Job Description
Job Description
New Car Store Office Manager will work alongside the store Controller and be responsible for timely month-end closing and reporting of OEM dealer financial statements and provide hands-on accounting, and administrative support while developing and maintaining strong financial reporting controls.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide accounting support such as reviewing trial balances, schedules and journals to ensure that transactions are correctly recorded, schedules are accurately maintained, and account balances are properly reconciled.
- Assist with the daily accounting operations to ensure that all transactions are recorded accurately and timely in accordance with corporate accounting policies and OEM reporting requirements
- Work closely with the Controller to perform timely month-end closings and submit required OEM financial statements and management reports in accordance with GAAP
- Under guidance of the Controller, prepare and complete assigned reconciliations to the trial balance and dealer financial statements in accordance with GAAP and OEM reporting requirements
- Assist the Controller with reconciling and cleaning up of subledger accounts in a timely manner
- Work directly with accounting back-office teams (tag, title, warranty, cashiers), sales managers to improve revenue or reduce expenses to meet or exceed budgets
- Ensure compliance with dealership policies and standard operational procedures
- Work with the Controller to maintain effective cash management systems and keep management informed of accounting trends and cash needs
Required Experience and Qualifications:
- MUST have prior experience working for a new car store in the accounting office.
- MUST have at least 5 or more years of experience as a Bookkeeper, Office Manager and/or Assistant Controller for new car OEM automotive dealership
- Demonstrated experience and work ethic in a mid to high volume new car OEM automotive dealerships
- Thorough knowledge preparing and reconciling accounting schedules and journals for new car OEM dealership and demonstrated proficiency Dealer Management Systems (DMS) Reynolds & Reynolds, CDK, Dealertrack, Tekion, etc.
- 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 and clear communication skills