Automotive Business Consultant, Accounting Specialist

About the role

Consulting — Kansas City, MO — Full time

Note: This is a HIGH travel position. Must be willing to travel, with overnight hotel stays, up to 5 nights per week (every week).

Reynolds and Reynolds is looking for experienced automotive professionals to join our consulting team. Our superior software solutions, our award-winning sales, service, and support have made us one of the most recognized and respected companies in the automotive industry.

As an Automotive Business Consultant your primary focus will be to establish professional relationships with customers and help their businesses become more efficient, effective, and profitable. You will work with dealership personnel to identify trouble areas within the dealership and then use established and proven consulting services programs, as well as your industry knowledge, to help solve these issues. Once a project is complete, you will follow-up with customers to maintain relationships and provide ongoing 'fee for service' support and problem resolution. By helping these customers become successful in the different areas of the dealership, you will build trust that will further drive consulting services sales. If you are looking for an opportunity to utilize your automotive skills and make a difference for automotive dealerships across the country, you can use your skills in this role.

Training

Our training consists of time with experienced consulting and sales representatives in the field for approximately 90 days, online courses completed in your home office, and classroom instruction through our offices in Dayton and Houston. Your compensation during training will be a $60,000-63,000 base salary. You will be eligible for quarterly bonuses after the 9 month training period. Total targeted income after training (including base and bonuses) is $80,000+.

Responsibilities

• Establish professional relationships with customers and help their businesses become more efficient, effective, and profitable.
• Work with dealership personnel to identify trouble areas within the dealership and use established and proven consulting services programs, as well as your industry knowledge, to help solve these issues.
• Follow up with customers once a project is complete to maintain relationships and provide ongoing 'fee for service' support and problem resolution.
• Help customers become successful in the different areas of the dealership, building trust that will further drive consulting services sales.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Bachelor's preferred but not required
• 5+ years of automotive dealership experience (Office Manager, controller(automotive accounting), and AP/AR Accounting Representative)
• Must be willing to travel extensively with overnight hotel stays up to 5 nights per week (every week).
• Must have reliable transportation as well as a valid driver's license, with fewer than 2 moving violations in the last three years and no OVI/DUI/DWI violations in the last five years.
• Must have reliable home internet with sufficient bandwidth for video conferencing
• Experience with Reynolds and Reynolds accounting software is highly preferred

Benefits

We strive to offer an environment that provides our associates with the right balance between work and family. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and a health savings account
• 401(k) with up to 6% matching
• Paid vacation and sick days
• Eight paid holidays
• Referral bonuses
• Professional development and training
• Promotion from within

Reynolds and Reynolds promotes a healthy lifestyle by providing a non-smoking environment.