 Manage all HR functions for 40-45 employees: Recruit, screen, onboard and provide orientation for new hires. Administer employee benefits program, including healthcare, disability, accident and life insurance, workers’ compensation, and retirement plans. Prepare payroll (salaries, hourly wages and commissions). Develop employment policies and procedures in collaboration with senior management: Provide consultation on state and federal law (including OSHA) regulatory requirements. Educate employees and resolve employment issues. Interface with outside attorneys on EEOC issues. Train employees in all departments on policies, procedures and computer system. Manage the formal employee performance review program. Supervise accounting team of three in routine accounting operations: Assign and schedule tasks; review, control quality and ensure timeliness of work products. Perform high-level accounting functions: Manage quarterly accruals. Reconcile balance sheet accounts. Manage vehicle inventory and lines of credit.ACHIEVEMENTS Created protocols for dealership operations during COVID-19. Improved operational processes: Instituted periodic management team meetings to standardize business practices across departments. Researched, identified, recommended and implemented new dealership management software. Updated the Employee Handbook to reduce corporate risk exposure. Streamlined accounting processes: Created templates for billing, prepaid accounts and inventory management. Improved internal accounting controls following the discovery of fraudulent activity.

* Process all customer purchases for three dealerships:Calculate sales commissions. Allocate portions of sale price to various internal accounts (i.e., receivables, expense and liability). Prepare payoff checks for trade-in vehicles.* Prepare daily bank deposits.* Reconcile bank and merchant credit card statements for three dealerships.* Manage the extended warranty program for two dealerships:Review and submit initial contracts and cancellations to extended warranty provider. Prepare refund checks. Reconcile extended warranty statement.* Balance and reconcile factory parts statement for three dealerships.* Analyze details of manufacturer incentive offers to ensure compliance with requirements:Prepare reports that identify lost incentive income due to noncompliance.Achievements:* Set up a satellite accounting office in newly acquired dealership (2015-present, Marietta, GA):Planned and established workflow for accounting and human resources management functions performed locally. Interviewed applicants and made hiring recommendations. Trained staff in corporate policies, procedures and management reporting.* Trained staff of Marietta dealership in Reynolds & Reynolds software (2015):Presented specialized user training to each of four departments. Collaborated with Reynolds & Reynolds implementation manager in resolving functionality issues of newly installed software.