Controller Automotive

Prestige Operations•Stamford, CT

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Office Manager is in charge of overseeing the daily accounting operations of a business. This role leads the accounting function and partners with dealership operations to ensure all financial controls and processes are established and followed to ensure profitability. Responsibilities include controls on payables/receivables, expense analysis, and ensuring financial statements are prepared timely and accurately. The role also supervises periodic audits, collaborates with independent auditors, and reports any fraud, abuse, or waste of company assets. This position analyzes information to assist with overall and specialized budgets (production, sales, capital expenditures), provides data for securing loans, and manages/tracks cash flow for asset and liability management. It involves managing controllable spend reporting, developing forecasting reports for dealership expenses, and conducting pay plan audits. The role is responsible for preparing monthly financial statements according to dealership and manufacturer guidelines, managing work allocation for accounting staff, analyzing financial data for trends and profitability improvements, and auditing scheduled accounts (warranty claims, rebates, inventory). It also reviews general ledger account reconciliations, ensures compliance with government reporting requirements, and assists with escalated customer issues.

Requirements

5 plus years in automotive industry
Managed a team of accounting professionals
Bachelor's (4-year) college degree, preferably in the field of Finance or Accounting.
Strong analytical skills and business/finance acumen
Ability to work with teams across all levels in the organization
High level working knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint strongly preferred

Responsibilities

Lead the accounting function and partner with dealership operations to ensure all financial controls and processes are established and followed to ensure profitability to include controls on payables/receivables and expense analysis
Ensures Financial Statements are prepared timely and accurately
Supervises periodic audits of the company’s accounts. If an independent auditor is hired, the comptroller collaborates with him and provides the documents needed to complete an audit.
Vigilant about reporting any fraud, abuse or waste of company assets.
Ensures Analyze information and provide data necessary to help complete the overall budget, as well as specialized ones in areas such as production budget, sales or capital expenditures.
Provide information necessary for the company to secure loans.
Manages and tracks the company’s cash flow to better assist in the management of assets and liabilities.
Manage controllable spend reporting and analysis related to corporate functions
Development of forecasting reports related to all areas of dealership expenses analysis and forecasting
Pay plan audit and consistency for processing bi-annually review
The preparation of a monthly financial statement according to dealership and manufacturer guidelines and timeline.
Manage the work allocation for all staff to ensure even distribution and efficiencies
Analysis of financial data to identify trends and opportunity to improve dealership profitability.
Oversees and audits all scheduled accounts including warranty claims, rebates, parts and vehicle inventory accounts are current and accurate.
Reviews the reconciliation of general leDger accounts with outside sources to ensure bank reconciliations, reserve accounts and factory and floor plan payables are accurate.
Comply with local, state and federal government reporting requirements.
Assist with escalated customer issues