Supplier Tooling Finance Analyst

Job Title

The individual will partner with Purchasing Finance and Purchasing to support the processing of tooling refurbishment and replacement requisitions. This role will also collaborate closely with the external tooling auditor to verify the location and existence of company assets.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Review and approve tooling refurbishment and replacement purchase order requests.
• Partner with the external tooling auditor to manage Vendor Tooling audits, including supplier selection, audit result reviews, open item resolution, and audit closure support.
• Coordinate with Purchasing Finance to validate and track accrual releases for cancelled programs, ensuring supplier payments are accurately cross charged.
• Perform data analysis, prepare journal entries, and estimate monthly forecast related to program cancellations and impairments.
• Complete month end close activities, including journal entries and actuals variance explanations.
• Verify and issue AP payment notices to support timely advance supplier payments.
• Ensure compliance with SOX requirements, internal controls, and external auditor requests.
• How to analyze the differences between supplier capital, expense, and capital expense and how to determine where the items should be booked
• The elements of Tooling Expense Authorization (TEAs), and how distinguish the differences between the various categories' i.e., T3, T8, TR, WC, etc…
• Managing the Vendor Tooling audit process from beginning to end
• The month end close process, including the accounting for vehicle cancellation and impairments

Dealing with complex business challenges within the various disciplines of Finance, Accounting, Procurement

Developing an understanding of the various operating groups such as Purchasing, Engineering, Manufacturing and how they link to the Supplier Tooling group

Minimum 5 years of Accounting or Finance experience

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or related degree

Month end closing, variance explanation, and forecasting experience

Strong analytical and problem solving skills

Good working knowledge of accounting principles, methods and techniques

Working knowledge of PentaSAP and SOX compliance experience

Ability to manage multiple priorities with conflicting deadlines

Highly motivated self-starter and change agent

Excellent analytic, communication and teamwork skills

High proficiency in all Microsoft Office applications

MBA

Knowledge of how all phases of Procurement, Finance, and Accounting interrelate i.e., Platform Finance, Technical Accounting, Finance relate functionally to Supplier Tooling