ACCOUNTANT

About the role

This role handles financial and administrative functions for Ford and Chrysler vehicle sales, including incentive claims, product cancellations, reconciliations, and weekly reporting.

Responsibilities

• Write receipts for service RO's and parts tickets for daily deposit
• Report new Ford sales and claim incentives and APR's
• Claim incentives and APRs for Chrysler vehicles
• Scan WPI tickets for Ford and Chrysler
• Help customers/sales file GAP (total loss) claims
• File for cancellations of products (warranty, GAP, tire/wheel, credit life/disability, key)
• Remit products at end of month (warranty, tire/wheel, credit life/disability, key)
• Reconcile schedules for incentives, cancellations
• Miscellaneous receipts for down payments/cancellation payments
• Report commissions on spreadsheets for Mattoon stores
• Weekly Ford statement
• Weekly Chrysler warranty payments
• Weekly Chrysler statement
• Miscellaneous adjustments
• Remit Zero Plan contracts/payments
• Handle Zero Plan cancellations
• Miscellaneous filing
• Weekly service receivable handouts and adjustments
• Figure product refunds for sales

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree (B.A.) in accounting or related field from four-year college or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Skills

• Problem Solving – Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner
• Customer Service – Responds promptly to customer needs; responds to requests for service and assistance; meets commitments
• Oral Communication – Listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions
• Quality Management – Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness
• Ethics – Treats people with respect; keeps commitments; inspires the trust of others; works with integrity and ethically; upholds organizational values
• Organizational Support – Follows policies and procedures; completes administrative tasks correctly and on time
• Adaptability – Adapts to changes in the work environment
• Attendance/Punctuality – Is consistently at work and on time; ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent; arrives at meetings and appointments on time
• Dependability – Follows instructions, responds to management direction; takes responsibility for own actions; keeps commitments; commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan
• Judgment – Exhibits sound and accurate judgment
• Professionalism – Follows through on commitments
• Quality – Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness
• Quantity – Meets productivity standards; completes work in timely manner
• Language Ability – Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos; ability to write simple correspondence; ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees
• Math Ability – Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's; ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance
• Reasoning Ability – Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions; ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations

Work environment

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical demands

• Regularly required to sit
• Frequently required to talk or hear
• Occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required include Close vision