Assistant Financial Controller in Coventry

Overview: Lear, a global automotive technology leader in Seating and E-Systems, enables superior in-vehicle experiences for consumers around the world. Lear’s diverse team of talented employees in 37 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.

Position overview: Reporting directly to the Financial Controller, our future Assistant Financial Controller will have as a main mission to support the plant’s financial operations by ensuring accurate reporting, strong internal controls, and reliable budgeting and forecasting, while overseeing key financial processes.

Responsibilities:

• Work as an integral part of the Plant Finance and Management team providing support and control to the Redditch plant.
• Assist the Financial Controller in all aspects of corporate and internal reporting to ensure adherence to timetables, financial integrity and completeness.
• Assist in budget and short-term forecast preparation, profit and loss, cashflow and balance sheet.
• Management of 3 direct reports.
• Management of key KPIs including Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable aging.
• Full responsibility for Free Cash Flow forecasting, monitoring and reporting.
• Pursuing Continuous Improvements to financial controls and other operational processes within the business.
• Judgmental Reserves Schedules and Accrued Liabilities reporting.
• SOX Testing Reviews and presentation to the Financial Controller.
• Preliminary Balance Sheet Reconciliation Reviews.
• Warranty exposure calculation and provision.
• Product Profitability Analysis and Reviews.
• Management and completion of month-end processes including variance analysis.
• Reporting plant performance (actual, budgets, forecasts, variance walks) through Hyperion.
• Working closely with external auditors for year end and interim audit work.
• Headcount review and sign off.
• To review, maintain and implement internal controls including quarterly SOX testing.
• Development of direct report heads to achieve personal and professional goals, also supporting the longer-term succession plan.
• Supporting the Financial Controller in management of two stock-takes annually.
• To complete ad hoc tasks as and when required.
• To support other team members as and when required.

Key Skills and Qualifications:

• Required Qualifications / Skills: Qualified Accountant, Excellent I.T skills especially Excel, High attention to detail.
• Advantageous Qualifications / Work Experience: Finance / Business Degree, BPCS experience, Good working knowledge of IBM iSeries (AS400) and AS400Query, Continuous Improvement pedigree.

Personal Attributes:

• Strong attention to detail.
• Mature and pro-active approach with the commitment to exceeding internal customer requirements.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple conflicting deadlines.
• Highly developed planning and organizational skills.
• Flexible problem-solving approach.
• Team player.
• Self-motivated.

Why Lear: We offer a fantastic place to work that embraces diversity, opportunities for growth and the chance to be part of a company that puts its people first.

What We Offer: Access to Learning and development opportunities. Opportunities to give back to the community. Meaningful work that makes a difference in the world.

Lear Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse workplace. Applicants must submit their resumes for consideration using our applicant tracking system. Due to the high volume of applications received, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.