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Assistant Financial Controller – Sunderland, UK

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 talented employees in 39 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

Role overview:

We are looking for an Assistant Financial Controller to join us in our world class facility in Sunderland, UK for a Fixed Term of 15 months. The Assistant Financial Controller's main responsibilities will be to provide financial accounting information, compatible with Lear Systems, to agreed deadlines and to support the Financial Controller in the areas of financial reports preparation and financial analysis.

Main Responsibilities:

• Preparation of management reports to include forecast – v – actual
• Run month end process including accruals for Sales, commercial issues, CPI etc.
• Assist the Financial Controller in all aspects of corporate and internal reporting to ensure adherence to timetables and financial integrity.
• Prepare and load TB and statistical information into the HFM consolidation system
• Fixed asset management
• Responsible for year end audit pack and to assist the external auditors
• Complete full balance sheet reconciliations for several Balance sheet items, providing evidence of all transactions to SOX standards
• Review balance sheet reconciliations that have been produced by Management Accountant
• Support Accounts Assistant & Management Accountant and cover in their absence
• Analyse profit and loss and balance sheet to ensure financial integrity is maintained
• Conduct standard cost maintenance to ensure all material items carry up to date purchase order values
• Provide assistance to finance team in resolving ACP queries to maintain prompt processing of supplier invoices.
• Prepare forecast information – Income statement and balance sheet preparation and load into HFM system
• Prepare key information for weekly R&O submission.
• Take part in SOX aspects (self audit, IQA and narratives)
• Run the Bi-annual stock checks in conjunction with the materials manager
• Provide cover for the financial controller when offsite
• Weekly cash flow forecast, prepare changes vs prior week for financial controller review and update in HFM system (CVS application)
• Monthly Tooling & Engineering program reviews
• Monthly Capex reviews and support for management team on PAR preparation.
• Manage process improvements within finance department.
• Complete Monthly BOM Audit
• Monthly analysis of Price variances
• Review purchasing saves documentation and confirm to purchasing. Prepare monthly analysis for stat reporting.
• Other ad-hoc duties, as required

Key skills and Qualifications:

• CIMA or ACCA, or part qualified or actively studying (Required)
• Month end reporting experience (Required)
• Forecast preparation experience (Required)
• BPCS experience
• Manufacturing experience
• Automotive experience
• Microsoft Excel - Advanced

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