At International Automotive Components, it’s what’s inside that really drives us. Operating across 19 countries, we bring over 160 years of automotive expertise to the forefront in crafting beautiful interiors that help to differentiate vehicles in the global marketplace. We believe our employees to be our greatest asset: we welcome employees of all backgrounds, and are proud to provide benefits such as professional development opportunities, a gym scheme, and length of service awards among many others.
We are excited to confirm the below opportunity to join our innovative and conscientious team:
Financial Accountant
Main Purpose of the job:
Responsible for supporting the Plant Financial Manager in controlling plant costs and internal controls, ensuring that all plant statutory reporting requirements are met.
Main mission and results:
- Ensure balance sheet integrity producing best in class balance sheet reconciliations in line with corporate deadlines.
- Liaise with AP and AR teams assisting with any queries to ensure clean ledgers. Monitor overdues and GRNI balances
- Maintain the Fixed Asset Register ensuring additions and disposal approvals are recorded. Assets are correctly accounted for as per corporate policy, ensure assets are tagged and logged within the FAR. Arrange and attend monthly reviews with the Operational teams to ensure accurate capital expenditure forecasting.
- Support during monthly forecasting process for balance sheet accuracy
- Prepare overhead accruals and prepayments. Support the finance team to ensure the close is performed within the corporate deadlines with quality analysis to support and explain deviations from budget and forecast.
- Support Plant Controller in implementing/maintaining internal controls including full SOX compliance
- Ensure that all health and safety policies and procedures are adhered to at all times.
Preferred skills and attributes:
- Qualified Accountant CIMA/ACCA
- Demonstrable Accounting Experience working in Manufacturing with experience of standard costing systems
- Confident with strong Interpersonal, influencing and communication skills
- Hands-on approach
- Highly flexible and adaptable with the ability to work as an individual or as part of a team and to work on their own initiative when required.
- High standard of Excel skills
Preferred skills and attributes (desirable):
- Automotive experience
- Understanding of IATF16949 / ISO9001
- AS400 (System21) ERP experience
- Hyperion experience
- Experience of SOX Internal Audit procedures