Automotive Finance Director

Lexus of Woodland Hills•Los Angeles, CA

23h

About The Position

The AUTOMOTIVE FINANCE DIRECTOR oversees all activities regarding finance and insurance department. As a Director of the Finance Department you will lead and assist your Finance Team to meet their sales and CSI goals. You will work along-side of your finance team with offering vehicle financing and insurance to customers and provides them with a thorough explanation of aftermarket products and extended warranties and a complete explanation of manufacturer and dealership service procedures and policies. The ideal candidate has a degree in Finance or a related field and 3-4 years of AUTOMOTIVE FINANCE DIRECTOR experience. He or she has a positive attitude, a confident and outgoing personality, a professional appearance, strong business acumen and sales aptitude, great communication skills, and the ability to deliver world class customer service. In addition to competitive pay, we offer our employees: Health, Dental, Vision, Life, 401K, Health &Wellness Program, community involvement and company paid vacation and holidays.

Requirements

Must have 3-4 years Automotive Finance Director experience (ONLY Automotive experience need apply).
Proven ability to provide an Exceptional Client experience.
Proven ability to lead the Finance department team to achieve targeted goals.
Excellent Verbal and Written communication skills.
Excellent customer satisfaction skills.
Professional appearance and work ethic.
Self- starter and self- motivator.
High detail-oriented
well organized.

Nice To Haves

Tekion experience a PLUS!!!
Prior sales experience preferred but not required.
Bilingual- a plus.

Responsibilities

As a Director of the Finance Department, you will lead and assist your Finance Team to meet their sales and CSI goals.
You will work along-side of your finance team with offering vehicle financing and insurance to customers and provides them with a thorough explanation of aftermarket products and extended warranties and a complete explanation of manufacturer and dealership service procedures and policies.
Works with customers to obtain financing through lenders on vehicle purchases in conformance with state and federal law.
Prepares all state and federal documents regarding vehicle purchases in a timely manner and in accordance with established laws and procedures.
Maintains good working relationships with lending institutions to secure competitive interest rates and financing programs.
Works with the Sales team to ensure all new sales are referred to the F&I department and that the Sales team has information on finance and lease programs and understands the benefits of the dealership’s financing and extended service programs.
Ensures 100% compliance with all state and federal laws and regulations.
Greeting client to effectively time transition from Sales to Finance.
Determines client's financing needs based on a professional interview process.
Educates client the value of these options and products and assists them to make the wisest and best decision.
Processing finance transaction including lenders approval and timely funding.
Ensures Finance Teams administrative processes are handled in a timely manner and in compliance with company policy.
Ensuring clients satisfaction on every transaction and address it immediately if needed. Providing an exceptional client experience.
Achieving targeted Sales and Finance departments' goals. Finance Department performance is measured by achieving targeted Client Satisfaction Index and Targeted Sales and Finance goals.
Meets with General Sales Manager and Sales Managers monthly to ensure that monthly goals and expectations are met.
Performs other duties as assigned by Management.