Florence - Senior Accountant; Auto - Full Time
Long-Lewis Automotive Group•Florence, AL
•$50,000 - $65,000•Onsite
About The Position
The Senior Accountant – Auto will be responsible for performing monthly accounting integrity tasks and processes. These tasks will be critical in establishing and maintaining GAAP accounting practices across a large automotive group with multiple locations. The staff accountant will assist in developing and implementing an internal financial reporting and KPI framework for internal stakeholders.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting
- At least 2+ years of experience with general ledger accounting, journal entry preparation, financial statement preparation, balance sheet account reconciliations, etc.
- Advanced Excel skills required
- Strong reconciliation/analytical mindset — comfortable digging into detail and tracing discrepancies to root cause
- Ability to work cross-functionally with dealership operations staff without direct authority over them
Nice To Haves
- Automotive dealership accounting experience a plus, not required
- Experience using AI tools (Claude or similar) a plus
Responsibilities
- Reconcile key balance sheet accounts monthly to the organization’s DMS, bank reconciliations, inventory systems, AP system, etc.
- Review monthly general ledger activity, account balances, aged reports, etc., for reasonableness
- Perform monthly reporting procedures to bridge dealer financial statements to GAAP financial statements for key internal stakeholders
- Prepare schedules/support for board presentation materials
- Perform variance analysis procedures over key financial accounts to explain changes in operating results vs planned or prior period
- Assist in the annual budgeting process
- Document reconciliation procedures as schedules move from cleanup to steady state
- Identify and flag recurring discrepancies or control gaps to management
- Participate in accrual methodology remediation as directed
- Assist in documenting accounting policies and procedures, as well as accounting treatments
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
