JOB DESCRIPTION

Primary Purpose:

Provides strategic leadership and direction in conformance with Corporate and group policies and procedures. Controlling of engineering cost centers and of R&D projects while maintaining global process and systems for engineering controlling.

Primary Duties:

Develop, implement, and maintain global processes/systems for project accounting and controlling while adhering to US GAAP, Adient policies and SOX requirements.Proactively partner with Engineering Directors while supporting the engineers to develop and support initiatives and improve actual financial results consistent with operating plan commitments.Provide monthly reporting for leadership and General Management.Support the month/quarter/year end activities as necessary.Support internal and external audit activities as necessary.Budgeting and forecasting of engineering projects.Responsible for all journal entries and final trial balance review of month end, balance sheet reconciliations and control accounts.Supports Engineers with Financial information for Capital requests. Support engineering project activity.Support monthly program reviews with key financial data to support decision making throughout the development process to ensure business case commitments are delivered.Establish engineering rates annually.Control of outsourced engineering activities including contract reviews.Manage and report third party and inter-company engineering recoveries.Support ad-hoc requests.

Job Specifications:

Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting.7 -10 year of finance and accounting backgroundKnowledge and background in accounting principles is preferred.Ability to work up, down, and across the organization effectively.Superior analytical, presentation, written and verbal communication skillsStrong organization skills with follow-through and a focus on “the details”.Knowledge of financial systems such as HFM or SAP would be an assetSkills with Excel and other Microsoft Office tools

PRIMARY LOCATION

Central Tech Unit Plymouth MI