Interim & Traveling F&I Coverage

Don’t let an empty chair ruin your month.

When your F&I manager is out, an experienced F&IQ manager steps in — on site, on short notice, and on your processes — so deals keep structuring, customers keep seeing a compliant menu, and contracts keep funding.

When dealers call us

Coverage for any gap in the box

From a single day to several weeks or longer — including evenings and Saturdays.

Empty F&I office chair with vacation items on the desk

Vacation

Planned time off without a gap in the box.

F&I desk with tissues, tea, and a thermometer

Illness & leave

Short-notice coverage when life happens.

Packed box on an empty F&I desk

Turnover

Stable coverage while you recruit the right hire.

Dealership team in a training session

Training

Keep deals moving while your team develops.

Busy dealership showroom during a sales event

High volume

Extra capacity for month-end, sales events, and busy weekends.

F&I manager with briefcase arriving at a showroom

Any staffing gap

From a single day to several weeks or longer.

What we handle in your box

Step in. Stabilize. Hand back a clean office.

Our managers are built to walk into an unfamiliar store, assess open deals, resolve lender issues, and get to work fast — without disrupting your sales or delivery process.

Structure & fund deals

Prime, near-prime, and subprime structures built to lender guidelines. We submit, negotiate approvals, advances, rates, terms, and stips, and keep funding on track.

Rehash tough deals

Declined or difficult deals get a second look: alternative structures, lenders, terms, cash down, and collateral options — while protecting gross.

Present every menu

A clear, professional, compliant menu for every customer, with product explanations tailored to how they own and drive.

Keep files clean

Complete deal jackets with every disclosure, contract, lender form, privacy notice, and signature executed — before problems turn into chargebacks.

Same-day and short-notice assignments available.

From a single day to several weeks or longer — including evenings and Saturdays.

Request Coverage

How it works

  1. 1

    Tell us what you need

    Dates, store, volume, and why you need coverage — same-day and short-notice requests welcome.

  2. 2

    We match an experienced manager

    A seasoned F&I professional who fits your store’s brand, credit mix, and pace.

  3. 3

    We learn your way

    Your sales process, lenders, products, menu, delivery standards, and compliance procedures — we follow them.

  4. 4

    On-site coverage

    Evenings, Saturdays, and extended hours as your schedule and volume require.

  5. 5

    A clean handoff

    Deals delivered, files fundable, and open items documented when your manager returns.

What you can expect

  • Dependable coverage with minimal disruption to sales and delivery
  • A professional customer experience on every deal
  • Compliant menu presentation to every customer
  • Clean, complete, fundable deal files
  • Appropriate product penetration without compromising your standards
  • Confidentiality of customer, employee, lender, and dealership information

Who we send

  • Proven dealership F&I management experience
  • Prime, near-prime, and subprime structuring
  • Lender programs, call strategies, reserve, advance, LTV, PTI, DTI
  • Compliance: privacy, adverse action, disclosures, identity verification
  • Preferred: franchise and independent store experience
  • Preferred: AFIP, JM&A, or similar certification; trainer, consultant, or multi-store leadership background

Products we present

Vehicle service contractsGAPPrepaid maintenanceTire & wheelAppearance protectionKey replacementAncillary & dealer-approved products

Systems we work in

CDKReynolds & ReynoldsDealertrackMenu platformsE-contractingLender portalsCredit-reporting platformsDocument management
Coverage built on the F&IQ standard. Every F&IQ interim manager works under the same principles we teach in our training: trust over scripts, every product to every customer, and clean files that fund. We report to your GM, GSM, or Director of F&I — and represent your dealership the way you would.

Request coverage

Tell us your dates and your store.

We’ll take it from there. Share the dates you need covered, your store, and your typical volume — we’ll follow up to confirm availability and match the right manager.

Same-day and short-notice requests are welcome. Coverage availability varies by location and date.

Download the 2-page flyer (PDF) →

F&IQ Training & Development, a division of The Consator Group. Coverage availability varies by location and date. Interim managers follow each dealership’s policies, lender agreements, and applicable federal and state requirements.

Are you an experienced F&I manager? Join our interim team.

Travel assignments nationwide — 1–2 weeks typical, sometimes longer. Apply in about 8 minutes.

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