AP Accountant - Coventry, UK

Company Overview

Lear, a global automotive technology leader in Seating and E-Systems, enables superior in-vehicle experiences for consumers around the world. Our diverse team of talented employees in 39 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. Lear, headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, serves every major automaker in the world and ranks #166 on the Fortune 500. Further information about Lear is available at lear.com, or follow us on Twitter @LearCorporation

Role overview:

To be responsible for supporting the Assistant Financial Controllers (AFC) with the Assistant Accountant function and weekly KPI monitoring on AP along with query resolution. This role will require communicating with internal/external stakeholders to ensure timely resolution of queries and settlement of invoices. As with all roles within the Finance department the role will involve financial control testing to ensure SOX compliance.

Main Responsibilities:

• Dealing with Supplier queries
• Resolving purchase order/invoicing issues
• Reconciling Supplier Statements
• Assisting with Balance Sheet Reconciliations post month-end
• Raise payment requests, obtain appropriate approval for payment execution
• Working in accordance with SOX
• Support Intercompany
• Month-end journals

Key skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in an Accounting and Finance field / AAT level 3 with a desire in pursuing ACCA/CIMA
• Excellent IT skills especially Excel
• Attention to detail
• Strong communication skills
• Good organization skills
• 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.
• Flexible problem solving approach.
• Team player.
• Self motivated