Jennifer Van Horn
McDonough,GA
Summary
Energetic and detail-oriented Automotive Accounting Manager/Controller with 20+ years of experience who is driven to go above and beyond to exceed corporate goals and lead teams to meet objectives. Adept in team training and development, 14 years of management experience within accounting field with a dedication to accuracy and efficiency. Very proficient in preparing financial statements, monitoring controls, and completing monthly, quarterly, and yearly closings.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounting Manager/Dealership Controller
Asbury Automotive Group
Lithonia, GA
12.2011 - 02.2024
- Interacted Daily with dealership managers to resolve issues between the shared processing center
- Routine review of operating reports per company requirements
- Assisted Dealership Personnel with general human resource questions
- Supervised team of 4 direct reports and 3 indirect reports (3rd party tag and title service) which included compliance administrators, deposit specialist, warranty admin, and tag and title specialist
- Worked with Finance Managers, Sales Managers, General Manager and Compliance Specialist to assist with deal flow, CIT issues, and resolving problem deals
- Hire, Trained, counseled and cross-trained team to better further them in their career
- Worked with the tag and title specialist to resolve any issues in a timely manner to comply with the financial institutions requirements in filing the lien as a part of our dealer agreement
- Held weekly asset meetings with dealership managers to review the dealership operations, deal flow, CIT, and aged items
- Ensured dealership managers complied with Asbury policies and procedures and reported to the Market controller any deviation from these policies
- Heavily involved in the accounts payable/accounts receivable processes for the dealership such as but not limited to submitting and coding invoices, approving invoices, reviewing GL accounts for any discrepancies or incorrect postings
- Worked with the inventory team as did monthly reconciliations to correct any difference and corrected any discrepancies in a timely manner
- Submitted monthly sales tax to state
- Oversaw month-end closing process, prepared financial statements and managed advanced reconciliations
- Daily bank reconciliations and worked with the shared serviced team to resolve any discrepancies
- Daily Deposit Reconciliations for large dealership and worked with dealership managers to resolve exceptions in a timely manner
- Worked with General Manager, Market Controller, and Corporate managers to review expense trends and discussed how to reduce expense and maximize profit
- Worked with Bank of America representative on floorplan audits
- Processed warranty cancellations for a store with a monthly chargebacks of 180K
- Conducted regular reviews of existing processes and procedures and suggest improvements when necessary.
Accounting Specialist
Willett Honda South
Morrow, GA
12.2000 - 08.2011
- Billed deals turned into accounting from Finance Dept
- Tag and Title work
- Accounts Receivable
- Accounts Payable
- Sales Commissions
Education
High School Diploma -
Henry County High School
Mcdonough, GA05-2000
Some College (No Degree) - Accounting
Georgia State Univeristy
Atlanta, GASkills
- Closing Procedures
- SOX Compliance
- Process Management
- Financial Reporting and Variance Analysis
- Auditing Procedures (Inventory, Compliance, etc)
- Forecasting
- Staff Management
- General Ledger Management
- Meticulous Attention to Detail
- Account Reconciliation
- GAAP Knowledge
- Well-versed in Microsoft Office (Excel, Powerpoint, etc)
- Well versed in DMS (dealer management systems) which include CDK and Reynolds-Reynolds
Affiliations
- Recently trying my hand in designing and crafting my own home and party decor
Accomplishments
- Toyota's Comptrollers Award for Excellence 7 years in a row which recognizes comptrollers who demonstrate accuracy, timeliness, and integrity
- Member of Southeast Comptrollers Association with Toyota
Education and Training
- Member of National Honor Society, 1996-2000
- All 4 years of high school-Honor Roll
- AP courses through all 4 years of high school
- Beta Club 1996-2000
- Maintained 4.0+ GPA 1996-2000
- Top Ranked: #14 out of graduating class of 300+
- Captain of Cheerleading Team
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Accounting Manager/Dealership Controller
Asbury Automotive Group
12.2011 - 02.2024
Accounting Specialist
Willett Honda South
12.2000 - 08.2011
High School Diploma -
Henry County High School
Some College (No Degree) - Accounting
Georgia State Univeristy