Main Responsibilities
- All general costing
- Cost repair orders and process supplier invoices
- Responsible for Motor plan and warranty claims
- Attend weekly service meetings.
Minimum Requirements
Senior Certificate (Grade 12) with Mathematics
Previous motor vehicle dealership / retailer costing experience beneficial.
Computer literacy on MS Office
Behavioural Competencies
- Ability to accurately input and analyse data related to vehicle costs, ensuring precision and correctness in calculations and documentation.
- Capacity to interpret complex information, identify trends and draw insights from financial reports and cost data to support decision making.
- Efficiently manage tasks and prioritize workload to meet deadlines in a fast-paced dealership environment.
- Clearly convey financial information, cost analysis and recommendations to colleagues, managers, and external stakeholders both verbally and in writing.
- Collaborate effectively with colleagues in accounting, finance, and other departments to ensure accurate cost recording and reporting.
- Demonstrate the ability to identify and address discrepancies in cost data, finding solutions to challenges that arise in the costing process.
- Flexibility to adjust to changing priorities, procedures, and software systems in response to evolving dealership needs and industry standards.
- Maintain high ethical standards when handling sensitive financial information and adhere to confidentiality protocols.
- Provide support and assistance to internal stakeholders such as sales and service departments, addressing inquiries and resolving issues related to cost analysis and reporting.
- Strong mathematical skills to accurately calculate costs, margins, markups, and other financial metrics related to vehicle transactions.
- Comfortable using accounting software, spreadsheets, and database systems to input, organise and analyze costing data efficiently.
- Take ownership of tasks, seek opportunities for process improvement and proactively identify areas where cost-saving measures can be implemented.
- Maintain composure and effectiveness with faced with tight deadlines, high workload, or challenging situations.
- Stay updated on industry trends, regulatory changes and best practices related to automotive costing and financial management.
- Ensure adherence to legal and regulatory requirements governing financial transactions, tax implications and reporting standards in the automotive industry.
- Analysing
- Delivering results & meeting customer expectations
- Relating and networking
- Following instructions & procedures
- Planning & Organising
- Working with people
- Achieving personal work goals & objectives
- Adapting & responding to change
- Deciding & initiating action
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