Senior Dealership Controller
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- Edmonton, AB
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Team Leadership and Management: Lead a team of controllers and accounting staff across multiple locations. This includes hiring, training, mentoring, and evaluating team members to ensure high performance and development.
- Financial Oversight: Ensure that all dealership financial operations comply with accounting practices and standards. Oversee the preparation of financial statements, manage all accounting records, and ensure accurate OEM and executive reporting.
- Process Improvement: Develop and implement robust financial policies and procedures to enhance workflow, efficiency, and internal controls within the financial department.
- Acquisitions Management: Support the acquisitions team to ensure seamless transitions of newly acquired entities under our corporate umbrella, aligning them with our operational standards and financial practices.
- Strategy and Planning: Provide strategic financial input and leadership on decision-making issues affecting the organization.
- Audit and Compliance: Coordinate with Go Auto’s Corporate team to ensure the organization meets required financial reporting deadlines for audits and taxes.
- Financial Analysis: Conduct in-depth financial analysis to provide insights into business operations, helping guide strategic decisions and resource allocation.
- Ad Hoc Projects: Spearhead ad hoc projects related to strategic initiatives, accounting enhancements, and other critical business processes, ensuring alignment with overall corporate objectives and enhancing operational efficiency.
- Prior experience as a Controller in the auto industry is strongly preferred.
- Proficiency in Excel is crucial, with experience in VBA, SQL, and Power BI seen as advantageous.
- Skilled in seamlessly preparing monthly financial statements and year-end audit statements, with a strong aptitude for troubleshooting and reconciling accounting discrepancies.
- Skilled in general accounting functions and best practises, which are fundamental to daily operations.
- Demonstrated ability to contribute innovative ideas and strategies that enhance the profitability and success of the dealership.
- Motivated to improve financial controls and develop effective policies and procedures that elevate organizational efficiency.
- An accounting designation is considered an asset.
- Competitive starting salary
- 100% company paid health and dental benefits, including a Health Spending and Lifestyle Spending Account
- Access to our own Employee Investment Program that guarantees a 10% return every year based on Go Auto profits
- 3 weeks of paid vacation which increases to 5 weeks per year with tenure
- Paid training with the Go Auto University