Automotive Accounting Associate

Vista Ford Toyota, located in Delta, Colorado, is hiring a detail-oriented and customer-focused Accounting Clerk to join our growing Business Office team. This hybrid role provides essential accounting support while also assisting at the front desk and cashier station to deliver a seamless, positive guest experience. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy working with numbers, and being a welcoming face for customers, this is an excellent opportunity to grow your career with a trusted automotive group.

What We Offer:

• Career growth with training, mentorship, and development tools
• Paid time off that starts accruing on day one of employment
• Full benefits: medical, dental, vision, life & disability insurance
• 401(k) with employer contribution
• Up to $75/month fitness reimbursement towards gym membership, fitness classes & more
• Employee discounts

Position Overview:

The Accounting Clerk provides essential support to the dealership's Business Office by processing vehicle deals, contract funding, accounts payable/receivable, inventory, and related accounting functions. This role also supports front-of-house operations by assisting with reception and cashiering duties, ensuring a warm welcome for every guest and accurate payment processing. You'll partner closely with the Title & Billing team and multiple departments to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and compliance in all transactions. The starting pay for this position is $ per hour, based on accounting experience and qualifications.

What You'll Do:

Accounting & Business Office Support

• Post daily contract funding, including deal and reserve adjustments
• Process product cancellations (e.g., GAP refunds, customer refunds, accounting entries)
• Bill wholesale purchases and issues customer checks
• Support with account payables, receivables, inventory records, and reconciliations
• Assist with title processing and deal documentation review
• Reconcile aftermarket vendor schedules and submit payments
• Support with lender funding to ensure timely payment

Reception & Cashier Support

• Greet customers and vendors in a friendly, professional manner — in person and over the phone
• Process customer payments for service, parts, and vehicle purchases accurately and efficiently
• Balance the daily cash drawer and reconcile transactions
• Direct guests to the appropriate department and support general administrative functions
• Maintain an organized and welcoming front desk/reception area

Who You Are:

• Strong knowledge of accounting principles and practices
• Detail-oriented with a focus on accuracy and meeting deadlines
• Organized and proactive, able to manage multiple priorities effectively
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a professional communicator with strong customer service skills
• Tech-savvy with proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Motivated to learn and expand skills across accounting and dealership operations

Qualifications:

• 2+ years of accounting experience
• One year of formal accounting education/training (required)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel required)
• Must be at least 18 years old
• Able to pass a pre-employment background check and drug screen for illegal substances
• Authorized to work in the United States

Who We Are:

Vista Auto, a Summit Automotive company, is built upon a different way of thinking. We embrace a culture that recognizes strength lies in differences, not similarities. Our associates are a team of highly energized, engaged, and diverse individuals united by our core beliefs and values. Together, we are dedicated to Humility, Integrity, and Passion, fostering professional growth and processes that deliver extraordinary customer and associate satisfaction. Our brand is about the Power of Yes – meaning that we empower our associates to provide our customers with a safe, positive, stress-free experience, whether in sales, parts, or service. We aim to be recognized for delivering a customer and associate experience tailored to the individual and diverse needs of our customers. Summit Automotive Partners is a privately held automotive management group headquartered in Centennial, Colorado.

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.

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