Title Clerk at Sonic Automotive - Century BMW, Greenville, SC

About Sonic Automotive

Sonic Automotive, Inc. is a Fortune 500 company revolutionizing how people buy, shop for, and maintain their vehicles. With over 100 dealerships, the company prides itself on providing a superior customer experience and fostering employee growth through award-winning training and internal promotion. Our associates benefit from advanced technology tools, competitive benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401k, and paid time off, along with perks such as automotive purchase and lease benefits and concierge services.

Role Purpose

The Title Clerk is responsible for handling vehicle title processing, managing supporting documents to complete transactions, resolving discrepancies in lien payoffs, and facilitating auctions and intercompany transactions through ACH payments. The role involves coordinating title corrections and maintaining accurate records for dealership inventory.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage title corrections involving lost titles, powers of attorney, lien releases, and statements of fact, coordinating effectively with internal locations and external vendors to obtain required documentation.
• Monitor auction purchases and sales and administer billing through ACH transfers.
• Facilitate wholesale title and sister store vehicle reassignments.
• Resolve discrepancies related to lien payoffs and initiate payments upon approval.
• Organize and verify paperwork for completeness and accuracy, including vehicle identification details.
• Ensure vehicles are correctly entered into dealer locations.
• Perform weekly reconciliation of select accounts and schedules.
• Post manual journal entries, invoices, and facilitate check preparations and online payments as needed.
• Provide administrative support to management, other Sonic locations, vendors, and staff.

Skills and Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience in automotive dealership operations preferred, specifically in title or auction/wholesale processing (1 to 3 years desirable).
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel and Office; knowledge of CDK software is an advantage.
• Strong interpersonal, email, and verbal communication skills.
• Computer literate with high accuracy in data entry.
• Self-driven with strong organizational and prioritization skills.
• Familiarity with DMV regulations in CO, CA, NC, TX is beneficial.
• Ability to read and understand instructions and information carefully.
• Good judgment and problem-solving skills.
• Must be authorized to work in the USA and able to pass pre-employment screening including background checks, motor vehicle record, drug test, credit report, and possess a valid driver's license with a clean driving record.
• Availability to work flexible hours including some weekends and evenings based on workload.

Additional Information

Joining Sonic Automotive means becoming a part of a collaborative, team-focused culture with extensive training programs and opportunities for advancement—more than 1,000 internal promotions annually. We value safety in all job responsibilities and maintain strict confidentiality in line with Equal Employment Opportunity guidelines. Competitive compensation ranges from $20.00 to $25.00 per hour depending on experience.