Automotive Finance Manager - Berlin City Auto Group
Portland, ME
About the Job
Are you looking for a trusted brand that provides stability and financial growth?
Berlin City Toyota is actively hiring an experienced, highly motivated Finance Manager to join our growing team in Portland, Maine!
What We Offer:
- We are one of Maine's fastest-growing Toyota dealerships that provides a positive work environment focused on your success
- An opportunity for financial growth with a career path that offers ongoing training and mentorship
- Flexible schedule with paid time off that accrues from day one of employment
- An extensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, and more
- 401(K) with employer contribution
- Health and Wellness membership reimbursement up to $75.00 per month
- Tuition reimbursement toward automotive education
- Employee discounts
Position Overview:
The Finance/Sales Manager is responsible for leading the sales team to create an exceptional customer experience. This role is responsible for leading, training, coaching, developing, and retaining the very best Sales Associates for the store and driving a high level of performance among the sales team to increase market share, and achieve targeted unit sales and profit margins. In addition, the Finance/Sales Manager ensures that the dealership meets its unit sales quotas and its gross objectives daily, monthly, and yearly. They are also responsible for producing additional revenue for the dealership by selling finance and insurance products to customers.
Who You Are:
- You possess leadership skills and can be an example of professional morals, ethics, and excellent customer service
- You enjoy coaching and are enthusiastic when working with the sales team on the enforcement of proper selling methods
- You have proven experience in working with banks and developing financial resources
- You are passionate about engaging and motivating the team to achieve
- key goals, performance expectations
- You foster relationships and teamwork throughout the dealership
- You have a sense of urgency and understand the importance of maintaining monthly forecasted income, penetration levels, and customer satisfaction index (CSI) scores
- You have experience in managing all three areas of customer traffic: Showroom, E-Commerce, and Phones
- You have the proven ability to set a clear vision and goals for the sales team to achieve targeted performance in new and used vehicle sales/profit
- You are a reliable individual with a strong work ethic
Essential Functions:
- Oversee dealership customer loan origination and approval process while maintaining strong relationships with prime and subprime lenders
- Accurately prepare all federal, state, and dealer paperwork and submit it to the accounting department promptly
- Generate monthly, quarterly, and year-end reports
- Present service contracts, GAP, and other beneficial ancillary products
- Set and maintain the finance department work schedule
The performance of a Sales/ Finance Manager is measured by achieving the following:
- Targeted unit sales and gross profit
- Targeted Associate retention
- Targeted Customer Satisfaction Index
Requirements:
- 2+ Years of experience in automotive retail sales and finance
- At least 18 years of age
- Ability to pass a pre-employment background check
- Authorized to work in the United States
Who We Are:
Berlin City Auto Group is a family of dealerships located throughout Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. We embrace a culture that recognizes strength lies in differences, not similarities. Our associates are highly energized, engaged, and diverse people bound together by our core beliefs and values. Together we are dedicated to Humility, Integrity, and Passion, fostering professional growth and processes that deliver great customer and associate satisfaction. Our philosophy is Easy – a way of doing business that finds a way to satisfy every customer with the highest service level. Our team feels like family, and we treat everyone around us that way. We are passionate about our work and the culture that we have created.