Senior Accountant

Role Summary

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.

Key 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

Qualifications

● 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.

● Automotive dealership accounting experience a plus, not required

● Advanced Excel skills required

● Experience using AI tools (Claude or similar) a plus

● 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