Accounts Assistant – VW Shrewsbury / Telford £24,386.00 per annum Fixed Term Contract - 12 months - Full-time – 40 hours What we can offer you 33 days’ annual leave, including bank holidays (pro rata) The opportunity to buy additional holiday Retail discounts that save you money every day Gym discounts, cash healthcare plans, and a cycle-to-work scheme Car discounts for new and used purchases and servicing Flexible pension scheme to grow your savings Family-friendly policies that help you spend more time with the people that matter A wellbeing programme to support you and your family Ongoing recognition from your peers and leadership team A community volunteering day The Role The role of the Accounts Assistant should be to provide support to the Dealership Accountant within the relevant Franchise and the wider Retail Finance team. The key objectives of the role are; Supporting the Dealership Accountant across a number of dealerships Local month end duties (eg. PEP pack) Compliance reviews including deal file audits Supporting operational teams with Finance related queries (eg. vehicle debtor queries) Management of the AX system for sites Ensuring adherence to accounting policies Ad hoc financial inquiries Responsibilities Supporting the Dealership Accountant(s) with relevant analysis and reporting to aid their business partnering activities With the assistance of sales vehicle admin (SVA), complete and reconcile the monthly stock check and reconciliation Complete local month end procedures for site(s) including completing the PEP pack, escalating any MCF issues and obtaining necessary sign off where required Supporting the sales team to reconcile the DOC weekly, ensuring that Autoline (Kerridge) accurately reflects the DOC Manage the DCM system and reconcile fuel expenditure for the site(s) Develop in-depth knowledge of all relevant policies and procedures and ensure adherence to these; escalate issues in case of non-adherence Support the operational teams to raise payments and refunds in a customer centric manner, ensuring quick resolution in the event of any queries/delays Maintain control of vehicle debtors for site(s), ensuring timely resolution of all aged debt and outstanding queries Support the sales vehicle admin (SVA) team and the Finance Centre to resolve banking queries in a timely manner Support the operational teams to move purchase invoices through the system efficiently and with minimal queries/delays The Ideal Candidate Financially astute individual Autoline (Kerridge) knowledge desirable Ability to use Excel Spreadsheets Excellent numerical and analytical skills Deadline -oriented High attention to detail and accuracy Ability to achieve objectives in the face of resistance and ambiguity, whilst maintaining strong relationships Strong customer first focus High level of integrity and always prepared to ‘do the right thing’ Ability to operate in a fast paced and changing environment and the ability to prioritise workload and manage the expectations of the stakeholders Be part of something big Group 1 Automotive is on an exciting growth journey. We’re the largest partner in the UK for Mercedes- Benz, Volkswagen and Audi, and second largest for BMW & MINI. Home to more than 7000 colleagues who are dedicated to providing exceptional customer services, we have 113 dealerships in the UK, representing 21 brands at the forefront of automotive retail. But you don’t need to love cars to work with us - you just need to share our mission to create outstanding and trusted experiences for our customers, our partners, and our people. In return, we recognise that the success of our business is because of our fantastic people. Which is why we’re committed to providing fantastic career opportunities, comprehensive training, competitive pay and benefits and full support personally and professionally.