Responsibilities

• Manage and generate income by leading a team of finance managers
• Develop a comprehensive menu selling process to help maximize the finance department's overall profitability and product penetration
• Ensure that every eligible deal is eContracted
• Rehash all deals
• Track portfolio with lenders
• Review and inspect the flow of the department’s paperwork on a daily basis to insure a timely turn around on all deals, as well as the accuracy of all documents produced in the department.
• Demonstrate complete commitment to supporting the sales department in achieving its goals while also looking out for the dealerships best interests as a whole
• Be an example of professional morals, ethics and excellent customer service (CSI)
• Work closely with sales team on enforcement of proper selling methods
• Set and maintain finance department work schedule
• Make sure the finance department is properly staffed
• Establish a weekly training schedule for finance managers
• Schedule one-on-one training with finance managers on a weekly basis
• Review sales managers’ finance numbers on a daily, weekly and monthly basis

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent; advanced degree, preferred
• Proven experience in a finance and insurance role in an active automotive dealership
• Proven experience managing profitability and customer satisfaction
• Familiarity with employment laws and appropriate ways to handle employee compliance with state and local regulations
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively deal with customers, employees and vendors
• Basic computer proficiency experience with MS Office Suite, preferred