Controller

Company: Adient
Location: Eldon
Posted on: March 14, 2023

Job Description:

Applies principles of accounting to analyze financial information and prepare financial reports by performing the following duties.Fixed Assets/Project Accounting

• Plan and monitor capital expenditure
• Summarize capital expenditure plan for plant > ( Preparation & Authorization )
• Monitor capital expenditures against CAR and or plan and or Internal Order for plant
• Decide on capitalization of assets and settlement of CIP
• Interact with program controller & CBUs for plant to create correct input
• Decide on adjustments and retirements
• Provide information to BBC for write-offs, retirements, valuation and work-in-progress accounts
• Apply for and manage capital grants
• Assist in the application and reporting of capital grants
• Verify fixed assets inventory and request adjustmentsGeneral Accounting
  • Review and validate monthly, quarterly and yearly close
  • Adjust balance sheet accounts for accruals and prepare additional journal entries
  • Define allocation methodology
  • Review trail balance for correctness
  • Provide journal entries to BBC
  • Adjust balance sheet accounts for accruals
  • Allocation methodologies
  • Provide appropriate documentation for reconciliation purposes
  • Provide information about inter- and intra-company discrepancies to BBC if required
  • Prepare trial balance reports
  • Validate final Trial balance
  • Validate monthly, quarterly and yearly close
  • Reconcile Hyperion to SAP
  • Reconcile Hyperion to SAP (only US-GAAP related figures/accounts)
  • Explain financial statement
  • Support quarterly and yearly schedulesManagement Reporting
    • Prepare and evaluate variance analysis
    • Prepare variance analyses comparing actual results to budget / forecast
    • Analyze business performance by Plant/ Platform
    • Prepare financial support for capital appropriation requests for plant
    • Develop and distribute management reports for local managementCost Accounting/Inventory Accounting
      • Perform inventory accounting
      • Develop and monitor inventory accounting work instructions for materials and supply at plant level based on CFS instructions
      • Account for all inventory movements
      • Reconcile after physical inventory
      • Value in inventory
      • Provide support for appropriate taxes and exercise rates to CFS
      • Calculate appropriate accruals together with CFS
      • Analyze and report stock / inventory lossesConsolidation
        • Prepare and distribute financial informationBudgeting & Forecasting
          • Prepare, develop and review financial budget and forecast
          • Develop financial planning and budgeting work instructions at plant level
          • Prepare financial budgeting assumptions for the plant
          • Develop financial forecasts
          • Review profit plan and forecasts with local management and Operations organization
          • Work together with CBUs and Operations to receive and verify budgeting assumptionsGeneral
            • Apply, execute and maintain function related BOS issues
            • safety/ergonomic committees, participating in safety Kaizen events, participating in Blue Sky initiatives, participating in safety audits, and participating in safety observation feedback events.
            • Complete safety inspections, employee observations, and monthly safety training as assigned.
            • Perform other duties as assigned
            • Knows the applicable Customer Requirements, understand the impact of not conforming to customer requirements.Requirements:
              • Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required.
              • 8+ Years working experience in an Accounting or Finance position, automotive industry preferred.
              • Fluent in MS Office applications, expert in MS Excel. Experience with SAP and Hyperion applications preferred.
              • Familiarity with Internal Controls and Sarbanes Oxley requirements.
              • Demonstrated ability to manage complex or ambiguous situations; ability to work under deadlines.
              • Ability to analyze complex data and communicate findings by verbal or presentation format.COMPANY INFORMATION:Adient is a global leader in automotive seating. With approximately 75,000 employees in 33 countries, Adient operates 208 manufacturing/assembly plants worldwide. We produce and deliver automotive seating for all major OEMs. From complete seating systems to individual components, our expertise spans every step of the automotive seat-making process. Our integrated, in-house skills allow us to take our products from research and design to engineering and manufacturing - and into more than 20 million vehicles every year.
                
                

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