Automotive Accounting Controller
DARCARS Automotive Group • Silver Spring, Maryland • Full Time
Posted on Sat, Oct 17, 2026
DARCARS Automotive Group is now hiring an Automotive Accounting Controller!
DARCARS Automotive Group is seeking an experienced Automotive Controller to oversee dealership and central accounting operations. This leadership role is critical to ensuring financial accuracy, compliance, and operational efficiency while supporting dealership management and corporate leadership.
Position Overview
The Automotive Controller is responsible for managing accounting office staff, maintaining strong internal controls, and delivering accurate financial reporting. The ideal candidate is a decisive leader with deep automotive accounting expertise and the ability to collaborate across all levels of the organization.
Qualifications
- Minimum 2 years as an Automotive Controller or 4 years as an Assistant Controller in an automotive dealership group
- Extensive experience in retail automotive accounting
- Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills
- Advanced financial analysis and expense control experience
- Proficiency in Excel
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Business preferred
- Stable and verifiable employment history
- Paid Holidays & PTO
- Comprehensive Benefits Package
- Employee discounts on vehicles, parts, and service
- Internal career advancement opportunities
- Community service involvement
Key Responsibilities
- Accurately report dealership financial performance to the General Manager and corporate leadership
- Analyze sales and expenses to identify risks and profitability opportunities
- Provide timely financial reviews and performance updates to management
- Interpret financial statements and operating reports to identify trends
- Hire, train, and supervise accounting office personnel
- Ensure compliance with company policies, internal controls, and applicable laws
- Review and maintain general ledger reconciliations, including bank accounts, factory payables, reserves, and floor plans
- Oversee weekly scheduling, reviews, and maintenance of accounting functions
- Perform additional accounting and administrative duties as required
This job advertisement in no way states or implies that these are the only duties and responsibilities to be performed by this employee. This advertisement is merely a preview of the role in solicitation. The employee will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other duties and responsibilities upon the request of a supervisor.
We are an equal opportunity employer & drug-free workplace. Offers of employment are contingent upon successfully passing background screening (incl. criminal background check, review of consumer & motor vehicle records, verification of SSN). Employment is on an at-will basis & subject to termination if dealership rules & regulations are violated.
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AuditFriendly salary estimate
The employer did not post a salary for this role. Based on AuditFriendly's salary intelligence model (comparable live postings, role, seniority, and location), we estimate base pay of $95,000–$148,000 per year (median ~$121,000). This is an AuditFriendly estimate, not an employer-provided figure.
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