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Sandi Jerome consults and lectures on automotive business management, internal controls, and computer utilization for NADA Management Education, CPA firms, AICPA, 20 groups, manufacturers, and three of the major computer companies. She has been a highly rated speaker at NADA in the past few years. Her NADA seminars, “40 Valuable Things to Do with Your Computer System” and “How to Create a Super Controller” were ranked in the top 10. She also provides in-dealership computer training for dealers and evaluations of their existing systems and processes. She developed CompuSelect, a computer program that provides dealers with a computerized analysis of their computer bids and helped over 1,100 dealers pick between 20 different available DMS systems over the past twelve years. She specializes in third-party interfaces and training of R+R, ADP, UCS and EDS systems for downloading accounting, service, parts, and F&I data from remote locations and converting the data into Microsoft Excel, Access or ASCII files. She is a certified ADP consultant who helped ADP write their consultant certification program.
Sandi has over 30 years experience in the automobile business. She is a CPA with a degree in accounting, but also has the unusual combination of 3 years in F&I and another 2 years as an assistant general manager. She has been the fixed operations manager for parts and service and the controller and CFO for the largest Chevrolet and Dodge dealer in a 5-state area.
Sandi is the author of a series of self-study guides on the automobile business that is used by CPA firms for continuing professional education. She has written reviews of tax and accounting software for national computer magazines and two published mass market computer manuals . She writes a monthly newsletter and was the original editor of Digital Dealer magazine and regular contributor. She is developing a new DMS system - DealerStar- to be released in 2011 visit www.dealerstar.com for more information.
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Management and Accounting Skills:
- Strong accounting knowledge from transaction level to financial statement and analysis
- Ability to recruit, supervise, train and budget an office staff and IT department
- Team player and able to organize and prioritize my workflow
- Solid ability to conform to government regulations, tax requirements, filing deadlines and reporting
- Excellent ability to analyze, budget, and manage cash flow and determine funding requirements
Computer skills:
- Applications: Microsoft Excel and Word (advanced to VB code level)
- Graphics: PowerPoint, PageMaker, Photoshop, Publisher, Adobe Professional
- Accounting: QuickBooks, Microsoft Accounting 2009, MS Dynamics GP, Nav, AX and most other standard accounting packages.
- Programming: PHP, JavaScript, AJAX, PHPMaker, PHPRunner, and learning Adobe Flex
- Database; Microsoft Access, MySQL and advanced SQL queries
- Utilities: Most Windows XP, Vista functions; firewall, sharing, backups and connecting to Smartphones
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Educational and Certification:
Certified Public Accountant, BS Accounting Magna cum Laude, 1985, Marywood University
Advanced degree in Professional Screenwriting, UCLA, 2001
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Nicholl Fellowship – Quarterfinalist (twice)
Work Experience: 1994-present, DealerStar, 1inMusic and Sandi Jerome Computer Consulting
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Successful computer consulting practice with clients that include Toyota, Nissan, GMAC, Ford, NADA, State associations, CPA firms, ADP, and thousands of retail automotive dealerships
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Developed numerous software products, technical manuals, training guides that are marketed to the automotive retail market including one of the first applications for the Palm Pilot.
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Start up for two emerging technology companies including preparing prospectus, financial projections, budgets, and wrote the weighted matching algorithm used in the patent application
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Started DealerStar (www.dealerstar.com) including successfully applying for and obtaining trademark. Prepared patent application, website, corporate books, tax filings, and wrote reseller contracts
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Prior to 1994; CFO for the various automotive retail organizations including the largest Chevrolet and Dodge dealership in a 5-state area.
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