Automotive Accountant (AR)

Dealership: L0605 Southwest Finance Center

Lithia & Driveway Southwest APC

The Accounts Receivable Administrator will be responsible for providing financial, clerical, and administrative services to ensure efficient, timely, and accurate processing of payment and collection of customer accounts. The Accountant-Accounts Receivable will be required to perform job duties in a manner that ensures timely and accurate updating of customer information, following up on customer/store inquiries, reconciliation of customer accounts, managing AR aging, processing of the daily bank activity, and collections activities associated with delinquent accounts.

The Accountant- Accounts Receivable reports to the Accounting Manager.

Account Receivable Responsibility

• Monitor customer account details for non-payments, delayed payments and other irregularities
• Maintain collection tracking system
• Proactively keep customer calls current to collect aging balances
• Follow established procedures for collection of accounts
• Process payments timely and accurately
• Reconcile AR schedules
• Provide store support as needed
• Review credit applications for new account set up
• Research and resolve account discrepancies
• Complete journal vouchers and submit for approval
• Respond to all customer inquiries within 1 business day
• Respond to all store requests within 2 hours
• Other duties as assigned

Additional Qualifications

The following knowledge, skills, and abilities are needed to be successful in this position:

• A team player who is focused on providing exemplary customer service.
• A critical thinker and effective time manager.
• Strong attention to detail and sense of urgency.
• Excellent communication skills both written and oral
• Active Listening - give full attention to the words and body language of others, take time to understand the points being made and ask questions as appropriate
• Positive customer service attitude
• Empowered self- leader, accepts responsibility and takes initiative to ensure assigned deliverables are met within acceptable timeframes
• Understands Basic Accounting - familiar with COA, debits and credits
• Ability to quickly review, research and if necessary, resolve variances
• Entry to mid-level office and computer skills
• High School Diploma (required)
• Auto Industry Experience (preferred)
• Retail Sales and/or Customer Service (preferred)

Lithia Hiring Requirements

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• 18 years or older
• Possess an acceptable driving record and valid driver's license in state of residence
• A criminal history background check will be conducted prior to beginning employment
• Clear pre-employment drug screen

We offer best-in-class industry benefits:

• 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

NOTE: This applies only to the specific employing entity and location of an individual's employment. This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts or working conditions associated with the job. While this list is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, the company reserves the right to revise the functions and duties of the job or to require that additional or different tasks be performed when circumstances change (i.e., emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, rush jobs, or technological developments).

We offer best in class industry benefits:

• 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

High School graduate or equivalent, 18 years or older required. Acceptable driving record and a valid driver's license in your state of residence necessary for select roles. We are a drug free workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity (regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status). We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.