Assistant Controller

United States·Turnersville Management-Nj019 - TurnersvilleNormal

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Overview

Penske Automotive Group is looking for an experienced Assistant Controller to join our team in Turnersviile, New Jersey, and help deliver extraordinary customer experiences.

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Consistently recognized by Automotive News as among the "Best Dealerships to Work For."
Proudly named to Glassdoor's Best Places to Work
Comprehensive benefits program, including health care options (medical, dental, and vision) and 401k savings and retirement plan with company match.
Training, resources, and opportunities for career growth and advancement, tailored to individual performance, experience, and interests.
Values-driven culture built on integrity, professionalism, excellence, and teamwork.

Ability to train, supervise, and motivate a team.
Genuine interest in providing an exceptional customer experience.
Friendliness, enthusiasm, reliability, with a positive "team-player" attitude.
Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
Strong work ethic with the ability to work in a fast-paced, results-driven environment.
Strong mathematical, analytical, and computer skills relevant to an accounting position, with at least one year of automotive management experience.

Commitment: Assist the Area Controller in the day-to-day operations of the accounting department.
Excellence: Ensures that all office personnel are using proper accounting procedures, maintaining accurate records and analyses, and supervises the preparation of all information for the corporate accounting staff.
Accountability: Understand and comply with all regulations that affect the accounting department, and perform tasks accurately, fairly, and in accordance with local, state, and federal statutes, as well as company policies.

If you are ready for a rewarding career with competitive compensation and benefits, and opportunities to excel and advance, consider joining the Penske Automotive Group organization. Our interview process typically includes a phone interview, several in-person interviews, background check, reference check, driving record review, and a drug screen. Be a part of the best customer experience team in the automotive industry... apply with us today!

Penske Automotive Group is an equal opportunity employer and maintains a drug- and alcohol-free workplace. Some positions may require applicants to possess a valid driver's license and have a good driving record.

Competencies

Ability to establish performance goals that are consistent with the organization's standards of productivity and devise a strategy to meet those goals
Ability to use generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in assigned duties
Ability to review, understand, and create dealership financial statements
Ability to effectively hire personnel required to meet departmental and organizational goals
Ability to manage, including discipline and terminate personnel as required to meet departmental and organizational goals
Ability to effectively lead a team to achieve departmental and organizational goals
Excellent communication skills both oral and written
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
Ability to process data and organize it for management analysis
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions
Ability to comprehend instructions and information in a variety of formats and the ability to deliver instructions to subordinates
Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
Ability to use independent judgment and discretion to accomplish departmental and organizational goals
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume
Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry
Exceptional attention to detail
Excellent customer service skills
Ability to interact well with a diverse group of people and be a positive influence on employee morale throughout the organization

Supervisory Responsibility

Supervisory responsibility is dependent on the individual dealership's organization structure and staffing.

Work Environment/ Physical Demands
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Light Work- lifting no more than 20 pounds at a time and/or frequent lifting or carrying of objects weighing up to 10 pounds. This position requires a good deal of walking or standing, or this position could involve sitting most of the time with some pushing and pulling of arm or leg controls.
* This position requires the ability to climb, push, pull, stoop, kneel, reach, and grasp.
* This position requires the ability to talk and hear.
* This position is primarily located in an office environment, with heating and air conditioning.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
Standard Business Hours with the ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays as required

Required Education and Experience
Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance or equivalent; and five or more related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience

Preferred Education and Experience
Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance or equivalent; and four to five years of related experience and/or training with three years experience in the same or similar position at a dealership; or equivalent combination of education and experience