Retail Commercial Automotive Dealership Staff Auditor/Accountant (NC-based with travel)

Ready to accelerate your career? Join Hendrick Automotive Group—the nation's largest privately held automotive group and a five-time #1 leader in U.S. online reputation!

We are seeking a detail-oriented and analytical Staff Auditor to join our Audit team. The Staff Auditor will be responsible for evaluating the financial information generated by the dealerships to ensure that it is accurate and presented in a manner consistent with Hendrick Automotive Group (HAG) policy and Generally Acceptable Accounting Principles (GAAP).

This role is based out of our Charlotte, NC office by requires extensive travel to our locations throughout the southeast. College graduates with a accounting degree are welcome to apply.

Benefits:

• Paid Medical- NO COST Employee Healthcare and Prescription Plan
• Dental, Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off, Holiday, and Sick Pay
• NO COST Employee Assistance Program
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability, Life Insurance
• Rewarding performance based pay plans
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Largest privately owned auto group in the country, GREAT career growth potential
• Employee Discounts
• Clean State of the art facilities
• Hendrick Automotive Group is a back-to-back winner of Automotive News's Best Dealerships to Work For Award
• Successful Team approach with Doing Business the Right Way Focus
• Largest privately owned auto group in the country- great career growth potential!

What We're Looking For:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• 1-3 years of auditing experience (internal audit, public accounting, or related field preferred)
• Valid driver's license (extensive travel required)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and audit software
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills
• Commitment to our Core Values and doing business the right way

Hendrick is an Equal Opportunity employer. Minorities, women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. For more information regarding the EEOC, please visit

• Job Responsibilities:

  • Ensure that an acceptable level of internal control exists
  • Verify that Company assets are being adequately safeguarded
  • Identify any potential off-balance sheet liabilities to minimize the risk they represent to the store and to HAG
  • Ensure that the store is in compliance with all applicable external regulations and HAG policies
  • Ensure that the store’s operations are safely and prudently maximizing the return on investment for HAG
  • Determine if deviations and deficiencies discovered in previous internal reviews have been corrected by management
  • Report to the General Manager and the HAG Executive Management any findings from each audit that contradict the objectives outlined above
  • Extensive travel to all HAG dealerships to perform unannounced internal audits
  • Gather the information necessary to complete a standardized set of work papers to analyze various Balance Sheet and operational issues
  • Apply adequate tests to ensure an acceptable level of internal control exists within each department
  • Prepare and post any journal entries needed to correct the store’s accounting records
  • Participate in a closing conference with General Manager and Senior Accounting Manager summarizing the findings, after fieldwork is completed
  • Prepare a formal written report addressing all the issues discussed in the closing conference for distribution to the General Manager, Senior Accounting Manager, applicable members of HAG Executive Management, and external auditors
  • Follows Safeguards rules and regulations.
  • Demonstrates the Company’s Core Values
  • Complies with Company policies and procedures
  • Observes all Federal, State, Local and Company safety rules and regulations in the performance of duties
  • Other duties as assigned