Assistant Plant Controller

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ASSISTANT PLANT CONTROLLER

MCCALLA, ALABAMA - MCCALLA PLANT

As a member of the finance team, the Assistant Plant Controller will be responsible forassisting with the financial operations for the McCalla, AL foam plant. This includes helping to oversee the day-to-day finance operations and to provide plant operational management with financial feedback. Other routine duties include month end; expenditure management; Quarterly SOX testing; 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 assisting with the weekly flash report; maintaining accruals; overseeing and posting wall-to-wall physical inventory events (semi-annual basis) assisting the plant controller with all balance sheet reviews & financial operation audits.
• Expenditure management - Approve & log all plant credit card purchases; approve non-prod purchasing requests in the Coupa system; plan for and analyze capital expenditures.
• Month-end/ Quarter end closing process - Assist in the month-end closing and financial reporting process including account analysis and reconciliation; Prepare and review monthly overhead expenditure with Budget Holders; Preparation and processing of various journals; Margin analysis and Sales reconciliation; Fixed Asset reconciliation between GL and Fixed Asset software and reporting to Corporate Finance; Complete Balance Sheet reconciliations in accordance with SOX requirements; prepare, review and upload Standard Costs; Ad hoc analysis as requested by Financial Controller; Reconciliation and review of the local ledger (SAP) vs. Corporate Reporting system (HFM)
• Other Duties -To review, improve, and document processes within the area of responsibility; assist with semi-annual Stock take including preparation of files and results upload; assist with quarterly Corporate reporting; Regular BOM analysis and review/update of Sales and Purchase prices; Help with managing files and producing information for internal and external audits; Monitor capital expenditures and associated depreciation as well as asset tagging; Assist with quarterly SOX testing; Preparation of management reports to include forecast - v - actual; Assist the Plant Controller in all aspects of LRP, budget, and short-term forecast preparation.
• 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, Manage path, 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 proper segregation of duties; ensure & certify SOX testing is completed each quarter and is compliant with relevant policies, procedures and GAAP accounting standards.

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
• 3-5 years of plant finance experience
• Ability to meet tight deadlines with accurate results.

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.