Chief Financial Officer
11 days ago
Ithaca
Job Description Job Summary: Directs the dealership's financial planning and accounting practices, as well as its relationship with lending institutions, shareholders, and the financial community by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate managers. Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities: (Additional duties as assigned) • Oversees and directs treasury, budgeting, audit, tax, accounting, purchasing, real estate and insurance activities for the dealership., • Works closely with the dealer on long-range planning, cash management and funds allocation., • Maintains relationships with financial institutions on matters of lines of credit and funds management., • Analyzes, consolidates, and directs all cost accounting procedures together with other statistical and routine reports., • Directs and analyzes studies of general economic, business, and financial conditions and their impact on the dealership's policies and operations., • Directs the controller in providing and managing the procedures and systems necessary to maintain proper records and to afford adequate accounting controls and services., • Oversees and directs the preparation and issuance of the dealership's annual report., • Appraises the dealership's financial position and issues periodic financial and operating reports., • Maintains close working relationships with accountants to ensure adherence to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and maintenance of a dealership financial structure designed to minimize tax liabilities., • Maintains close working relationship with legal counsel to ensure that all dealership financial activities are properly conducted, documented, and reported., • Assists the dealer and general manager with cash flow management by working with the controller to follow contracts-in-transit, accounts receivable and purchaser loan payoffs., • Assists the general manager in preparing financial projections and budgets for each retail facility., • Negotiates relationships with insurers to provide insurance coverage and other benefits., • Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university, CPA preferred., • Must be a role model and strong leader., • Strong interpersonal and communications skills and the ability to understand and handle sensitive and confidential information., • Ability to prioritize and organize work in a multitasked environment., • Must have the ability to act and perform exemplary work independently., • Computer proficiency includes word processing, data entry, spreadsheets, and generating reports using standard software applications., • Excellent verbal and written communication skills., • Attention to detail., • Strong organizational skills including the ability to manage multiple projects and details simultaneously., • Strong analytical ability to gather and summarize data, find solutions to various administrative problems, and prioritize work., • Ability to develop and maintain recordkeeping systems and procedures., • Ability to create, compose and edit written materials., • Ability to gather data, compile information and prepare reports., • Ability to sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, use hands to finger, grasp, handle or feel, push, pull, reach, crouch, bend, kneel, climb, and perform repetitive motions of the hands and/or wrists., • Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects., • Work is performed in an office setting., • Hazards: Slips, trips and falls, ergonomic injuries, and occasional lifting. The firm reserves the right to add to or revise an employee's job duties at any time at its sole discretion. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” employment relationship.