To support our growing sales operations and finance function, Peach Cars is looking for a Finance Associate to join the Finance Team. This role is pivotal in ensuring timely, accurate, and well-documented financial processes related to sales transactions. The Finance Associate will play a key role in confirming inbound payments, verifying outbound payments, managing invoicing, reconciling the sales deposit account, and contributing to accurate data tracking.

Key Responsibilities

Specifically, the Finance Associate at Peach can expect to lead/own the following elements:

1. Sales Payment Confirmation & Verification

• Confirm all inbound payments related to sales, including deposits and balance payments, ensuring timely and accurate payment tracking for financial clarity
• Track and verify outbound disbursements (e.g., seller payouts, broker payments).
• Collaborate with Sales to ensure that internal records match the actual vehicle transactions

2. Deposit Account Reconciliation

• Maintain and reconcile the car sales deposit account on a monthly basis, resulting in a fully reconciled account that supports accurate reporting and compliance.
• Identify and escalate any variances or unexplained entries.

3. Invoice Management

• Generate sales invoices and ETRs once ownership transfer is confirmed by the Sales Admin Team, ensuring all invoices are issued promptly and aligned with transactions.
• Post all sales invoices into QuickBooks for accurate financial recording.

4. Documentation & Process Support

• Maintain the digital filing system for all vehicle-related financial documents (MEGA) to ensure organized, auditable records.
• Support in tracking the full payment-to-invoice lifecycle for each sale.
• Assist in refining and documenting sales-related processes to improve operational efficiency

5. Cross-Functional Finance Support 

• Collaborate with the Finance Associates on specific assignments related to reconciliations, bookkeeping, supplier payments, or tracking metrics, contributing to flexible, responsive support that strengthens team output.
• Participate in any ad hoc tasks assigned by the line manager.

Requirements

Must Have Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field.
• 1–2 years’ experience in a finance/Accounting role handling payments, invoicing, and reconciliations.
• Hands-on bank/deposit account reconciliations with variance investigation and clearance.
• Strong Excel skills (lookups, pivot tables, reconc templates, data cleaning).
• Working knowledge of invoicing and ETR issuance; ability to post sales invoices accurately.
• Familiarity with accounting systems (QuickBooks required for day-to-day posting).
• Meticulous documentation habits; comfortable maintaining audit-ready digital files (e.g., MEGA/Drive).
• High attention to detail, numerical accuracy, and follow-through under daily and month-end deadlines.
• Integrity and confidentiality handling sensitive financial and customer data.
• Knowledge of tax/compliance basics related to sales invoices/ETR.
•  Clear, professional written and verbal communication; responsive to stakeholders (Finance & Sales)

Nice to have qualifications

•  Self-directed and reliable, with the ability to prioritize multiple deals/tasks with minimal supervision
•  CPA (completed or in progress)
•  Experience in automotive, retail, or high-transaction environments
•  Process-oriented mindset, with the ability to map the payment → invoice → reconciliation flow and suggest improvements
•  Comfortable building lightweight trackers and metrics (e.g., receivables aging, invoice cycle time, exception logs)