Accounts Payable Clerk-- automotive ! Chattanooga, TN | Robert Half

Accounts Payable Clerk

We are looking for an Accounts Payable Clerk to join an automotive organization in Chattanooga, Tennessee in an immediate opportunity. This position supports high-volume accounting operations tied to vehicle inventory, funding activity, title administration, and vendor-related transactions. The ideal candidate brings strong attention to detail, works comfortably with documentation-heavy processes, and can manage multiple follow-up items with accuracy and urgency. This role requires in-office presence in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Responsibilities:

• Record wholesale vehicle transactions and update new car inventory entries with accuracy and timeliness.

• Support dealership billing and accounting workflows by processing documentation and maintaining organized records for vehicle titles.

• Coordinate dealer trade activity from initial posting through completion, including tracking outgoing and incoming vehicles and confirming payment collection.

• Enter daily funding activity for purchased contracts and prepare related journal entries within accounting records.

• Manage payoff activity for trade-in liens and monitor each file until the appropriate title documentation is received.

• Oversee cancellation processing for backend products, including remittance activity, reimbursement tracking, and customer refund follow-up.

• Reconcile high-volume factory and vendor statements involving items such as warranty payments, rebates, and related receivables.

• Complete daily floor plan payment activity and assist with deposit processing as part of shared accounting responsibilities.

• Provide cross-functional support by pulling contracts for funding and assisting with other transaction-based accounting tasks as needed.