better decisions Translate high level business goals into the tasks and technical specifications needed to accomplish the goal Knowledge and Skills: Be able to apply analytical skills to solve problems creatively Ability to extract and manipulate large data sets Communicate complex information to others in a way they can understand Be self-motivated and able to perform with minimal supervision Apply analytical skills to solve problems creatively Act promptly and effectively when assigned tasks Work well with others in a team environment Be proactive and make recommendations as opportunities arise Requirements: Bachelor’s degree (Computer Science, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Business Analytics, etc. - preferred) 2+ years’ experience in an academic or professional setting using one or more of the following analytical tools SAS, SQL, Python or R 2+ years’ experience in an analytics setting, or a combination of higher education and experience Preferred: Graduate degree (Computer Science, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Business Analytics) Experience monitoring credit scorecards or collection scores Experience testing system implementations Knowledge of loan servicing functions Knowledge of credit risk management Experience with data analysis Experience running and creating reports in an analytical tool or in a business intelligence setting Ability to write, debug and optimize Python code Targeted Compensation: $ 90,000 – $120,000 base salary + annual bonus