Automotive Business Consultant – Accounting Specialist

The Reynolds and Reynolds Company; Columbus (OH); Remote; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, life

Health savings account

401(k) with match

Paid vacation and sick days

Eight paid holidays

Referral bonuses

Professional development

Internal promotions

Job summary

Reynolds and Reynolds is seeking an Automotive Business Consultant to work with automotive dealerships nationwide, traveling up to five nights per week. You will diagnose dealership issues and apply proven consulting programs to improve efficiency, profitability, and client satisfaction.

Training spans 90 days with a base salary of $60,000–$63,000, plus quarterly bonuses after completion, with total income exceeding $80,000.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in automotive dealership roles (Office Manager/Controller/Accounts).
• Willingness to travel extensively with overnight stays up to 5 nights per week.
• Must have reliable transportation and valid driver’s license.
• Good home internet and video conferencing capability.

Responsibilities

• Establish professional relationships with customers and improve dealership efficiency and profitability.
• Identify trouble areas within dealerships and apply consulting services expertise to resolve issues.
• Maintain relationships with customers post-project and provide fee-for-service support.
• Drive consulting services sales by delivering successful outcomes for clients.

Skills

Automotive dealership experience

Travel willingness

Valid driver’s license

Video conference bandwidth

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

Reynolds and Reynolds software

Job description

Position Description

Note: This is a HIGH travel position. Must be willing to travel, with overnight hotel stays, up to 5 nights per week (every week).

Reynolds and Reynolds is looking for experienced automotive professionals to join our consulting team. Our superior software solutions, our award-winning sales, service, and support have made us one of the most recognized and respected companies in the automotive industry.

As an Automotive Business Consultant your primary focus will be to establish professional relationships with customers and help their businesses become more efficient, effective, and profitable. You will work with dealership personnel to identify trouble areas within the dealership and then use established and proven consulting services programs, as well as your industry knowledge, to help solve these issues. Once a project is complete, you will follow-up with customers to maintain relationships and provide ongoing ‘fee for service’ support and problem resolution. By helping these customers become successful in the different areas of the dealership, you will build trust that will further drive consulting services sales.

If you are looking for an opportunity to utilize your automotive skills and make a difference for automotive dealerships across the country,

Training

Our training consists of time with experienced consulting and sales representatives in the field for approximately 90 days, online courses completed in your home office, and classroom instruction through our offices in Dayton and Houston. Your compensation during training will be a $60,000-63,000 base salary. You will be eligible for quarterly bonuses after the 9 month training period. Total targeted income after training (including base and bonuses) is $80,000+.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Bachelor'
• s preferred but not required
• 5+ years of automotive dealership experience (Office Manager, controller(automotive accounting), and AP/AR Accounting Representative)
• Must be willing to travel extensively with overnight hotel stays up to 5 nights per week (every week).
• Must have reliable transportation as well as a valid driver’s license, with fewer than 2 moving violations in the last three years and no OVI/DUI/DWI violations in the last five years.
• Must have reliable home internet with sufficient bandwidth for video conferencing
• Experience with Reynolds and Reynolds accounting software is highly preferred

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and a health savings account
• 401(k) with up to 6% matching
• Paid vacation and sick days
• Eight paid holidays
• Referral bonuses
• Professional development and training
• Promotion from within

Reynolds and Reynolds promotes a healthy lifestyle by providing a non-smoking environment. Reynolds and Reynolds is an equal opportunity employer.