Job Description

Norm Reeves was founded in the 1950s by a motorcycle racer, Norm Reeves. In the 1970s, Dave Conant, a young man from the Midwest moved out to California with a dream, to work for a car dealership. Little did he know that dream would come true, and he would help Norm Reeves Honda Cerritos rise to become the #1 Honda dealer in the world, a title we have won over 26 times! In 1996, Dave was given the opportunity to gain ownership to Norm Reeves Honda Cerritos and The Conant Automotive Retail (CAR) Group was created.

Since 1996, The CAR Group has expanded from two Honda stores to fourteen dealerships representing 7 brands! In 2019, Dave passed the torch to the person who knows the business better than anyone else: his son, Taylor Conant. Taylor grew up at the dealerships and spent time watching his dad lead a successful, thriving company. From washing cars in the summer during high school to running our Volkswagen store as GM, he strove to learn every aspect of the company at every level.We are proud to be a multi-generational family business who values our customers, employees, and communities.

Compliance Manager

Cerritos, CA

Full Time

Corporate

Manager/Supervisor

Compliance Manager Annual Salary - $80,000-$100,000

The CAR Group is a team of executive managers who provide leadership and management services to a collection of high-performing, privately held retail automotive dealerships throughout Southern California and Florida. The organization maintains its primary management office in Newport Beach, CA. The organization is seeking an experienced compliance professional to fill the new role of Compliance Manager. The Compliance Manager will perform periodic audits of the organization\xe2\x80\x99s compliance efforts across its various operational domains, provide summary reports of the outcome of those audits to executive leadership, and will study ongoing compliance efforts, and recommend possible improvements to the compliance process. The position reports to the General Counsel for the organization and offices in Newport Beach, CA.

The management group serves over 1,500 employees across 16 physical dealership operations as well as two auxiliary management offices and other sites and storage lots and generated revenues.

While the Compliance Manager has no direct reports, they will work closely with the organization\xe2\x80\x99s executive leadership, dealership leadership, and staff to understand and monitor existing compliance practices while also working to implement new or changed compliance processes as needed. They serve a critical role in auditing, reporting, and improving compliance procedures related to:

• New and used sales transactions, the sales desk, and inventory management
• F&I and customer-related financial transactions, parts, and the mechanical shop
• Marketing, digital advertising, and FTC-mandates
• Technology, IT, and vendor contract compliance
• Safety protocols, local, state, and federal requirements
• Develop a schedule of weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual supporting compliance audit activities in conjunction with the supervisor to establish a routine cadence to compliance management efforts and support the organization\xe2\x80\x99s Compliance Program.

The ideal candidate will possess the following characteristics:

• Precise in following directions and monitoring the company\xe2\x80\x99s compliance policies
• An empathetic understanding of the operating conditions and working environment in which compliance must occur; works to build and sustain a compliance process that \xe2\x80\x9cworks\xe2\x80\x9d for the users
• Demonstrates a \xe2\x80\x9clearner\xe2\x80\x99s mindset\xe2\x80\x9d to the team in support of the organization\xe2\x80\x99s belief in Continuous Improvement
• Trustworthy can be counted on to deliver work as promised when promised

As part of its initial onboarding duties, the Compliance Manager will be expected to execute these specific projects in addition to numerous other routine and ad hoc responsibilities:

• Begin a program of study in process experience thinking to aid ongoing compliance improvement efforts

Along with the behavioral characteristics and personal values mentioned above, the ideal candidate will possess an educational and experiential background similar to the following:

• Extensive experience in retail automotive operating environments
• Extensive experience in a compliance-related role
• A portfolio of successfully implemented special projects demonstrating the candidates\xe2\x80\x99 organizational methods and expertise in working with others
• Experience with the organization\xe2\x80\x99s information management systems critical to the compliance effort across domains

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