Accounts Payable Clerk

Penske Automotive Group; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care options

401(k) with company match

Training and career growth

Best Places to Work

Job summary

Penske Automotive Group is seeking an Accounts Payable Clerk to join our Austin team. The role involves processing accounts payable transactions and maintaining AP records to support our dealership network.

We value accuracy, strong math and analytical skills, and a reliable, team-oriented approach. This position emphasizes timely payments, clerical accounting duties, and adherence to internal controls in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required; two years related experience preferred.
• Strong math, analytical, and computer skills relevant to accounts payable.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills; reliable team player.

Responsibilities

• Process accounts payable transactions accurately and timely.
• Maintain and reconcile accounts payable records and schedules.
• Support dealership network with clerical accounting duties and data entry.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and internal controls.

Skills

General accounting

Data entry

MS Office

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Associate’s degree preferred

Tools

MS Office

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Description

Penske Automotive Group is looking for an Accounts Payable Clerk to join our team in Austin,Texas, and help deliver extraordinary customer experiences.

JOIN OUR TEAM

At Penske Automotive Group (PAG), we strive to create a positive and challenging workplace that promotes excellence and achievement, and we aim to deliver the very best experience possible to our customers. We are looking for dedicated and motivated professionals who share that same passion to join our team.

Imagine working in a professionally and financially satisfying job where you have the opportunity to make a positive impact on our organization and customers every day. As an Accounts Payable Clerk, you will help our dealership network by efficiently and accurately performing accounting and clerical tasks related to the maintenance and processing of accounts payable transactions.

WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER

• Fortune 500 company, consistently recognized by Automotive News as among the "Best Dealerships to Work For."
• Proudly named to Glassdoor's Best Places to Work.
• Comprehensive benefits program, including health care options (medical, dental, and vision) and 401k savings and retirement plan with company match.
• Training, resources, and opportunities for career growth and advancement, tailored to individual performance, experience, and interests.
• Values-driven culture built on integrity, professionalism, excellence, and teamwork.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Genuine interest in providing an exceptional customer experience.
• Friendliness, enthusiasm, reliability, with a positive "team-player" attitude.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Strong work ethic with the ability to work in a fast-paced, results-driven environment.
• Strong mathematical, analytical, and computer skills relevant to an accounts payable position, with at least one year of recent applicable experience.

Penske Automotive Group is an equal opportunity employer and maintains a drug- and alcohol-free workplace. Some positions may require applicants to possess a valid driver's license and have a good driving record.

Competencies

• Knowledge of general accounting procedures
• Proficient in data entry and time management
• Excellent computer proficiency (MS Office -- Word, Excel, and Outlook)
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy of work performed
• Good communication skills both oral and written with the ability to effectively communicate via face-to-face, phone, or other means of communication
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Ability to process data and organize it for management analysis
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume
• Ability to understand and follow work rules and procedures
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions
• Ability to work independently and to carry out assignments to completion within parameters of instructions given, prescribed routines, and standard accepted practices
• Ability to interact well with others and be a positive influence on employee morale throughout the organization

Work Environment/Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
• Light Work- lifting no more than 20 pounds at a time and/or frequent lifting or carrying of objects weighing up to 10 pounds. This position requires a good deal of walking or standing, or this position could involve sitting most of the time with some pushing and pulling of arm or leg controls.
• This position is primarily located in an office environment, with heating and air conditioning available.
• This position requires the ability to hear and talk
• This position requires the ability to perform repetitive motion (doing the same activity over and over throughout the day)

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

Works evenings, weekends, and holidays as required.

Required Education and Experience

High school diploma or the equivalent and two-year related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred Education and Experience

Associate's degree (A. A.) or equivalent from a two-year College or technical school; and two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.