Finance Manager

Penske Automotive Group • Mentor, OH

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Honda Mentor, a Penske Automotive Group dealership, is looking for an experienced Financial Services Consultant to join our team and deliver extraordinary customer experiences. At Penske Automotive Group (PAG), we strive to create a positive and challenging workplace that promotes excellence and achievement, and we aim to deliver the very best experience possible to our customers. We are looking for dedicated and motivated professionals who share that same passion to join our team. As a Financial Services Consultant, you will help our customers to understand and select the best finance, insurance, and aftermarket options and products available for their vehicle, and process all deals accurately and properly for an excellent customer experience.

Requirements

• Knowledge of current finance, insurance and aftermarket products.
• At least one year of recent dealership experience.
• Strong mathematical and analytical skills relevant to calculations of new and used vehicle finance options.
• Ability to sell products and services in a professional and ethical manner.
• Ability to understand, keep abreast of, and comply with federal, state, and local regulations that affect the new and used vehicle and finance departments.
• Computer proficient.
• Exceptional communication skills, both oral and written, with the ability to effectively communicate via face-to-face, phone, or by other means of communication.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to process data and organize it for management analysis.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
• Ability to understand and follow work rules and procedures.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to work independently and to carry out assignments to completion within parameters of instructions given, prescribed routines, and standard accepted practices.
• Ability to interact well with others and be a positive influence on morale of department, dealership, and organization.
• Associate's degree (A.A.) or equivalent; and two to three year's related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Nice To Haves

• Genuine interest in providing an exceptional customer experience.
• Friendliness, enthusiasm, reliability, with a positive "team-player" attitude.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Account or Finance or equivalent; and three to five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• AFIP Certification is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Help customers understand and select the best finance, insurance, and aftermarket options and products available for their vehicle.
• Process all deals accurately and properly for an excellent customer experience.
• Educate and update the sales team with current information about finance and lease programs, as well as the benefits of financing, insurance and extended service programs.
• Understand and comply with all regulations that affect new and used vehicle finance departments.
• Process finance and lease deals accurately, fairly and in accordance with local, state and federal statutes, as well as company policies.
• Establish and maintain positive working relationships with multiple finance and insurance sources, including manufacturers, to provide a wide range of competitive options for our customers.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

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