Today I'm joined by Jen Speerbrecher, Vice President at Veramatic. We dive into the "unsexy" but critical world of the dealership back office, where tribal knowledge is disappearing and manual errors are eating into razor-thin margins. Jen explains why your DMS often fails as a source of truth and how top-performing controllers are using automation to cut month-end closing times in half while guaranteeing 100% accuracy.
Want learn more? Send Jen your biggest accounting challenges at askjen@veramatic.io
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Topics:
01:45 The Financial Lie Controllers Live With.
02:25 Why CPAs Fail At Auto Dealerships.
03:55 How Typos Steal Thousands From Dealers.
04:25 The Penny That Reveals Hidden Losses.
05:45 Your DMS Is Lying To You.
06:00 The Recipe For Back Office Disaster.
12:20 When Experience Becomes A Liability.
13:20 What Automation Exposed After 90 Days.
15:55 The Controller Who Tried To Break Her Own Software.
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