The Automotive Dealership Controller will provide hands-on accounting, leadership, and administrative support while developing and maintaining strong financial reporting controls.
This job is 100% in onsite / in office
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage the daily accounting operations of the OEM dealership to ensure that all transactions are recorded in accurately and timely in accordance with corporate accounting policies and OEM reporting requirements
- Perform timely month-end closings and submit required OEM financial statements and management reports in accordance with GAAP
- Prepare, complete and interpret dealer financial statements to management in accordance with GAAP, corporate accounting policies and procedures and OEM reporting requirements
- Maintain effective cash management systems and keeping the General Manager, Dealer Principal equity owners and senior leadership informed on the accounting trends and cash needs
- Manage and safeguard dealership's assets and ensure proper financial reporting controls
- Assist dealership's leadership team in reading and interpreting their financial reports and responding to request for information and assistance in a timely manner
- Work directly with accounting back office teams, sales managers and regional leadership to improve revenue or reduce expenses to meet or exceed budgets
- Ensure compliance with dealership policies and standard operational procedures
Required Experience and Qualifications
- MUST have prior experience as an Automotive Dealership Controller out of large platform stores
- Must have at least 5-10 years plus as an Automotive Dealership Controller for new car OEM automotive dealerships
- Demonstrated experience in leading accounting teams from high volume new car OEM automotive dealerships
- Must have thorough knowledge and experience preparing new car dealership OEM financial statements and demonstrated proficiency with Reynolds & Reynolds (R&R), CDK, DealerTrack, Tekicon and/or mainstream Dealer Management Systems (DMS)
- Ability to multi-task, work with various levels of management and manage accounting and administrative staff.
- Demonstrate hands-on technical accounting knowledge of automotive dealership industry
salary commensurate with experience level