Accounting Clerk

Penske Automotive Group • Fairfield, CT

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Penske Automotive Group is seeking an experienced Accounting Clerk to support its dealership network in Fairfield, Connecticut. The role obtains, enters, and maintains financial data and accounting records in accordance with company policies and procedures. The clerk helps ensure dealership operations run effectively by accurately handling accounting duties and compiling and sorting documents that substantiate business transactions. The position also involves preparing vouchers, invoices, checks, account statements, reports, and other records, and complying with regulations and applicable local, state, and federal statutes.

The role calls for a customer-focused, dependable team player with strong communication, organizational, mathematical, analytical, and computer skills. The work is performed during standard business hours, with the ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays as required. It involves substantial sitting, occasional walking or standing, repetitive motion, and light physical effort.

Requirements

• Genuine interest in providing an exceptional customer experience.
• Friendliness, enthusiasm, reliability, and a positive team-player attitude.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Strong work ethic and ability to work in a fast-paced, results-driven environment.
• Strong mathematical, analytical, and computer skills relevant to an accounting clerk position.
• At least one year of recent applicable experience.
• Associate degree or equivalent, and six months or more of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read and comprehend instructions and information.
• Ability to handle standardized situations and solve practical problems involving concrete variables and limited standardization.
• Ability to interpret written, oral, diagram, or schedule instructions.
• Ability to perform arithmetic using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals; compute rates, ratios, and percentages; and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to calculate discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
• Ability to apply basic algebra and geometry concepts.
• Ability to meet company production and quality standards.
• Customer service skills and exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to work well in a team and with a diverse group of people.

Nice To Haves

• Two to four years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Obtain, enter, and maintain financial data and accounting records in accordance with company policies and procedures.
• Accurately perform assigned accounting duties to help dealerships operate effectively and efficiently.
• Compile and sort documents substantiating business transactions.
• Prepare vouchers, invoices, checks, account statements, reports, and other records quickly and accurately.
• Understand and comply with regulations affecting the accounting department and applicable local, state, and federal statutes.
• Perform accounting tasks accurately and fairly in accordance with company policies.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits program, including medical, dental, and vision care options.
• 401(k) savings and retirement plan with company match.
• Training, resources, and opportunities for career growth and advancement tailored to individual performance, experience, and interests.
• Competitive compensation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree