Director of Accounting

The Goodwin Motor Group is seeking an experienced Director of Accounting to maintain the finance/accounting infrastructure and help drive the strategic financial growth of the company.

Overview:

• We are a third generation, family owned automotive group with 80 years in the industry.
• We have 5 locations across Maine and New Hampshire.
• We recorded record sales in 2020 and 2021.
• The Director of Accounting will be expected to provide business and operational analysis, strategic insight, and tactical financial analysis to be an effective business partner and trusted adviser to the Partners, COO and Senior Management team.

The Group Controller's responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Protect Dealer Interests.
• Reports to the COO, the Director of Accounting will have oversight of the financials of 5 locations, ensuring timeliness and accuracy of financial results.
• Preparation and participation in monthly operating review.
• Closely monitor potential risk and exposure in the region's dealerships.
• Partner with the corporate and dealership operating managers in efforts to enhance operating performance by monitoring dealership financial results to identify areas of opportunity and internal benchmarking.
• Responsible for personal development of the accounting team through ongoing communication, training, benchmarking, sharing best practices, challenging current results, and setting clear performance objectives.
• Detailed involvement in acquisition planning, closing and post-acquisition integration.
• Standardize the financial process, implementing COO region-wide policies and procedures.
• Implement financial and operational metrics and analytics to present to Executive Management.
• Develop and implement business process improvement initiatives and strategies.
• Increase the company's ability to anticipate business issues and drive good decision-making through sound financial management.
• Identify deficiencies and further develop guidelines and processes corresponding to the rapid growth of the company.
• Ensure that each dealership in the group maintains an internal control structure and proper segregation of duties.
• Continually review accounting policies and procedures to ensure that the company is compliant with GAAP.

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree in accounting or finance.
• C.P.A., M.B.A., or master's degree in finance is preferred, but not required.
• Automotive industry experience required.
• 10 years of experience with 5 years with a multi-location auto dealership in a regional controller capacity.
• Experience establishing and implementing process improvement initiatives within a high growth environment.

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• 4 weeks paid time off
• Vision insurance