Education & Certifications
- Bachelor's and/or Master’s degree in Accounting or Finance required
- CPA required
- MBA a plus
Experience
- 10+ years in accounting/finance, with 5+ years in a controller or senior leadership role
- Multi-entity, multi-location environment (dealership, retail, or franchise industry preferred)
- Highly preferred: Multi-location auto, RV, powersports, or dealership group accounting experience (floor plan, rebates, F&I and chargebacks, vehicle titling implications, service and parts)
- Acquisition accounting and integration experience (purchase price allocation, opening balance sheets)
- Oversight of large accounting teams (50+ employees)
- Consolidations under US GAAP
- Tax compliance oversight (federal, state, sales/use tax)
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop a team of ~65 across a corporate accounting group and a shared services center (1 director, 6 managers, ~58 staff)
- Produce consolidated financial statements across 100 dealership entities
- Own the monthly close process, ensuring accuracy and timeliness
- Deliver operational and KPI reporting to executive leadership
- Oversee tax compliance and coordinate with external tax advisors
- Support due diligence and accounting integration for acquisitions
- Design and enforce internal controls and accounting policies across all locations. Work closely with treasury function to ensure secure cash payment flow.
- Partner with FP&A, operations, and executive team on financial strategy
Skills
- Strong technical GAAP knowledge, including business combinations (ASC 805)
- Strong knowledge of consolidation and intercompany elimination
- Proficiency with ERP systems (IDS, CDK, Reynolds & Reynolds, or similar DMS a plus) and NetSuite
- KPI and management reporting in a high-volume, multi-unit environment
- Excellent leadership and communication skills - able to influence across a matrixed org
- M&A accounting and integration acumen
- High attention to detail with the ability to see the big picture
- Strong knowledge of Excel, Power BI and consolidation software (Planful, OneStream, etc).
- Experience with integration of AP, consolidation, and other systems