Assistant Financial Controller
Lear Corporation
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Coventry • United Kingdom
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About the role
- Support the plant’s financial operations by ensuring accurate reporting, strong internal controls, and reliable budgeting and forecasting
- Assist the Financial Controller in corporate and internal reporting
- Assist in budget and short-term forecast preparation, profit and loss, cashflow and balance sheet
- Manage 3 direct reports
- Manage key KPIs including Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable aging
- Full responsibility for Free Cash Flow forecasting, monitoring and reporting
- Pursue Continuous Improvements to financial controls and other operational processes
- Undertake Judgmental Reserves Schedules and Accrued Liabilities reporting
- Perform SOX Testing Reviews and present findings to the Financial Controller
- Conduct Preliminary Balance Sheet Reconciliation Reviews
- Calculate and report Warranty exposure
- Conduct Product Profitability Analysis and Reviews
- Manage and complete month-end processes including variance analysis
- Report plant performance through Hyperion
- Work closely with external auditors for year end and interim audit work
- Review and sign off headcount
- Review, maintain and implement internal controls including quarterly SOX testing
- Develop direct report heads to achieve personal and professional goals
- Support Financial Controller in management of two stock-takes annually
- Complete ad hoc tasks as required
- Support other team members as required
Requirements
- Qualified Accountant
- Excellent I.T skills especially Excel
- Strong communication skills
- High attention to detail
- Finance / Business Degree (advantageous)
- BPCS experience (advantageous)
- Good working knowledge of IBM iSeries (AS400) and AS400Query (advantageous)
- Automotive experience (advantageous)
- Continuous Improvement pedigree (advantageous)
Benefits
- Competitive Salary
- Access to Learning and development opportunities
- Opportunities to give back to the community
- Meaningful work that makes a difference in the world
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
financial reportingbudgetingforecastingvariance analysisSOX testingbalance sheet reconciliationprofit and loss analysiscashflow managementKPI managementproduct profitability analysis
Soft Skills
strong communicationhigh attention to detailleadershipteam supportcontinuous improvement mindset
Certifications
Qualified Accountant