Accounting Manager
- Swift Current, SK, Canada
Full-time
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Original job description
Description
The Accounting Manager leads the accounting function for the dealerships, including internal audits, budgets, financial analysis, payroll oversight, financial statement preparation, and day-to-day accounting activities. This role is responsible for accurate financial reporting, organized records, and the effective completion of dealership accounting responsibilities.
Key Responsibilities:
- Accurately prepare monthly dealership financial statements within manufacturer timelines.
- Ensure payroll is accurately recorded, reconciled, and disbursed.
- Maintain core human resources records, including employee files.
- Maintain accurate inventory records, including floorplanning for new and used vehicles.
- Continue education and training on the dealership management system (DMS), including ongoing system onboarding.
- Verify that warranty claims, sales rebates, and other manufacturer incentives are correctly claimed and received.
- Complete accounts payable tasks and ensure balances are paid in a timely manner.
- Apply appropriate depreciation rates to capital assets.
- Manage cash flow strategically, including effective floorplan utilization.
- Lead the accounting team across Standard Dodge and Standard Nissan.
- Maintain and review all accounts monthly to ensure accuracy.
- Oversee dealership information technology (IT) functions.
- Lead occupational health and safety responsibilities for the dealerships.
- Maintain compliance with applicable accounting requirements and support regular account reconciliations.
- Prepare and post month-end journal entries and other complex accounting transactions, including vehicle sales.
- Maintain accurate supporting schedules for balance sheet accounts, including tracking prepaids and accruals.
- Monitor and implement internal controls Perform accounts payable and accounts receivable duties as required.
More about this job
Responsibilities
The Accounting Manager at PLEWIS AUTOMOTIVE GROUP will lead the dealerships' accounting team, prepare monthly financial statements and reconciliations, and oversee payroll, accounts payable and receivable. The role also manages vehicle inventory records, cash flow, manufacturer claims and IT and health and safety duties.
Requirements
Candidates need solid accounting experience, a strong grasp of financial reporting and reconciliations, and the ability to lead a team. Familiarity with dealership management systems and manufacturer incentive processes is an asset.
Skills
- Account reconciliation
- Month-end journal entries
- Payroll administration
- Accounts payable
- Accounts receivable
- Floorplan financing
- Inventory accounting
- Cash flow management
- Budgeting
- Financial analysis
- Internal controls
- Capital asset depreciation
- Accruals and prepaids
- Warranty claim accounting
- Manufacturer rebate tracking
- Team leadership
- Human resources records
- IT systems oversight
- Occupational health and safety
- Balance sheet analysis
Categories
- Finance & Accounting
- Management & Leadership
- Retail
Keywords
- Accounting Manager
- dealership accounting
- financial statements
- month-end close
- journal entries
- reconciliations
- payroll
- accounts payable
- accounts receivable
- floorplan financing
- inventory accounting
- internal controls
- budgeting
- financial analysis
- DMS
- dealership management system
- warranty claims
- manufacturer incentives
- automotive accounting
- accounting team leadership
Seniority
Manager