Benefits Clerk, Sr. jobs in Davenport, IA

Do you think all dealerships are the same? Think again.  While many dealerships are corporate owned with a primary focus on profits, our focus is on people: our customers and our employees.  This is the core value that has driven us for many generations and the reason why we have raving reviews on social media and why our employees love to work here.  “Take care of customers and employees, and money will take care of itself”.  This is one of our key mottos and why we have been vetted and have earned the Mechanics Marketplace Best Workplace badge of excellence.

We’re looking for an Iowa and Illinois experienced Title Clerk to join our team and help us to ensure that all our customers’ newly purchased cars are properly registered with the State they will be titled.

BENEFITS FOR DMV TITLE CLERK

• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Life insurance benefits
  
• 401K Savings plan with employer matching (That’s free tax deferred money!).
  
• Paid vacation that increases with tenure
  
• Paid holidays
  
• Employee discount
  
• 8-hour shift - Monday to Friday (No weekends!)
  
• A place you can call home!
  

JOB DUTIES of DMV TITLE CLERK

• Processes all new and used vehicles for registration in the state in which they will be titled.
  
• Prepares tax and title documents.
  
• Submits all legal transfer work to the Department of Motor Vehicles.
  
• Verifies that funds have been collected and the correct lienholder paid off before processing title applications.
  
• Checks for accuracy in the application and ensures that all information is complete.
  
• Prepares payoff checks for new vehicles and trade-ins.
  
• Bills out all dealer trades and prepares Certificates of Origin.
  
• Maintains a system to verify out-of-state titles.
  
• Compiles and maintains a complete list of all outstanding title work. Reports to management on the status of any missing or problem titles and provides a current list of outstanding titles to the comptroller at the end of month.
  
• Signs over titles for all wholesalers who have paid in full. Prepares a monthly report to management of any funds not collected from wholesalers due to missing or incomplete title work.
  
• Prepares stock cards for new and used vehicles.
  
• Posts vehicle sales and purchases.
  
• Processes/registers all vehicle warranties and extended service contracts, maintaining a log of all contracts processed and mailed.
  
• Processes yearly renewal of dealer tags in conjunction with comptroller.
  
• Stays abreast of title regulations. Attends seminars held by local licensing bureaus and any available training on title regulations.
  
• Cross-trains others to handle title clerk daily responsibilities.
  
• Conducts periodic training sessions for F&I managers and sales personnel regarding title regulations and procedures and issues a written memo to managers and all sales personnel whenever regulations change.
  
• Directs title runner in daily routines.
  
• Maintains a professional appearance and a neat work area.
  
• Other tasks as assigned.
  

QUALIFICATIONS OF DMV TITLE CLERK

A minimum of 2 years of Title Clerk experience preferably in Iowa or Illinois. Positive attitude, attention to detail and joy in helping people.