Sr. Accountant

Group Description

The Magna Exteriors portfolio of products includes access systems such as liftgates, exterior trim, modular systems, front-end modules including fascia, active aerodynamic systems and other lightweight structural components for automotive, commercial truck and other industrial markets.

Recognized globally as an innovator in all aspects of vehicle exteriors, Magna provides everything needed, from materials development and design through manufacturing and assembly, to help automakers create sleek, state-of-the-art vehicles across the world.

Role Summary

The Senior Accountant is responsible for various general accounting tasks.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare all applicable recurring and standard monthly journal entries, including updating Magna's required statistical template.
• Update allocation templates and prepare all corresponding entries.
• Prepare journal entries for all banking transactions including cash receipts and payments, and processing payment applications within ESE's accounting software.
• Prepare wire transfer requests as needed.
• Provide support to the Accounting Department & Staff, including various month-end tasks such as Inter-company statements and confirmations, journal entries and financial reports.
• Prepare weekly cash flow and report to Corporate Treasury using an online system, Integrity.
• Prepare and accumulate all month end account reconciliations, including balance sheets and bank reconciliations.
• Processes and audits all expense reports through Concur, Magna's electronic system for capturing, submitting, and approving of expenses, including tracking of travel incentives

Key Responsibilities (Cont).

• Manages corporate cell phone bills (ATT and Verizon) and Diner's club cards.
• Assist in other areas of accounting, as needed, including accounts payable, cost accounting, and accounts receivable.
• Assist in preparing annual audit and tax packages, including preparation of ESE's year end CMF (Controller Model File).
• Manage and update mapping between ESE's local accounting system and HFM (Hyperion Financial Management).
• Perform other duties as may be assigned by Controller or Director of Accounting.
• Prepare and distribute year end 1099's to appropriate entities.
• Organize accounting storage area and send/recall boxes from storage.

The above is intended to describe the general content of and the requirements for the performance of this position. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements.

Key Qualifications/Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, ability and/or physical demands required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Education/Skills/Special Knowledge - Bachelors Degree in Accounting. Good working knowledge and familiarity with Solomon (Microsoft Dynamics accounting software). Working knowledge of Excel and Word. Good communication skills, effective organizational skills and must be detail oriented.
• Experience - 5-10 years of experience in similar accounting position. Automotive experience preferred. Comfortable working individually, or with a team, in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment.
• Physical Demands/Work Environment - Normal amount of sitting or standing, average mobility to move around an office environment, able to conduct normal amount of work at a computer. Minimal travel.

Key Behavioral Traits for Success

• Business Acumen: Able to focus on delivering services in a way that enhances / maximizes profitability; ensure that team delivers service in a way that brings out the organization's value and competitive advantage; educate team on important developments within the organization; discuss relevant industry developments with team.
• Entrepreneurial Drive for Results: The ability to find creative solutions and generate results in a dynamic market environment. Need to have a strong sense of urgency and the ability to infuse that in others.
• Influencing & Communication Skills: Keen listening, open-mindedness, and strong interpersonal skills so that necessary alliances with internal & external groups can be forged and developed quickly. Comfortable communicating both formally and informally with senior executives and communicate openly and equitably with peers & subordinates throughout Magna Exteriors & customer organizations.
• Technical / Functional Understanding: Able to serve as a source of technical / functional issues & perspective to others; demonstrate a breadth of technical/functional knowledge outside of core specialty; provide others with opportunities for technical growth; develop the technical competence of others as a way to achieve results; hold people accountable for technical excellence.

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