Senior Accountant, AP - Dealer Receivables

Aqua Finance, Inc.; Clayton (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Aqua Finance, Inc. is seeking a Senior Accountant – Dealer Receivables to oversee the accounting, reporting, and controls for dealer-related receivable balances and settlement activity.

The role focuses on premium recapture and ancillary products, driving automation and scalable processes while ensuring accurate financial reporting. The role partners with sales and cross-functional teams to maintain accurate reporting, refunds compliant with state regulations, and robust accounting controls.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, or commensurate work experience required.
• CPA preferred for this role.
• 4 years of progressive accounting experience.
• Public accounting and/or internal controls experience preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with large data sets preferred.
• Office-based position requiring long periods of sitting (90% computer work).

Responsibilities

• Manage dealer receivable balances and settlement activity with strong controls.
• Partner with sales to ensure recapture terms are current and accurately reported.
• Ensure refunds for ancillary products comply with state regulations and are properly tracked.
• Research and resolve discrepancies/complaints related to dealer payments.
• Identify and implement improvements to processes to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Support and validate dealer disbursement activity through the DDA and net settlement.

Skills

Microsoft Office Suite

Advanced Excel

Large data sets

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

CPA preferred

Job description

The Senior Accountant – Dealer Receivables is responsible for accurate and timely accounting, reporting, and oversight of dealer-related receivable balances and settlement activity. This role will manage our premium recapture and ancillary products processes by designing and executing appropriate financial controls while driving automation and scalability. Monitor and reconcile dealer receivable accounts to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting for premium recapture and ancillary products

• Partner with sales team to ensure dealer participation recapture terms are appropriate and current including updating reporting calculation logic
• Serve as the primary accounting point of contact for cross-functional initiatives with business partners, dealers and vendors that impact financial reporting, invoicing, payments and dealer transactions
• Ensure customers are refunded for ancillary products in accordance with state regulations and properly tracked within the account
• Research and resolve discrepancies / complaints related to dealer payments
• Identify, implement and manage solutions to improve processes focused around legal and accounting regulations to ensure compliance is achieved
• Support and validate dealer disbursement activity through the Dealer Disbursement Application (DDA) through net settlement
• Translate operational or system changes into clear accounting requirements, ensuring downstream impacts are identified and addressed early
• Escalate cross-functional risks, issues, or ambiguities promptly with clear options and recommended solutions
• May evaluate new accounting processes and perform accounting research on new business transactions to determine appropriate accounting
• Other duties as assigned by Accounting Operations Management

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, or commensurate work experience required

• ~ CPA required
• ~4 years of progressive experience in accounting required
• ~2 years public accounting and/or internal controls experience preferred
• ~ Proficient in the utilization of Microsoft Office Suite
• ~ Advanced Excel skills and experience working with large data sets preferred
• ~ This position is an office-based position where you must be able to sit for long periods of time. The employee will be working on a computer 90% of the time.