Plant Financial Controller

Location: Hebron, OH, US, 43055 Plant Financial Controller Lear For You We work hard for the people who work for us.
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PLANT FINANCIAL CONTROLLER HEBRON, OHIO As a member of the finance team, the Plant Controller will be responsible for overseeing the financial operations for the Hebron Ohio foam plant.
This includes overseeing the day-to-day finance operations and to provide plant operational management with financial feedback.
Other routine duties include month end; expenditure management, periodic financial forecasts, financial systems management, financial operations & analysis, and ensuring strong financial internal controls are in place.
The Role: Your work will include, but not be limited to: Financial operations & analysis – including providing a weekly flash report; maintaining accruals; oversee and post wall to wall physical inventory events (semi-annual basis); function as the plant lead for all balance sheet reviews & financial operation audits Expenditure management – Approve & log all plant credit card purchases; approve non-prod purchasing request in the Coupa system; approval of expense reports & planning for and analyzing capital expenditures.
Month end/ Quarter end closing process – Manage the month end closing process; review and approve journal entries & balance sheet account reconciliations; prepare month end accruals as needed; Ensure the plant’s intercompany transactions are properly posted and in balance with partner plants; ensure the proper accounting for cash using interface information from warrior, people soft, Citibank and all other relevant Lear systems.
Prepare the month end & quarter end closing packs which includes the variance walks and related schedules and presenting results to division management.
Prepare the month end & quarter end closing packs which includes the variance walks and related schedules and presenting results to division management.
Period forecasting – Prepare the company forecast in partnership with corporate guidance and plant operational management input; The development of a department by department spending forecast using input from department leadership.
Inputting of the plant forecast into HFM including all relevant balance sheet accounts, P&L accounts, and headcount.
Completion of the forecast review pack including variance walks and presenting the forecast to division management.
Financial management systems: ensure the timely entry and integrity of financial data in Lear’s various financial reporting systems (PPR, PSR, OIP, HFM, etc.
); running all reports from Peoplesoft-AP, Peoplesoft Payroll, SAP, LCIS, Coupa, Concur, FAS, Warrior, Managepath, etc.
as needed to complete financial tasks; management of the Coupa portal (spend period setup, new user approvals at appropriate access levels, cost center development, etc.
) & manage the fixed asset system (FAS) Internal Controls: Ensure plant compliance with all company internal controls as specified by the LEAP manual; ensure the accuracy of all pricing and costing in SAP; review current inventory costs and roll standards as necessary; oversee the cycle counting process; complete required user review for Lear’s various systems and ensure a proper segregation of duties; ensure & certify SOX testing is completed each quarter and is compliant with relevant policies, procedures, and GAAP accounting standards.
Prepare white papers for all judgmental accruals > $500k and maintain LARF’s for customer payments related to LTA’s.
Advantages of working at Lear in the foam finance group: The financial function is extraordinarily strong in Lear and there are great opportunities to advance within the company.
Your Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/ Finance 5-10 years of plant finance experience with supervisory responsibilities Ability to meet tight deadlines with accurate results.
Bonus If You Have: MBA / CPA Prior automotive experience Lear Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse workplace.
Applicants must submit their resume for consideration using our applicant tracking system.
Due to the high volume of applications received, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.
Unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies, or similar, will not be paid a fee and will become the property of Lear Corporation.
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