Description Reports to: Controller or Office Manager General Description The Title Clerk is responsible for processing vehicle title applications, maintaining the titles for in-stock vehicles and purifying the title fee schedule. Duties and Responsibilities: • Verify that funds have been collected and the correct lien holder paid off before processing title applications. • Check for accuracy In the application and complete any missing items. • Keep management and the sales department informed of all title regulations. • Maintain either a documentation manual or computer inquiry system to verify out-of-state titles. • Perform a monthly “title to vehicle” inventory check and report to management any missing titles and their status. • Purify the title fees schedule and provide management with a listing of any uncollected fees. Refund any excess fees according to management’s guidelines. • Provide periodic training sessions to F&I managers and sales personnel about title regulations and procedures. Issue written memo whenever regulations change. • Attend seminars held by local licensing bureaus and any available training meetings on title regulations. • Mail title work to customer in a timely manner • Collect all lien releases for trade titles • Obtain license plates for lease deals • Pay Illinois tax, title and license for all Illinois deals • Send out red folders to salesmen for deals that are missing items • Maintain logs for titles needed, lien releases needed and purchase titles needed • Make sure that all titles are filed away properly in the title books • Prepare and apply for duplicate titles when needed • Make sure the deal file is complete before delivering paperwork to the customer • Accomplish other tasks as required by management. Requirements Skills Required and Physical Demands: • Excellent math and verbal skills. These skills may be tested and evaluated. • At least one year of accounting or licensing agency experience.