• Job Description

  Req#: 5943224003

  Summit Automotive Partners seeks a Senior Accountant to support our network of automotive dealerships in Colorado, Tennessee, Wyoming, and New England.

  What We Offer:

  • A Positive Work Environment: At Summit Automotive Partners, we prioritize your success and offer a positive work environment where you can thrive and reach your full potential.
  • Competitive Pay Plan and Career Path: We believe in recognizing and rewarding your hard work. Our competitive pay plan provides ample opportunities for financial growth and offers a clear career path for advancement.
  • Flexibility and Paid Time Off: Enjoy the flexibility of a schedule that suits your needs, and from day one of employment, you will accrue paid time off to take that well-deserved break.
  • Comprehensive Benefits Package: Your well-being is our priority. We provide an extensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, ensuring you and your family are covered.
  • Retirement Planning: Secure your financial stability in the long term by preparing for your future with our 401(K) plan, which includes an employer contribution.
  • Health and Wellness Reimbursement: We care about your well-being and offer up to $75.00 monthly reimbursement for your health and wellness membership expenses.
  • Employee Discounts: Take advantage of exclusive discounts on our products and services, making your experience as part of the team even more rewarding.

  Position Overview:

  The Senior Accountant role is responsible for preparing financial statements, verifying financial records and transactions, analyzing cash flow, assisting with coordination of annual external audits, and leading accounting team. The Senior Accountant will be responsible for training new accounting staff, monitoring accounting staff performance, and ensuring accounting team accuracy. The Senior Accountant will act as the accounting team lead and will report to the Corporate Accounting Manager. This role will also support corporate accounting initiatives and special projects. As a Senior Accountant, you will work with and help lead a team that operates in a fast-paced environment. You will have the opportunity to be a part of the company's growth, while further developing your accounting skills.

  The salary range is $82k to $92k annually + year-end bonus

  Essential Functions:

  • Develop and implement accounting processes and procedures for Summit Ventures
  • Lead AP/AR and Payroll processes for Summit Ventures
  • Prepare bank reconciliations and general ledger entries
  • Direct and conduct quarterly inventory audits
  • Provide support for annual audits
  • Manage general ledger and assist in month-end and year-end close processes
  • Assist Corporate Accounting Manager in preparing documents and interpreting complicated financial information for other managers and Senior Leadership.
  • Support Corporate Accounting Team, including Summit Ventures budget preparation.
  • Supervise Accounting Clerk
  • Identify opportunities for efficiency and work with the team to implement change
  • Assist Corporate Accounting Team with special projects
  • Additional projects as assigned by the Senior Leadership team

  Who You Are:

  • You have a strong knowledge of GAAP, accounting policies, and procedures
  • You have experience working in a multi-company environment
  • You are a quick learner with a high level of efficiency and accuracy
  • You possess strong time management and organizational skills with the ability to meet deadlines
  • You can quickly adapt and manage competing priorities
  • You are a self-starter who enjoys learning new things
  • You are detail-oriented and organized
  • You excel and thrive in being the “go-to” person for internal questions and support
  • You can represent Summit Automotive Partners in a positive, professional, and enthusiastic manner while conducting all matters of business

  Qualifications:

  • 3-5 years of accounting experience
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite
  • Experience with Dealertrack and Tire Guru preferred
  • Payroll and Benefits experience preferred
  • Advanced knowledge of bookkeeping and accounting best practices at an operational level preferred

  Who We Are:

  Summit Automotive Partners is in the retail automotive business with Automotive dealerships in Colorado, Tennessee, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Wyoming. Summit Automotive Partners was founded based on a set of firm beliefs: long-term relationships, the empowerment of employees and customers, and the innovation and creativity that come from a positive work environment. It is not business as usual – it is business as it should be. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with over 1300 employees company-wide.

  EEOC Summit Automotive Partners is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. Summit Automotive Partners strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including pregnancy), gender (including gender nonconformity and status as a transgender individual), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. All Summit Automotive Partners employees, other workers, and representatives are prohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.

  ADA Summit Automotive Partners complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended by the ADA Amendments Act, and all applicable state or local laws. Consistent with those requirements, Summit Automotive Partners will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with a disability if such accommodation would allow the individual to perform the essential functions of the job unless doing so would create an undue hardship. If you believe you need an accommodation, refer any such request to the Human Resources Department. Summit Automotive Partners will also, where appropriate, provide reasonable accommodations for an employee's religious beliefs or practices.

  10301 E. Arapahoe Road Suite 200 Englewood, CO 80112

• About the company

  Summit Automotive Partners is a privately-held automotive management group headquartered in Denver, Colorado with over 34 automotive dealerships throughout Colorado, New England and Tennessee.

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