Finance Manager

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GREGORY KARANTZA

Flowery Branch, GA 30542 C: 207-***-**** *********@*****.*** Sales management and Finance and Insurance experience spanning over the past 28 years in Maine and Georgia. Strong motivational leader with a track record in long term success. Having been a math teacher for 7 years at the high school level has been invaluable to me transitioning into the automotive business. Excellent leadership and

communication skills

Proficient in both CDK Global and

Reynolds and Reynolds Platforms.

Years of experience utilizing Eleads

Desking, and Vauto appraisal tools.

Have advanced knowledge of menu

selling using MaximTak and

Menuvantage.

Complete understanding of Georgia

Tax and Title Laws along with

Titletec.

Lead Jim Ellis Chevrolet in 2015 & 2016 to Dealer of the year awards. Pape Subaru-Move PVR from $400 per car to over $1000 per car within 2 months of employment

Forest City/Motor City Chevrolet-Integral part of moving sales from 100 cars per month to over 600 cars per month within a 10 year span

Consistently ran average back end profits of over $1700 per copy Maintained top level penetrations in VSC Sales, Gap Sales, Appearance Protection & maintenance plans.

Finance Manager Jul 2019 to Feb 2020

Marietta Toyota Atlanta, GA

Process, Finance, and leasing deals accurately.

Securing approval through finance sources.

Maintain positive relationship with all bank lenders. Continuously manage contracts in transit for timely funding. Help dealership score above average CSI scores for the region. Used Car Sales Manager/Finance Manager Aug 2017 to Jun 2019 John Thornton Chevrolet Lithia Springs, GA

Managing sales personnel towards the road to the sale. Overseeing inventory including buying and selling pre-owned vehicles. Performing appraisals on all potential vehicles for trade. Closing customers at second or third pencil.

Properly transferring customers into business office. New Car Sales Manager/Director May 2015 to May 2017 Jim Ellis Chevrolet Atlanta, GA

Overseeing and training a sales force of 20+ employees. Understanding of all the Chevrolet programs and incentives. Monitoring and tracking gross levels and volume goal attainments. Initiating monthly sales incentives to product specialist to inject enthusiasm, and increase sales.

Training new sales managers as needed.

Education and Training

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Supporting product specialist with timely closing intervention as needed. Insuring a smooth transition from the sales process to the business office. Finance and Insurance Director Mar 2009 to May 2015 Pape Subaru South Portland, ME

Initiated the launch of the newly acquired Pape Subaru in 2009. Established relationships with many new lenders.

Averaged between Seventy and one hundred and tens turns per month. Trained sales people to perform a seamless transition from the sales completion to the business office.

Introduced a new product to our Chevy and Subaru stores called Resistall which added an average of five hundred dollars for each product sold. Trained three finance managers for over a month before departing to Jim Ellis Chevrolet in Atlanta.

Finance Director Feb 1992 to Feb 2009

Forest City/Motor City Portland, ME

Processing, financing, and leasing deals accurately. Securing approval through finance sources.

Creating and maintaining a program with sales department that will ensure all sales are referred to the F&I department.

Training and providing the finance and sales team with information on finance and lease programs, as well as dealership financing and extended service programs. Bachelor of Science, Majored in teaching Mathematics and minored in business. 1985 University of Southern Maine Portland, Maine, USA Magna Cum Laude Academic Achievement Award

3.65 GPA

Top 10% of class

Emphasis in Mathematical Education

Coursework in Business Administration and Management Dan Ramsdell, General Manager

John Thornton Chevrolet

Cell: 770-***-****

Jamie Warren, Used Car Sales Director

John Thornton Chevrolet

Cell678-***-****

Clay Meek

All State Regional Sales Manager

Cell:678-***-****

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