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Dealership Accounting Coordinator I

Lithia & Driveway
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 12 Sept 2025
💰 $52,000/yr

About the role

Dealership:

L0650 Northwest Finance Center

Lithia Hyundai of Fresno

Full-Time Dealership Accounting Coordinator Needed!

  • 80 Hours of PTO front loaded on day 1
  • Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8am-5pm (flexible)
  • Great benefits and career opportunities
  • Pay: $16-$26/hr. (DOE)

The Dealership Accounting Coordinator I (DAC I) plays a crucial role in supporting in-store accounting operations. This individual contributor ensures seamless communication and collaboration between Lithia Home Office (LHO), the regional Accounting Processing Center (APC), and store operations. The DAC I typically reports to either a Business Manager (BM) or an Accounting Supervisor.

Dealership/auto experience is preferred but we are willing to train someone with an outgoing aptitude, self-motivated, result-oriented, problem-solving background!

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF AN EXPERIENCED DEALERSHIP ACCOUNTING COORDINATOR

As a Dealership Accounting Coordinator I, your day begins with performing daily check and credit card deposits and reconciling the cash sales accounting schedule. Collaborating with the Business Manager (BM) and store operations employees, you ensure process changes are implemented to maintain accurate records. You audit car deals for completeness, serving as the second line of audit defense before sending them to the Accounting Processing Center (APC).

Throughout the day, you maintain notes on the Booked and Pending report within the Performance Dashboard and work with variable operations to collect outstanding revenue recognition and state compliance items. Providing backup support to F&I Managers, you scan essential documents into the Digital Deal Jacket.

You assist the BM in maintaining reconciled accounting schedules and cross-train in the Title & Registration Specialist role to support other in-store accounting functions. Meeting performance standards for accuracy, timeliness, cure rates, and efficiency is a key part of your role, and you are always ready to take on additional tasks as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR AN DEALERSHIP ACCOUNTING COORDINATOR

  • Knowledge of automotive or Dealership systems highly desired
  • CDK experience a plus
  • Strong attention to detail.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Effective time management.
  • Active listening skills.
  • Critical thinking ability.
  • Quick adaptability to role requirements with the ability to work independently.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office and web-based applications.
  • High school diploma preferred.
  • 1+ years of experience in a dealership and/or processing car deals preferred. Basic knowledge in MS Office applications in maintaining calendars, word processing, and spreadsheets (MS Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

Competencies

  • Does the right thing, takes action and adapts to change
  • Self-motivates, believes in accountability, focuses on results, makes plans and follows through
  • Believes in humility, shares best practices, desires to keep learning, measures performance and adapts to improve results
  • Thrives on a team, stays positive, lives our values

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



 

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