Regional Automotive Controller

About the role

We are a large national privately held automobile dealership group and have an excellent opportunity available! We have an immediate opportunity for a regional auto dealership controller to join our team in Kentucky. Join our expanding nationally renowned team!

The ideal candidate will be a professional, bright, self-motivated, detail-oriented, organized, and hard-working individual, with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment and 10 + years of prior controller experience in dealership accounting. The ideal candidate will reside in Kentucky and cover a set of our KY stores.

Responsibilities

• Assist and support multiple new car dealership controllers.
• Visit each assigned new car dealership in the region and perform internal auditing.
• Promote best practices and implement internal controls in each store.
• Review for compliance with governmental regulations and company policies.
• Train and mentor new controllers and their staff.
• Fill in for a controller on occasion if a controller is absent, on vacation, or on medical leave.
• Support dealers and executives by performing special projects in accounting.
• Assist with acquisitions.
• Work closely with the executive management team and corporate accounting team.
• Assist Controllers with year-end requirements for F/S reviews by our CPA’s.
• Be able to travel to our stores as needed.

Requirements

• 10+ years as a Dealership Controller (multiple store controllers a plus).
• Knowledge of the following DMS’s a plus: Reynolds & Reynolds, CDK and Dealer Track.
• Strong technical skills in accounting.
• Ability to lead, build and train strong dealership accounting teams.
• Experience in hiring and mentoring dealership staff effectively.
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced team environment.
• Professional with a strong work ethic.
• Well organized.
• Must have Excel experience.
• Outstanding written and oral communication skills.
• Candidate is required to have a strong foundation in auto dealership accounting.

Benefits

We offer competitive salary, medical, dental, life, and disability insurance, a 401(k) program with company match, paid vacation, a professional working environment, job-specific training, and advancement opportunities. Become part of our expanding national team that offers professional growth opportunity, excellent earning potential, training, and leadership that appreciates your drive, skills and ability. We are a drug-free workplace.