Accounting and Finance Rotational Program Analyst

Asbury Automotive • Sandy Springs, GA

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About The Position

Asbury Automotive Group describes a rotational program spanning several corporate and dealership accounting and finance functions. The roles include corporate internal audit and SOX testing; fixed asset accounting; SEC and financial reporting, technical accounting, and SOX support; corporate treasury and financial planning and analysis; dealership support services general accounting; and dealership accounting through the Asbury Controller Academy. Across these areas, responsibilities include auditing controls and processes, preparing and reconciling accounting records and reports, supporting close and external audit activities, analyzing financial and operational performance, and maintaining compliance with accounting standards, regulations, and company policies. The roles offer interaction with senior and executive management, department heads, dealership management, auditors, and team members across the organization.

Asbury Automotive Group is a Fortune 500 franchised automotive retailer in the United States. The company says its culture is grounded in its North Star and Compass and powered by its DRIVE values, with a focus on becoming the Most Guest Centric Automotive Retailer and providing a fun, supportive, and inclusive environment. The posting describes paid time off and holidays, training, insurance and retirement plans, learning and career development, employee discounts, and other programs.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in Accounting or Finance, or a master's degree in Accounting or Finance with a different undergraduate degree.

Responsibilities

• Document and evaluate the design and effectiveness of SOX controls through interim, roll-forward, and year-end testing at corporate, dealership support services, and dealership locations.
• Perform audits in accordance with internal audit standards, company policies, GAAP, laws, and other regulatory requirements.
• Prepare audit workpapers and help develop and publish Internal Audit Department reporting.
• Assist with corporate audit walkthroughs and execute corporate audit program steps across assigned functional areas.
• Maintain fixed asset records and monitor acquisitions, transfers, additions, disposals, and retirements.
• Calculate and record depreciation and amortization, analyze their financial statement impact, and update asset valuations and useful-life estimates as needed.
• Prepare and reconcile fixed asset schedules; support month-end and year-end close and provide documentation to auditors.
• Develop and maintain fixed asset policies and procedures and monitor compliance with GAAP and relevant accounting standards.
• Assist with quarterly and annual SEC filings, earnings releases, transaction-related SEC reporting, and supporting workpapers.
• Research and document positions on technical accounting matters and assist with acquisition and divestiture accounting.
• Support the company-wide SOX program, external audit and quarterly reviews, and accounting for equity, stock compensation, leases, interest rate swaps, goodwill, and franchise rights impairment testing.
• Prepare workpapers for monthly close processes and analyses.
• Analyze daily and forward-looking cash balances and liquidity calculations.
• Analyze merchant banking fees against budget, summarize peer performance, assess business performance trends, contribute to financial forecasting, and conduct ad hoc store-level operational analysis.
• Support dealership general accounting, reconciliations, daily postings, SOX compliance, customer service, and efficiency improvements across parts, service, finance, compliance, controller, and general manager functions.
• Process dealership accounting transactions accurately and on time; execute SOX-compliant processes and respond to internal and external audit requests.
• Post bank entries and vehicle receivables schedules, process floor plan payoffs and vehicle flooring, post finance reserves, process F&I cancellations, prepare journal entries, process manufacturer payments where applicable, and accrue floorplan interest.
• Perform other related duties that benefit the mission and vision of the organization.
• Build effective working relationships and communicate with executive management, department heads, dealership operational management, auditors, and team members.

Benefits

• Weekly pay
• Paid holidays and paid time off
• Paid training
• Stock awards for eligible select management and front-line team members
• Medical, vision, dental, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance plans
• Up to 12 weeks of paid pregnancy leave (disability leave)
• Paid parental leave
• Health savings accounts
• Flexible spending accounts
• Short-term and long-term disability plans
• Whole life and term life insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Pet insurance
• Digital career path tool
• Continuous training through Asbury's Internal Learning Management System
• Professional growth and development opportunities
• Technician student loan relief resources
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discounts on parts and service repairs
• Scholarship awards
• Community service initiatives that include paid volunteer hours
• Employee referral program with bonus opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level