Accounting Supervisor(Automotive) - LER TechForce

Novi, MI 48377

About the Job

Accounting Supervisor
Are you looking to work for a company that provides an innovative work environment, and your voice is heard? We have a position for an Accounting Supervisor to work onsite at our client in Novi, MI. This is a Direct Hire position.
Who we are:
LER TechForce is an industry leader in embedded controls, software, functional safety, and engineering talent. For over 20 years LER has been working with customers across North America to meet their engineering resource challenges. Learn more about us (3) LER TechForce: Life | LinkedIn
What you will be doing:

Supervises, coordinates, and participates in activities of the responsible fields and team members assigned by the Manager, Accounting engaged, obtaining, calculating, posting, and recording financial data for use in maintaining accounting and statistical records by performing the following duties.
Compiles various financial reports from individual reports of subordinates required by management or government agencies.
Communicate, report, and respond to the headquarter of the company in Japan for the projects and the company's financial information designated by the Manager.
Oversee daily transactions, including accounts payable/receivable, general ledger, bank reconciliations, and intercompany balance confirmation.
Manage overdue accounts receivable and payable balances, analyze any disputes and discrepancies of the balances, and take appropriate actions for the disputes and discrepancies in a timely manner.
Supervises and participates in preparing and auditing materials requiring analyses of supporting documents and ensures that all entries are entered into the system properly.
Identifies and resolves problems and inconsistencies, determining appropriate corrective procedures.
Recommends enhancements, communicates, and coordinates accounting policies, practices, and procedures with department and company managers and officials, vendors, reporting agencies, clients, customers, and the public ensuring compliance with organizational and governmental policies as well as effective and efficient operations.
Establish work procedures, prepares work schedules, and expedites workflow. Issues written and oral instructions.
Provide guidance to accounting staff members and review their work assigned to ensure a high level of accuracies, exactness, neatness, and conformance to policies and procedures.
Studies and standardizes procedures to improve efficiency of subordinates.
Reviews source data, subledgers, general ledger accounts, balance sheet, and income statement schedules, the other reports, and/or prepare required journal entries.
Recommends enhancements to general accounting activities to ensure compliance with organizational and governmental policies and procedures and to ensure the most effective and efficient operations.
Implements process and automation improvements to reduce reconciliation efforts. Develop, recommend and implement procedures to improve efficiency of current financial and costing systems and data gathering for reporting.
Operates within budgetary guidelines and assists in budget development for the company.
Communicates and interacts with external auditors and responds to their inquiries and requests for additional information in a timely manner.
Performs a wide variety of accounting functions including preparation, review, and approval of journal entries, month-end closing processes and reports, year-end schedules and reports, quarterly/annual tax reports, and account reconciliation.
Responsible for month-end closing duties and financial reporting of the assigned field.
Responsible for management of capital assets and account reconciliations for the assigned field.

What you'll need to be successful:

Essential:

Bachelor's degree (B.A./B.S.) from four-year college or university; and a minimum of five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Fluent in Japanese is big plus
Good experience in financial accounting (five years or more)
Good experience in managerial accounting (Cost accounting) (five years or more)
Work experience in the Automotive industry preferable (three years or more)
Work experience in Factory accounting (Inventory accounting) is plus
Possesses leadership capabilities, solid operational and technical accounting background, and works proactively to drive results.
This person is a self-starter, flexible, has a high level of integrity, and is action and goal-oriented in a fast-paced, team-oriented, collaborative environment
Fluent in English (verbal, reading, writing) required.

What you'll get:

Full benefits: medical, dental, vision
80 hours/PTO-8 Holidays
401K with a match and immediate vesting
Short-term & Long-term disability, life insurance and other optional benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Employee Discounts
Ongoing professional development opportunities including Technical Training and Leadership Development
The opportunity to work on industry leading projects

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Source : LER TechForce