Gurley Leep Corporate Accounting Manager at GURLEY LEEP AUTOMOTIVE GROUP – Mishawaka, Indiana

Gurley Leep is a family-owned dealership group with 23 locations across five states and we are hiring a Corporate Accounting Manager with a minimum of 5 years experience. With over forty years in the automotive industry and over 1,300 team members, we is proud to be a leader in Mishawaka, South Bend, Elkhart, and the surrounding areas in Michiana.

Job Responsibilities:

• Manage the general accounting for various corporate and real estate entities. Handle recording of treasury transactions.
• Assist in the management of state and local taxation matters, communicate with outside organizations and agencies, as required.
• Coordinate with external CPA firm in the preparation of the annual financial audit/review and tax return schedules.
• Consolidate and analyze quarterly GAAP financial statements for lenders and stakeholders.
• Review and supervise monthly reconciliation of general ledger accounts including bank reconciliations.
• Direct external reporting, treasury and deb compliance functions; monitor spending activity; prepare monthly cash/treasury reports.
• Prepare monthly accruals, quarterly profit and loss statement and investment activity analysis.
• Prepare monthly working capital and cash flow reports for all operating entities.
• Oversee GAAP accruals and intercompany accounting for the operating entities. Supervise fixed asset accounting.
• Oversee intercompany transactions and cash flows with captive insurance and reinsurance companies.
• Interact with senior management and owners on various projects, as required.
• Coordinate with Family Office on accounting and tax matters, as required.

Benefits:

• Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off (increases yearly) and Paid Holidays
• 401(K) Retirement Plan with company match
• Vacation Savings Plan with company match
• Dependent Scholarship Program

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• Bachelor’s degree in accounting; CPA preferred but not required.
• A minimum of 5 years of relevant and progressive accounting experience, including leadership roles.
• Strong understanding and practical working knowledge of US GAAP.
• Strong leadership, team building, and project management skills.
• Excellent communications skills. Ability to quickly establish relationships within the organization to drive cross functional collaboration and influence resources outside one's own direct responsibility.
• Ability to focus on the overall objective for a given process or accounting area, while at the same time able to dive into transactional detail, if needed, to resolve questions or issues.
• Ability to overcome obstacles and achieve objectives, changing direction along the way to achieve business objectives.
• Motivated by and thrives in a fast-paced environment with frequent ad hoc requests and changing priorities.
• In-depth experience with Microsoft Office including Excel and Word.
• Experience with QuickBooks is desired.