Job Title: Management Accountant

Location: Coventry

 

Driving the future of automotive. We’re Lear For You.

 

Company Overview

 

Lear, a global automotive technology leader in Seating and E-Systems, enables superior in-vehicle experiences for consumers around the world. Our diverse team of more than 165,000 talented employees in 37 countries is driven by a commitment to innovation, operational excellence, and sustainability. Lear is Making every drive better™ by providing the technology for safer, smarter, and more comfortable journeys. Lear, headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, serves every major automaker in the world and ranks #186 on the Fortune 500. Further information about Lear is available at lear.com, or follow us on Twitter @LearCorporation

 

We are looking for our future management accountant who will take a lead role in the preparation of monthly engineering management accounts and presentation to the wider business and to provide support to the Assistant Financial Controller. You will also assist with forecasting, budgeting and collating data as required alongside month end processes. She/he will work within the local and corporate systems to complete general ledger entries, analyses and reporting of accounts and other statistical / non-financial data within agreed deadlines. She/he will oversee ensuring compliance and assisting with self-audit of Sarbanes Oxley.

 

 

 

Key Responsibilities:

 

•        Lead role in preparation of monthly engineering management accounts

•        Presenting monthly management accounts to key stakeholders during monthly/quarterly reviews

•        Raising all AR’s related to engineering for the Tech Centre

•        Supporting in month end intercompany reconciliations

•        Preparation of daily AR cash reporting and update into HFM

•        Month end assistance including journal preparation

•        Balance Sheet Reconciliations

•        Support AFC in forecast preparation

•        Take part in SOX aspects (self audit, ICQ and narratives)

 

Key skills and Qualifications:

 

•        Excellent IT skills especially Excel

•        Ability to prioritize workload and manage multiple tasks

•        ERP systems knowledge and skill / experience

•        Internal control/ audit experience

•        CIMA / ACCA or equivalent 

•        Automotive / Engineering experience

•        BPCS experience

•        SOX experience

•        Good working knowledge of IBM iSeries (AS400) and AS400Query

•        Experience with IBM Cognos (TM1)

 

 

 

Why Lear

 

We offer a fantastic place to work, opportunity to grow and being part of a company who places its people first.

 

 

Lear Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse workplace.

Applicants must submit their resumes for consideration using our applicant tracking system. Due to the high volume of applications received, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. Unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies, or similar, will not be paid a fee and will become the property of Lear Corporation.