What are the responsibilities and job description for the Automotive Finance Manager position at Bruce Titus Automotive Group?
Why Bruce Titus Automotive Group?
We are an exciting, dynamic, and highly successful team. We continue to grow and expand our footprint through acquisitions of new dealerships and expanding our current ones. We are big community supporters and provide a fun, exciting, and collaborative work place where growth and advancement opportunities abound.We offer a generous comprehensive compensation and benefits package and all the tools you will need to be successful. Our offerings include:
- Excellent Compensation
- Medical, Dental and Vision Plan
- Paid Time Off
- Short Term Disability
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with Company Match
- Company Paid Life
- Employee Assistance Program
- Additional Voluntary Benefits Available
- On-going training and opportunity for growth
SUMMARY
Produces additional revenue for the dealership by selling finance and insurance programs and other appropriate after-sale items to new- and used-vehicle customers. The position is commission-based. There is no limit on how much money you can make.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Sells financing and credit, accident, and protection insurance to customers.
- Provides customers with thorough explanation of aftermarket products and extended service contracts.
- Converts cash deals to finance.
- Establishes and maintains good working relationships with several finance sources, including the manufacturer.
- Processes finance and lease deals accurately and fairly through financial sources to secure approval.
- Processes all federal, state, and dealer paperwork related to vehicle transaction.
- Understands and complies with federal, state, and local regulations that affect the new- and used-vehicle and finance departments.
- Completes paperwork necessary for vehicle sales and leases in a timely and efficient manner.
- Checks all paperwork for correct title, lien information, taxes, etc., before forwarding to accounting.
- Provides customers with complete explanation of manufacturer and dealership service procedures and policies.
- Seeks new lending institutions to secure competitive interest rates and finance programs continually.
- Manages the alternative finance source program to ensure that several sources are available.
- Provides sales force and sales managers with current information about finance and lease programs continually.
- Trains the sales staff regarding the benefits of financing and extended service programs.
- Works with sales managers to secure a reasonable profit from every sale.
- Coordinates finance forecasting with sales department forecasting to achieve desired levels of penetration and income.
- Ensures collection of all finance fees.
- Attends managers meetings.
- Handles all rate quotations.
- Develops and monitors guidelines for working with customers to ensure maximum customer satisfaction.
- Maintains an adequate and current supply of all required contracts and paperwork needed for completion and finalization of car deals.
- Maintains a professional appearance
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
Supervises and trains designated backup to ensure continued efficiency and profitability in the F&I manager's absence.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.Previous finance experience required.
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
REASONING ABILITY:
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment can range from slow to fast paced. The work environment is indoor and outdoor and may include inclement weather. The work environment is a multi-tasking, front line customer service environment. The noise level in the work environment is low to moderate. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Salary : $40,000 - $250,000