Terek Abdalla
Evansville
Summary
Ambitious finance manager and NADA graduate offering several years of experience increasing productivity through consistency and processes. Confident individual with track record of continually improving gross profit not only within department, but the entire dealership. Highly experienced in mentoring employees, leading talented teams and making decisions promptly. Processes and procedures being a specialty, because a smoother process is created when everyone knows what to do without waver. Smoother processes lead to happier team members, higher customer retention, and most importantly greater gross profit. Specialize in being approachable and always willing to learn and in turn help others grow. Other specialties include dealership funding and cash flow.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
2012
2012
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Dealership Finance Manager
Lou Fusz Mazda of Evansville/ Magna Motors
Evansville
2019.08 - Current
- Achievements include: NADA School Graduate, Graduate of the Brown & Brown finance and compliance school, almost 7 years of dealership sales experience with 4 of those years being in different management positions, including being a floating sales/ finance manager for almost a year. Since getting into finance the procedures and policies that were put into place have helped produce a steady increase at the dealership.
- Number one responsibility is dealership security. Whether that be through compliance and ethicality, or making sure the cash flow for the dealership is consistent and reliable.
- Help assist to make sure the customer has a smooth and effortless process no matter how the customer decides to purchase the vehicle.
- Train and educate the sales team to help grow the dealership overall.
- Maintain vendor and bank relationships to ensure the best odds for dealership success.
- Enforce the proper processes and policies to produce a smooth process from the “yes” to the “congratulations”.
- Educate the customer on the options they have to protect their transportation. In turn making what is normally looked at as a daunting task, into a relief knowing they are protected.
- Communication with Sales and Upper Management on how we can maximize each deal.
- Maximize each deal to ensure the most overall profit for the dealership.
- Maintain strong penetration and gross profit on products sold within the finance department.
- Prepare reports and analyze penetrations and gross profits for upper management to show where and how we can improve numbers.
Team Leader
BDC Landscaping
Greenwood
2017.03 - 2019.08
- Supervised daily landscaping operations and ensured team adherence to project timelines.
- Coordinated schedules and allocated resources for multiple landscaping projects efficiently.
- Trained new team members on equipment use and safety protocols in landscaping tasks.
- Implemented quality control measures to maintain high standards in landscape design and maintenance.
- Maintained a positive work environment that promoted collaboration between team members.
- Delegated daily tasks to team members to optimize group productivity.
- Motivated and empowered team members to build customer satisfaction and loyalty to support retention and growth.
Education
Center Grove High School
Greenwood, IndianaSome College (No Degree) - Business Administration
University of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, INSkills
- Building a team environment where trust and respect are at the forefront
- Communication with team and upper management
- Compliance management
- Profit maximization
- Customer engagement
- Team leadership
- Training development
- Process improvement
- Problem solving
- Time management
- Customer satisfaction
- Lender relationships
- Cash flow management
- Work ethic
- Prime and Subprime financing
- Processes and procedures
Timeline
Dealership Finance Manager
Lou Fusz Mazda of Evansville/ Magna Motors
2019.08 - Current
Team Leader
BDC Landscaping
2017.03 - 2019.08
Center Grove High School
Some College (No Degree) - Business Administration
University of Indianapolis