ACCOUNTANT

Dan Pilson Auto Center Inc•Mattoon, IL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves a variety of accounting tasks related to automotive sales and services. Key responsibilities include processing financial transactions, managing claims and incentives, reconciling accounts, and maintaining accurate financial records. The position requires strong attention to detail, problem-solving skills, and the ability to handle administrative tasks efficiently.

Requirements

Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner.
Customer Service - Responds promptly to customer needs; Responds to requests for service and assistance; Meets commitments.
Oral Communication - Listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions.
Quality Management - Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.
Ethics - Treats people with respect; Keeps commitments; Inspires the trust of others; Works with integrity and ethically; Upholds organizational values.
Organizational Support - Follows policies and procedures; Completes administrative tasks correctly and on time.
Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment.
Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time; Ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent; Arrives at meetings and appointments on time.
Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Keeps commitments; Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
Judgment - Exhibits sound and accurate judgment.
Professionalism - Follows through on commitments.
Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.
Quantity - Meets productivity standards; Completes work in timely manner.
Language Ability - Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
Math Ability - Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.
Reasoning Ability - Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree (B. A.) in accounting or related field from four-year college or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

Write receipts for service RO's and parts tickets for daily deposit
Report new Ford sales and claim incentives and APR's
Claim incentives and APRs for Chrysler vehicles
Scan WPI tickets for Ford and Chrysler
Help customers/sales file GAP (total loss) claims
File for cancellations of products (warranty, GAP, tire/wheel, credit life/disability, key)
Remit products at end of month (warranty, tire/wheel, credit life/disability, key)
Reconcile schedules for incentives, cancellations
Miscellaneous receipts for down payments/cancellation payments
Report commissions on spreadsheets for Mattoon stores
Process weekly Ford statement
Process weekly Chrysler warranty payments
Process weekly Chrysler statement
Handle miscellaneous adjustments
Remit Zero Plan contracts/payments
Handle Zero Plan cancellations
Perform miscellaneous filing
Process weekly service receivable handouts and adjustments
Figure product refunds for sales