Start Your Future with Us
What First Financial Equipment Leasing Offers You
Over the years, we have fostered a fun, supportive and rewarding work environment in order to attract and retain exceptional talent. With our continued growth, we are always looking for passionate, self-motivated, and innovative individuals to join our team. We work together to achieve our goals, helping each other every step of the way.
The Benefits
Health & Wellness Plans
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Care
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Health Savings Account
- Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
- Term Life/AD&D Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
Perks
- 401K Plan with Company Match
- Flexible Work Schedules
- Free Snacks & Drinks
- Fun, Collaborative Culture
- Monthly Fun Committee Events
- Annual Holiday Celebrations
- Birthday & Anniversary Recognition
Additional Benefits
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Paid Holidays
- Volunteer Time Off (VTO)
- Community Involvement
- Employee Discount Programs
- Training/Development Opportunities
A happy, engaged workplace is more productive and effective for all involved. At First Financial Equipment Leasing, we create the best employee experience possible so our team members can thrive, both personally and professionally.
Our Culture
Team Outings • Company Events • Community Outreach
Explore Career Opportunities with Us
- Support the Indirect Tax team in a variety of areas including sales and use tax, Canadian GST/HST, tangible personal property tax, business licenses and registrations.
- Research state and local indirect tax issues including taxability of products and services.
- Respond and resolve tax notices promptly. Maintain tracking system of pending tax inquiries and discrepancies.
- Review & reconcile tangible personal property tax bills received from external party counterparts.
- Verify validity of customer tax exemption certificates & regularly perform maintenance of exemptions/resale certificates by running report to address any expired certificates.
- Assist with registering, filing and maintaining business licenses for various taxing jurisdictions.
- Use the in-house “Sale Tax Matrix” and “Tax Rate by State” folder saved on the network to look up information and respond to sales tax verification emails from other departments.
- Assist in performing data entry and compiling information needed to send to our external counterparts.
- Perform other duties and assist with projects as needed.
- Minimum of 2 years Indirect Tax experience, specifically Sales/Use Tax (SALT) & Tangible Personal Property Tax.
- Experience navigating tax websites to retrieve information and forms (Department of Revenues, SALT, County Assessors & Tax Collectors, websites related to Tangible Business Personal Property).
- Ability to perform tax research on sales and tangible personal property tax.
- Highly proficient with Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook; QuickBooks experience a plus.
- Organizational skills, strong attention to detail, and ability to prioritize multiple tasks.
- Knowledge of Equipment Leasing is a plus.
- Willing to take on new projects and seek opportunities to help.
- Positive work attitude and approach to daily tasks.
- A demonstrated ability to work independently, and solve problems in a fast-paced environment.
- Drive, manage, and maintain a consistent pipeline of new end-user client and vendor partner leasing opportunities.
- Prospect end user and vendor partner prospects using tools such as phone, email, Microsoft Teams, and in-person meetings.
- Research and target potential clients using Zoom Info, LinkedIn, and Westlaw UCC filings.
- Learn to communicate our solution, value proposition and TCO analytics effectively to the potential end-user and partner prospects.
- Learn to structure our core lease offerings based on deal landscape, competition, asset classes, and client credit quality.
- Effectively utilize, track, and report all Ring Central and Leasepath business development efforts.
- Deliver presentation decks to end users with Team Leader and Marketing team support, via Teams or in- person meetings.
- Process “flow” opportunities from existing partner relationships.
- Manage personally generated clients and drive additional lease business with them across all asset classes.
- Minimum of two (2) years of outbound end-user prospecting experience required in equipment finance or technology, material handling, warehouse automation or healthcare sales.
- Excellent verbal, written, and in-person communication skills.
- Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.).
- Solid organizational and time management skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work well independently with minimal supervision.
- Ability to problem-solve in a fast-paced environment.
- Equipment finance experience selling directly to end-user clients.
- Proficient at prospecting and driving new business opportunities.
- Solid PowerPoint and in-person presentation skills.
- Skilled in Microsoft-based CRM.
- Four-year college degree (in business, finance, or related field) preferred, but not required.
- Acquiring and maintaining relationships with customers interested in the suite of products that FFEL offers as well as products that the sales representative may have sold/leased in their past
- Developing quality prospective customer leads in various industries, such as those indicated above
- Developing a vendor network to provide leads in the material handling, lifting, construction &/or other industries
- Tracking leads in the company’s Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software
- Managing the equipment lease portfolio that you develop
- Establishing and maintaining positive working relationships with colleagues from other internal departments, including credit, contracts, etc.
- Understanding lease pricing and the ability to provide a proposal to a prospective client
- Being the lead in ensuring that customers have a great experience with FFEL
- Other responsibilities as reasonably requested by management
- Proven track record of successful sales in the equipment leasing industry or a related field, with a demonstrated ability to meet or exceed assigned sales quotas
- Minimum of 4 years of sales experience, with 2+ years within the leasing industry
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, with ability to conduct professional sales presentations
- Understanding of the equipment finance process in order to discuss and explain lease financing terms and options to potential clients
- Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office suite
- Familiarity with using CRMs, Odessa experience a plus
- Bachelor’s degree (in field of Finance, Business, or Communications) preferred, but not required
- Dedication to providing the best possible support to your clients and building lasting relationships
- Solid organizational and time management skills, including the ability to work well independently with minimal supervision
- Ability to travel to meet with clients/prospects and attend industry trade shows/events as needed
Internships
First Financial Equipment Leasing offers a variety of internships for talented students and recent college graduates looking to learn more about leasing and finance. As one of our interns, you will gain the hands-on experience required to succeed not only within our company, but also the finance industry. We place interns in various departments of our company including but not limited to credit & syndication, accounting, sales, operations, and marketing.
First Financial Equipment Leasing is an equal opportunity employer.
If you are interested in learning more about our internships,