Platform Director, Dealership Accounting Operations
Lithia Motors
- Troy, MI
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Operate at a tactical, strategic and operational level, as the business partner to company leadership.
- Coordinate and partner with Operations leadership in operational performance reviews at the store and local levels including creating materials to highlight improvement areas and strategic focuses.
- Coordinate and partner with Operations leadership on pre- and post-acquisition activities to facilitate successful integration including onboarding of new teams, identification of process changes and training needs.
- Determine and track metrics that measure the successful implementation of various strategic projects and initiatives, report out on conclusions driven by data and analysis.
- Proactively identify issues that could impact the successful achievement of business objectives or initiative success; identify and elevate those issues to the Operations leadership team to resolve the problem and further mitigate the risk.
- Manage the financial month-end close process. This includes overseeing the team responsible for the general ledgers and ensuring financial results are recorded timely and accurately.
- Provide oversight of projects that do not neatly fit within the organizational structure or that fall between departments or leadership areas of responsibility
- Liaison with the Performance Management team, build and generate project specific reporting as needed
- Liaison with the Accounting Shared Services teams to ensure effective, timely processing of business-related transactions
- Analyzes P&L and identifies opportunities to increase revenue or decrease costs
- BS or BA in accounting, finance, or economics; CPA desirable, but not required.
- Management experience required.
- Automotive industry experience required
- Strong project management skills.
- Ability to set priorities and perform a variety of complex and broad work assignments.
- Self-motivated, proactive, and possess exceptional project management and time management skills.
- Strong attention to detail, sense of urgency, and excellent communication skills.
- Critical Thinking – using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
- 8+ years' experience supporting a business or division, 3+ in a FP&A preferred
- Does the right thing, takes action and adapts to change
- Self-motivates, believes in accountability, focuses on results, makes plans and follows through
- Shares best practices, desires to keep learning, measures performance and adapts to improve results
- Competitive pay
- Medical, Dental and Vision Plans
- Paid Holidays & PTO
- Short and Long-Term Disability
- Paid Life Insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Lithia Learning Center
- Vehicle Purchase Discounts
- Wellness Programs