Accounting Specialist - Tooling

This position is responsible for:

• Coordinate activities with the Tooling Accounting Manager and Analyst
• North American vendor and plant tooling asset accounting activities, forecasting, and reporting for tool capitalization and amortization expense, and cross-functional partnering on vendor tooling process redesign initiatives
• Tooling asset accounting activities oversight include capitalization, transfers, disposals, and useful life changes
• Performance of month-end closing activities, and account reconciliation reviews
• Forecast and reporting oversight include monthly forecasting and variance reporting, annual budgeting, and periodic business plan development and reporting to senior management
• Cross-functional vendor and plant tooling process redesign initiatives include partnering and collaborating with Purchasing, SCIE, Capex Supplier Tooling Finance, Purchasing Finance, and Mopar
• Providing tooling accounting guidance to stakeholders including product team and CN group
• Providing risk management controllership guidance and integral support for vendor tooling SOX narrative
• Subject Matter Expert for all systems development and improvements
• Supporting corporate fixed assets reporting team
• Supporting ad-hoc projects as requested

What You Will Learn:

• How multiple organizations interact with asset accounting
• Vendor and Plant tooling acquire to retire asset management process
• Investment spending on vehicle and powertrain programs
• Product Planning timing for vehicle and powertrain programs and the impact to financial statements
• How to navigate and use multiple SAP modules (FI, CO, AA, MM, PS, AP)
• Being able to lead and manage finance and accounting responsibilities

Role Will Prepare You For:

• Develop management and leadership skill set
• Increase confidence in management presentation and financial data reporting
• Create Interactions and further exposure opportunities with Senior Management
• Improve the ability to lead and manage finance and accounting responsibilities
• Develop the ability to absorb increasing levels of responsibility and adapt to a dynamic and fast-paced industry
• Gain understanding of the company's manufacturing blueprint, product planning timing and operations

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or related degree
• Minimum 8 years of relevant professional experience
• Good working knowledge of accounting principles, methods, and techniques
• Knowledge of the asset management lifecycle, especially the asset capitalization and disposal financial processes
• Strong leadership and problem-solving skills with a bias for action and issue resolution

Preferred Qualifications:

• Asset accounting experience
• Supervisory experience
• MBA, CPA, CMA or similar

This position is responsible for:

• Coordinate activities with the Tooling Accounting Manager and Analyst
• North American vendor and plant tooling asset accounting activities, forecasting, and reporting for tool capitalization and amortization expense, and cross-functional partnering on vendor tooling process redesign initiatives
• Tooling asset accounting activities oversight include capitalization, transfers, disposals, and useful life changes
• Performance of month-end closing activities, and account reconciliation reviews
• Forecast and reporting oversight include monthly forecasting and variance reporting, annual budgeting, and periodic business plan development and reporting to senior management
• Cross-functional vendor and plant tooling process redesign initiatives include partnering and collaborating with Purchasing, SCIE, Capex Supplier Tooling Finance, Purchasing Finance, and Mopar
• Providing tooling accounting guidance to stakeholders including product team and CN group
• Providing risk management controllership guidance and integral support for vendor tooling SOX narrative
• Subject Matter Expert for all systems development and improvements
• Supporting corporate fixed assets reporting team
• Supporting ad-hoc projects as requested

What You Will Learn:

• How multiple organizations interact with asset accounting
• Vendor and Plant tooling acquire to retire asset management process
• Investment spending on vehicle and powertrain programs
• Product Planning timing for vehicle and powertrain programs and the impact to financial statements
• How to navigate and use multiple SAP modules (FI, CO, AA, MM, PS, AP)
• Being able to lead and manage finance and accounting responsibilities

Role Will Prepare You For:

• Develop management and leadership skill set
• Increase confidence in management presentation and financial data reporting
• Create Interactions and further exposure opportunities with Senior Management
• Improve the ability to lead and manage finance and accounting responsibilities
• Develop the ability to absorb increasing levels of responsibility and adapt to a dynamic and fast-paced industry
• Gain understanding of the company's manufacturing blueprint, product planning timing and operations

At Stellantis, we assess candidates based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. We welcome applications from all people without regard to sex, age, ethnicity, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or any characteristic protected by law. We believe that diverse teams reflect our identity as a global company, enabling us to better address the evolving needs of our customers and care for our future.