Asset Protection Manager

EZCORP; Clifton (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

EZCORP, Inc. in Texas seeks an Asset Protection Manager to support field and corporate operations in implementing protection processes.

This role focuses on data-driven investigations, database management, and timely reporting to reduce losses and ensure compliance across stores and regions. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in loss prevention or asset protection, strong analytical skills, and knowledge of relevant firearms and credit regulations.

Qualifications

• 5 years loss prevention/asset protection experience.
• Advanced analytical skills, including ability to extract, aggregate, normalize and mine data sets for analysis.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Knowledge of Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms rules and regulations concerning firearms.
• Knowledge of Office of Consumer Credit Commission rules and regulations.
• Ability to use PC, including data input into a POS terminal, Word and Excel.
• Compliance with EZCORP driving policy.
• Bilingual preferred.

Responsibilities

• Communicates and reports Asset Protection-related data up, down, and across the organization, as needed.
• Analysis driven investigation production utilizing exception reporting, key metric financials and CCTV.
• Administers and maintains databases and software for exception management, operational assessments, investigations/recovery, and inventory/shrink reporting.
• Communicates Asset Protection Controls and Policies.
• Conducts operational and regulatory required assessments and provides accurate and timely documentation and reporting of findings to Operations Management and AP Leadership.
• Manages design and production of AP reports, dashboards, scorecards, and exception metrics that provide relevant and timely indications regarding asset loss risks and operational compliance.
• Keeps senior management and stakeholders informed of data and trends indicative of asset loss risks.
• Utilizes internal and external data in decision making to determine business value/benefits of decisions and to focus resources on high return efforts.
• Manages restitution effort and claims reporting to ensure and increase timely recoveries.
• Reviews internal controls and adherence to policies and procedures that affect store assets.
• Conducts training when and where necessary, monitoring cash variances and ensuring they are resolved.
• Reduces inventory shrinkage through partnerships with all levels of Operations in the development and execution of Asset Protection initiatives, the follow-up of unresolved installation/repair tickets for security-related equipment and use of available reports to identify potential issues within stores.
• Executes Company and AP initiatives, policies, and procedures to mitigate asset losses and maximize Company performance.
• Conducts review meetings with the Regional Operations Director and District Managers to discuss current shrinkage trends and issues.
• Reports on internal deficiency trends that need to be addressed to Operations and AP leadership, and develop solutions that address these deficiencies and trends.
• Ensures that all internal investigations are completed timely and that all of our internal policies and procedures are being followed when it comes to internal investigations.
• Collaborates with Operations and Human Resources to determine appropriate response to unethical activity.
• Reports and analyzes AP investigation results and recommends improvements to processes and procedures to the Director of Asset Protection and appropriate Operations and Human Resource Management for improved asset control.
• Participates in and/or assists in other projects as assigned by the Director, Asset Protection

Skills

Analytical skills

Loss prevention

Data analysis

POS data entry

Bilingual

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Tools

Excel

Job description

We believe that our platform enabled lending and e-commerce solutions will revolutionize our ability to attract, engage and service our customers across the United States, Mexico and Latin America. Join us now for an opportunity to be a part of a team that wants to provide access to short-term cash for every person – everywhere! We are dedicated to satisfying the short-term cash needs of consumers who are both cash and credit constrained and providing an industry-leading customer experience. Ground Floor opportunity with EZCORP, a company with a start-up, purpose-driven mentality where innovative and agile problem solving are part of our DNA along with competitive compensation and benefits.

Texas The Asset Protection Manager is responsible for supporting field and corporate operations execution of asset protection processes. This role has analysis-based responsibilities as well as investigation and recovery of losses within an assigned Region. The APM leverages data and technology to focus and accomplish work with high business benefit and utilizes assessment and exception management tools to target and resolve risk.

• Communicates and reports Asset Protection-related data up, down, and across the organization, as needed
• Analysis driven investigation production utilizing exception reporting, key metric financials and CCTV
• Administers and maintains databases and software for exception management, operational assessments, investigations/recovery, and inventory/shrink reporting
• Communication of Asset Protection Controls and Policies
• Conducts operational and regulatory required assessments and provides accurate and timely documentation and reporting of findings to Operations Management and AP Leadership
• Manages design and production of AP reports, dashboards, scorecards, and exception metrics that provide relevant and timely indications regarding asset loss risks and operational compliance
• Keeps senior management and stakeholders informed of data and trends indicative of asset loss risks
• Utilizes internal and external data in decision making to determine business value/benefits of decisions and to focus resources on high return efforts
• Manages restitution effort and claims reporting to ensure and increase timely recoveries 5. Reviews internal controls and adherence to policies and procedures that affect store assets
• Conducts training when and where necessary, monitoring cash variances and ensuring they are resolved
• Reduces inventory shrinkage through partnerships with all levels of Operations in the development and execution of Asset Protection initiatives, the follow‑up of unresolved installation/repair tickets for security‑related equipment and use of available reports to identify potential issues within stores
• Executes Company and AP initiatives, policies, and procedures to mitigate asset losses and maximize Company performance
• Conducts review meetings with the Regional Operations Director and District Managers to discuss current shrinkage trends and issues
• Reports on internal deficiency trends that need to be addressed to Operations and AP leadership, and develop solutions that address these deficiencies and trends
• Ensures that all internal investigations are completed timely and that all of our internal policies and procedures are being followed when it comes to internal investigations
• Collaborates with Operations and Human Resources to determine appropriate response to unethical activity
• Reports and analyzes AP investigation results and recommends improvements to processes and procedures to the Director of Asset Protection and appropriate Operations and Human Resource Management for improved asset control
• Participates in and/or assists in other projects as assigned by the Director, Asset Protection

• 5 years loss prevention/asset protection/criminal justice experience
• Advanced analytical skills, including ability to extract, aggregate, normalize and mine data sets for analysis
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field
• Demonstrated knowledge of Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms rules and regulations concerning firearms
• Demonstrated knowledge of Office of Consumer Credit Commission rules and regulations
• Demonstrated ability to use PC, including data input into a POS terminal, Word and EXCEL
• Compliance with EZCORP driving policy
• Bilingual preferred