There are three things we pride ourselves on in the dealership accounting office: clean schedules, surviving month-end without weeping, and being able to calculate unapplied labor faster than a service advisor finds a pen. What we’re not always great at? Cross-training. It’s not that we’re stubborn. (Okay, maybe a little.) It’s just that once someone learns to reconcile the bank or factory …
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A Car Dealer’s Guide to Reconciliation Best Practices
In every dealership I’ve ever walked into, there’s always one room that feels like the engine of the whole place. No, not the showroom, not even the service drive. It's the accounting office. It’s usually tucked away in a corner, behind glass doors that don’t quite close right, humming with printers, sticky notes, and the occasional sigh of someone trying to make sure they have all the receipts in …
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Raising Dealership Financial IQ is Key to Higher Profits
Financial IQ in a dealership is like knowing how to swim before jumping into the deep end of the pool. Yes, you can still jump without it, and yes, the lifeguard may dive in after you, but everyone ends up wetter, crankier, and wishing they’d chosen another activity. For a General Manager and a Controller, understanding financials isn’t just a nice-to-have; it’s what allows them to make decisions …
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The Used Car Inventory Management Policy That Actually Works
Managing used car inventory is a lot like trying to keep a refrigerator organized. Left to its own devices, it fills up with things that were once a good idea but are now questionable. A sound monthly policy - the dealership’s version of labeling leftovers - relies on data, discipline, and just enough urgency to keep things from rotting in the back. The strange thing about cars on a lot is how …
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