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Accounting Assistant-Payroll

Lear Corporation

Accounting Assistant-Payroll

National
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    LEAR CORPORATION IS RANKED #148 ON THE FORTUNE 500 WITH WORLD-CLASS PRODUCTS DESIGNED, ENGINEERED AND MANUFACTURED BY A DIVERSE TEAM OF TALENTED EMPLOYEES. AS A LEADING SUPPLIER OF AUTOMOTIVE SEATING AND ELECTRICAL, LEAR SERVES ITS CUSTOMERS WITH GLOBAL CAPABILITIES WHILE MAINTAINING INDIVIDUAL COMMITMENT. WITH HEADQUARTERS IN SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN, LEAR MAINTAINS 257 LOCATIONS IN 39 COUNTRIES AROUND THE GLOBE AND EMPLOYS APPROXIMATELY 165,000 EMPLOYEES. LEAR IS TRADED UNDER THE SYMBOL [LEA] ON THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.

     

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    OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE JOB

    To support the Financial Controller in controlling expense and income streams for the Redditch plant, reconciling balance sheet accounts; developing, reviewing and maintaining financial controls to ensure Sarbanes-Oxley compliance is not compromised; Supervision of Finance team. Maintaining Forecast and budget models to assist the business with its financial planning.

     

    MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

    +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | - Work as an integral part of the Plant Finance and Management team | | providing support and control to the Redditch plant. | | - Assist the Financial Controller in all aspects of corporate and | | internal reporting to ensure adherence to timetables, financial | | integrity and completeness. | | - Supervision of Plant Finance team and achievement of team goals and | | objectives including 3 direct reports. | | - Analyse profit and loss and balance sheet to ensure financial | | integrity is maintained. | | - Assist in budget and short-term forecast preparation, profit/loss, | | cashflow and balance sheet. | | - Management of key KPIs including Accounts Receivable and Accounts | | Payable aging. | | - Weekly Cash forecasting and monitoring. | | - Review, maintain and implement internal controls including quarterly | | SOX testing/ narratives/ reporting requirements. | | - Ownership and development of internal reporting. | | - Pursuing Continuous Improvements to financial controls and other | | operational processes within the business. | | - Complete full balance sheet reconciliations on a monthly basis with | | appropriate follow-up. | | - Management and completion of month-end processes including | | variance analysis. | | - Reporting plant performance (actual, budgets, forecasts, | | variance walks) through Hyperion. | | - Working closely with external auditors for year end and interim | | audit work. | | - Headcount review and sign off. | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |   | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |   | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |   | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |   | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |   | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |   | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |   | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |   | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |   | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |   | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |   | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |   | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |   | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+

    Required Skills

    • Excellent IT skills especially Excel is essential
    • Strong ERP systems knowledge and skill/ experience
    • Internal control experience
    • Staff management and motivation to achieve team and plant objectives
    • Manufacturing experience is preferred
    • BPCS experience is preffered
    • Good working knowledge of IBM iSeries (AS400) and AS400Query
    • Automotive experience
    • SOX experience

    Required Experience

  • Qualifications
    • Excellent IT skills especially Excel is essential
    • Strong ERP systems knowledge and skill/ experience
    • Internal control experience
    • Staff management and motivation to achieve team and plant objectives
    • Manufacturing experience is preferred
    • BPCS experience is preffered
    • Good working knowledge of IBM iSeries (AS400) and AS400Query
    • Automotive experience
    • SOX experience
  • Industry
    Manufacturing