Finance Manager - W.I. Simonson Mercedes Benz

Sonic Automotive

$100K — $180K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • High school diploma or equivalent required
  • Degree or experience in finance preferred
  • Knowledge of dealership finance and insurance processes
  • Prior professional sales experience essential
  • Strong computer skills advantageous
  • Excellent communication skills needed
  • Must be authorized to work in the USA

Responsibilities

  • Forecast vehicle requirements for the upcoming 90-day sales period
  • Determine monthly and yearly sales and profit forecasts
  • Sell financing and insurance products to customers
  • Facilitate sales meetings and daily strategy sessions with sales staff
  • Ensure accuracy and compliance of finance deal paperwork
  • Train salespeople on finance products and procedures
  • Maintain relationships with finance sources for deal approvals

Benefits

  • Potential commission based on sales performance
  • Production bonus opportunities tied to individual or team achievements
  • On-the-job training for career development
  • Supportive team environment fostering good working relationships
  • Chance to boost earnings significantly based on performance
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Finance Manager ensures that the dealership meets its unit sales quotas and its gross objectives on a daily, monthly, and yearly basis. They are also responsible for producing additional revenue for the dealership by selling finance and insurance products to customers.

Salary: $100000 - $180000 / year, based on performance

($18.00 / hour with $4,000 monthly advance plus commission opportunity)

Duties and Responsibilities:
• Make a monthly projection of the vehicle requirements by department for the immediate 90-day sales period
• Determine monthly and yearly forecasts in terms of unit sales, gross profit objectives, and departmental profits
• Sell financing and other finance and insurance products to customers
• Sell Extended Warranties and all other aftermarket item
• Establish and maintain good working relationships with several finance sources, factory and otherwise
• Submit paperwork to and obtain approval from finance sources on all finance deals
• Meet with each salesperson as early as possible every day to review yesterday's results and today's plan of action
• Conduct sales meetings
• Facilitate pre-delivery with the Service Manager
• Provide on the job training for salespeople
• Handle all rate quotations
• Check all paperwork for correct title, lien information, taxes, etc. Establish and meet monthly objectives
• The F&I Manager has a responsibility to log in sales income. Verify insurance with customers agents, obtain deposits, verify trade payoffs
• Must follow all company safety policies and procedures, and immediately report any and all accidents to a manager or supervisor

(The Finance Manager Position has a Pay Scale consisting of the following elements and ranges. Wages include Base Hourly Compensation of $18.00 an hour. The position may also pay commission compensation which is based on the value or amount of closed sales achieved from $0.00 (if no sales are made) without any upper limit other than sales performance. The position also may also pay a production bonus based on individual or team performance that may range from $0.00 (if baseline benchmarks are not met) without any fixed upper limit.)

Qualifications
• High school diploma or the equivalent
• Ability to read and comprehend instructions and information
• Degree or commensurate experience in finance
• Knowledge of dealership finance and insurance procedures
• Previous professional sales experience
• Computer knowledge preferred
• Professional personal appearance
• Excellent communication skills
• All applicants must be authorized to work in the USA
• All applicants must perform duties and responsibilities in a safe manner
• All applicants must be able to demonstrate ability to pass pre-employment testing to include background checks, MVR, drug test, credit report, and valid driver license

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