How to hire a dealer analyst

How to hire a dealer analyst, step by step

Here's a step-by-step dealer analyst hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a dealer analyst job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new dealer analyst
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you post your dealer analyst job, you should take the time to determine what type of worker your business needs. While certain jobs definitely require a full-time employee, it's sometimes better to find a dealer analyst for hire on a part-time basis or as a contractor.

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   Hiring the perfect dealer analyst also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

   Here's a comparison of dealer analyst salaries for various roles:

   Type of Dealer Analyst	Description	Hourly rate
   Dealer Analyst	Financial analysts provide guidance to businesses and individuals making investment decisions. They assess the performance of stocks, bonds, and other types of investments.	$26-50
   Finance Analyst-Operations Finance	Financial analysts are professionals who are in charge of the financial operations of businesses. The analysts analyze results, monitor variances, determine trends, and suggest management-related actions to improve corporate finances... Show more	$20-51
   Analyst Internship	An analyst internship is a student program where an intern is assigned to assist analyst professionals by analyzing business goals, objectives, and needs. Analyst interns assist in the planning and designing of business processes and suggest recommendations for improvement... Show more	$13-25

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Salesforce
   • Financial Analysis
   • Approval Process
   • Americas
   • Financial Statements
   • Business Terms
   • Origination
   • Dealer Services
   • Value Proposition
   • Approval Limits
   • Business Relationships
   • Credit Decisions
   • Dealer Support
   • Credit Investigations

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   Responsibilities:

   • Manage treasury workstation steering team for automation of core treasury operations for increase reliability of financial reporting and decision making.
   • Process all dealer ACH updates and research with banking institutions to resolve any pending issues.
   • Act as liaison between company and state Medicaid client representatives and work collaboratively to ensure timely settlement of disputes.
   • Analyze office administration support for analysts supporting DOD projects to identify efficiency opportunities to prototype and write report of analysis findings.
   • Create multiple custom SQL queries to resolve customer issues for entire unit.
   • Develop algorithm and create SQL script to forecast intra-day cash deposit by analyzing historical data from multiple sources.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your dealer analyst job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. A dealer analyst salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, dealer analysts' average salary in south dakota is 35% less than in district of columbia.
   • Seniority. Entry-level dealer analysts earn 47% less than senior-level dealer analysts.
   • Certifications. A dealer analyst with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in a dealer analyst's salary.

   Average dealer analyst salary

   $77,663yearly

   $37.34 hourly rate

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   Entry-level dealer analyst salary

   $56,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 15, 2026

4. Writing a dealer analyst job description

   A dealer analyst job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. Below, you can find an example of a dealer analyst job description:

   Dealer analyst job description example

   ● As an OMNI agent, you will be responsible for processing simple to complex deals and handling inquiries from the client with high accuracy and efficiency.
   ● You will use deductive reasoning to make sound business decisions.
   ● You will follow best practices and work cross-functionally with multiple teams to complete the above tasks and other daily job functions.
   ● You will be required to multitask between tools in maintaining client databases, validating order information and verifying payment terms with high attention to detail and sense of urgency
   ● You will ensure compliance to all company and business policies, administer all open sales orders, and ensure appropriate order flow.
   ● You will provide optimum assistance to Sales
   ● You should have working knowledge on contract structures, contract fallback, redlining and extensive deal desk experience.
   ● You should ensure seamless and friction-less deals with focus on deal velocity
   ● You will learn and process all products offered in the logo.
   ● Review and validate contract request intake form from Sales including validating customer information and existing contract information in CRM system
   ● Identify the need for, seek, and record cross-functional or business stakeholder approvals for various components of the commercial or contractual package
   ● Validate customer-signed documents and submit for booking
   ● Escalate in a timely and professional manner any issues that prevent the completion of tasks and achievement of SLA and targets
   ● Respond and action in a timely professional manner any escalations received
   
   Minimum Qualifications
   
   ● Graduate of a 4 year course or equivalent experience.
   ● Proficiency in financial systems such as SAP, Oracle or other enterprise ERP and quote to cash systems. Strong familiarity with Salesforce CRM and CPQ and Oracle is a big advantage
   ● Experience handling complaints; driven to deliver an excellent customer experience through resolutions and adherence to response times
   ● 3 years' experience in Deal desk or Contract Management or Sales support
   ● Experience working and managing communications, with multiple cross-functional teams/stakeholders.
   ● Has experience in participating with process improvement projects (contributor/participant)
   
   Key Skills
   ● Team oriented/team player
   ● Situational/contextual awareness with the ability to assess the impacts of one's work.
   ● Excellent critical and analytical thinking
   ● High attention to detail, and high level of professionalism
   ● Proactive, self-motivated, self-starter, minimal supervision
   ● Excellent analytical skills and strong decision-making skills committed to resolution and compliance
   ● Strong organizational, time and workflow management skills

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5. Post your job

   To find the right dealer analyst for your business, consider trying out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important sources of talent for any company is its existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and current employees and ask if they know or have worked with dealer analysts they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit dealer analysts who meet your education requirements.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter now have more than 3.5 billion users, and you can use social media to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your dealer analyst job on Zippia to find and recruit dealer analyst candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Your first interview with dealer analyst candidates should focus on their interest in the role and background experience. As the hiring process goes on, you can learn more about how they'd fit into the company culture in later rounds of interviews.

   You should also ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match the ideal candidate profile you developed earlier. Candidates good enough for the next step can complete the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new dealer analyst

   Once you've decided on a perfect dealer analyst candidate, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, it should include benefits and perks available to the employee. Qualified candidates may be considered for other positions, so make sure your offer is competitive. Candidates may wish to negotiate. Once you've settled on the details, formalize your agreement with a contract.

   You should also follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that you've filled the position.

   Once that's done, you can draft an onboarding schedule for the new dealer analyst. Human Resources should complete Employee Action Forms and ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc. They should also ensure that new employee files are created for internal recordkeeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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