Financial Services Manager (Planet Ford)

Here’s what you’ll deliver :

• Act as liaison between the customer and the financial institution by obtaining confirmation of financing, insurance, licensing, and other personal information for customers.
• Prepare credit applications for all customers and provide alternate solutions for customers who are not immediately approved for financing.
• Examine all required paperwork with the customer in order to complete the transaction.
• Build relationships with customers in order to close deals and ensure customer satisfaction, as well as being expected to keep in close contact with other departments to ensure an efficient and profitable sales operation.
• Engage with customers to up-sell financing, extended warranty, insurance, and chemical options with all customers in order to increase customer satisfaction as well as dealership profit.
• Maintain confidentiality on all sensitive information provided by customers.
• Establish a procedure to evaluate deals in accordance with lender and dealership guidelines.
• Maintain a lender guide of all relevant programs that is currently in use and retain product knowledge.
• Analyze credit reports in order to recognize a conventional deal and turnover accordingly.
• Prepare cost special finance deals, along with the profit sheets.
• Coordinate with auditors to ensure annual monitoring is carried out.
• Assess the changes in financial regulations and legislation, in order to stay up-to-date on the current changes.
• Advise Sales Consultants on how to obtain higher gross sales in the future.
• Attend weekly meetings with the Sales Manager and the General Sales Manager and give updates on current performance status along with current areas of opportunity.
• Prepare weekly and monthly reports as requested by management.
• Train Sales Consultants on finance, insurance, and protection products.
• Coordinate with the Sales and Service departments to schedule delivery dates, as well as the pre-delivery clean up services.
• Be knowledgeable of provincial regulations regarding finance and the fair credit reporting act.
• Comply with strict regulations and requirements of the Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council (OMVIC).
• Ability to work in adherence to company safety standards at all times.
• Comply with all company policies, standards and procedures.
• Other duties as required by management.

What you need to succeed :

What’s in it for you?

Job Type : Full Time - Permanent

Compensation : $100,000 - $150,000 per year

Performance Auto Group is a leading automotive company in Southern Ontario with over 2000 employees, 23 brands and 44 locations in Brampton, Brantford, Bolton, Grimsby, Mississauga, Orangeville, St. Catharines, Huntsville and Toronto. Performance Auto Group also includes AutoPlanet Direct, Ontario's largest indoor used car showroom.  We thank all applicants; however only those contacted for an interview will be considered. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from people with special needs. Accommodations will be provided throughout the selection process as requested.