Plant Financial Analyst I

Lear Corporation•Woodstock, AL

About The Position

As a member of the Plant Accounting Team, the Financial Analyst will be responsible for daily invoicing, reconciling sales, reconciling general ledger accounts, month-end close and working with commercial account managers.

Requirements

Requires 5+ years of accounting experience working in a manufacturing environment.
BS or BBA in Accounting or related field.
Ability and willingness to work a flexible and/or changeable schedule.
Proven Analytical, Communications and Organizational skills.
Experience with Sarbanes-Oxley and reporting requirements.
Ability to turn special requests around quickly and effectively.
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
Ability to work overtime as necessary.

Nice To Haves

Experienced with Hyperion HFM, Hyperion Enterprise, Hyperion Retrieve or Equivalent.
Prior Automotive experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Monitor and update customer selling price on a timely basis by working closely with the Commercial Account Manager
Work with commercial teams to track and reconcile all price changes against bump chart.
Work with Shared Services to maintain customer master files.
Perform daily invoicing and ensure data integrity including sales reconciliation to the general ledger.
Analyze customer payment vs billing discrepancies including retroactive adjustments.
Monitor cash collection and work with Shared Services/Commercial Account Manager for past due collection.
Work with Commercial Account Manager and Shared Services to identify root causes and resolve billing discrepancies.
Monitor cash collection and work with Shared Services/Commercial Account Manager for past due collection.
Process month-end journal entries and reconcile account receivable and key reserve accounts.
Provide Sales, AR, and cash receipt forecast.
Respond to external and internal audits by ensuring that all accounting transactions and controls conform to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
Responsible for various ad hoc requests/projects for Division and plant personnel.