Accountant/BookkeeperAt — Fix Auto Collision Center

We are seeking a detail-oriented and reliable Accounting/Bookkeeping Specialist to manage the financial operations of our auto body and mechanic shop. This role is responsible for maintaining accurate financial records, supporting day-to-day accounting functions, and ensuring compliance with accounting standards while working closely with shop management.

Key Responsibilities

Maintain accurate accounts payable and accounts receivable

Process customer invoices, insurance payments, and vendor bills

Reconcile bank statements, credit cards, and shop accounts

Track parts, labor, and job-costing for body and mechanical repairs

Manage payroll processing, timecards, and payroll-related reporting

Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports

Handle sales tax filings and other required regulatory reporting

Maintain organized financial records for audits and reviews

Work with shop management to monitor cash flow and expenses

Coordinate with external accountants or tax professionals as needed

Tasks:

An accountant at a body shop manages the shop’s finances by handling bookkeeping, payroll, accounts payable and receivable, and financial reporting. They track repair orders, insurance payments, parts and labor costs, manage work-in-progress, ensure tax and regulatory compliance, and provide financial reports to help owners monitor profitability and operations.

Training:

Core accounting & finance training • Accounts payable & receivable (vendor bills, insurance payments, customer invoices) • Payroll processing (often hourly + flat-rate techs, overtime, commissions) • General ledger & journal entries • Monthly close & financial statements • Cash flow management (critical in body shops because insurance payments can lag)
Industry-specific skills (big value here) • Insurance billing & claims accounting • Reconciling insurance estimates vs final repairs • Tracking supplements and delayed payments • Understanding DRP agreements • Job costing • Labor vs parts vs materials per repair order • Profitability by job, insurer, or technician • Inventory accounting • Parts ordering, returns, core charges • Managing paint/material costs and shrinkage • Sales tax rules • Different tax treatment for labor vs parts • Warranty & rework tracking

Learning outcome:

1. Industry-specific financial analysisYou learn how to track and analyze costs unique to a body shop—labor hours, parts inventory, insurance reimbursements, and job profitability. This sharpens your ability to interpret financial data in an operational, real-world setting rather than just on paper. 2. Process coordination & cross-functional communicationBody shops involve technicians, service advisors, insurers, suppliers, and customers. As an accountant, you learn how to gather accurate financial information from non-financial staff and explain numbers in practical terms—great training for collaboration and communication skills. 3. Problem-solving in fast-paced environmentsBetween delayed insurance payments, pricing discrepancies, and inventory mismatches, you learn to quickly identify issues, reconcile inconsistencies, and adapt financial processes to keep operations running smoothly.