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Job Summary: This position oversees financial transaction compliance, account reconciliation, and reporting for internal management and external stakeholders. Responsibilities may include cost accounting, budgeting, and accounts payable/receivable functions. Team leaders supervise staff, set objectives, address routine challenges, and ensure policies and procedures are followed.
Job Responsibilities:
- Assist with monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial closings, account reconciliations, and analysis.
- Support cost accounting functions and related reporting activities.
- Collaborate with department managers to monitor budgets, perform gap analyzes, and track variances.
- Participate in quarterly physical inventories and support annual expense budget creation.
- Prepare and maintain accounting forms, documentation, and work instructions to support training and standard procedures.
- Assist with internal and external audit requests and reporting.
- Contribute to process improvements to increase efficiency while maintaining accuracy.
- Ensure due diligence and accuracy in all financial reporting.
- Communicate effectively with management and team members in a cooperative and professional manner.
- Follow all safety procedures and company policies, including proper use of PPE and reporting unsafe conditions.
- Manage multiple projects and priorities effectively, delegating when appropriate.
- Prepare accruals and review reconciliations.
- Track and report business plans plan vs. actuals.
Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an associate must be able to perform each primary responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary functions.
Education and/or Experience:
- 3-5 years minimum in a similar function within a manufacturing environment, automotive manufacturing experience preferred
- 4-year degree in accounting
Background/Skills:
- Advanced Microsoft Office, Excel, Word
- ERP System experience and abilities
- Use of office equipment i.e.. fax, copier, calculator
- Ability to work with others in an open office, team environment
- Ability to multi-task / work a fast-paced office
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Excellent communication skills
- Demonstrates high level of integrity, business ethics, and confidentiality
- Ability to build friendly work relationships, develop cross department teams and mentor junior staff
- Familiar with accounting concepts, practices, and procedures – Strong in GAAP, familiar with IFRS
- Annual Operating budget
- Budget vs Actual reporting
- Regional Financial template – sales analysis, GAAP analysis
- Headquarters monthly/quarterly reporting
