Senior Corporate Accountant

Shift Type

Job Classification

Salaried

Job Title

Senior Corporate Accountant

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Location

TS Tech Americas, Inc. - Reynoldsburg, OH 43068 US (Primary)

Pay Grade

Career Level

Experienced (Non-Manager)

Category

Accounting

Exemption Type

Job Type

Full-time

Travel

0 - 10%

Job Summary

TS Tech Americas, Inc. ( is the regional corporate headquarters, research and development, and strategic center for 17 locations throughout USA, Canada, Mexico and Brazil. These locations manufacture and sale automotive and powersports seats, interior parts and accessories. Our commitment to quality has resulted in the organization winning the prestigious JD Powers award for seat quality.


Our focus is on delivering customer satisfaction, protecting the environment, and actively supporting local community initiatives and organizations. This position will be located at our facility in Reynoldsburg, Ohio.


We are unable to sponsor employment visas for this position.


At this time, we are focusing on direct applications and kindly ask that recruiters and employment agencies refrain from submitting candidates. Applications sent through recruiters or agencies may not be considered.


Position summary:


Oversees the completion of month-end, quarter-end and year-end regional financial statements to ensure timely reporting to overseas parent company. Develops and enforces proper accounting methods, systems, policies and procedures to ensure timely, accurate and complete reporting. Able to research and interpret US GAAP & IFRS and draft related position papers. Works closely with oversees parent company, outside CPA firm and 16 subsidiary locations to ensure effective communications and meet company objectives.

Qualifications/Essential Skills and Experience:

• Bilingual: fluent in Japanese preferred but not required
• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, Business Admin or similar area.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Management Accountant (CMA) or Masters (MBA) preferred.
• 3 to 5 years of demonstrated experience in similar capacity.
• Prior ERP or other automated business system experience.
• Experience within a manufacturing environment preferred.
• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and IFRS standards.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Excellent verbal and written interpersonal skills.
• Ability to concurrently manage multiple tasks/projects to meet strict deadlines.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.

Primary Position Responsibilities:

• Completes consolidated financial reporting to parent company. Analyzes subsidiary plant financial statements, investigates variances, documents issues, countermeasures when necessary and provides explanations.
• Interacts externally with CPA firms, consultants, governmental auditors, etc. Internally the position is instrumental in communicating financial results, policy changes and business plan objectives to personnel at corporate and various plant locations.
• Coordinates activities to ensure accurate chargeback of research and development charges from overseas parent to regional subsidiaries.
• Calculates allocation of corporate expenses for push down to subsidiary plants.
• Responsible for Department of Commerce reporting.
• Works with internal and external auditors on policy development and adoption of new standards.
• Review manual and recurring journal entries for accuracy, completeness, appropriate account coding, and supporting documentation.
• Prepare and/or review monthly balance sheet account reconciliations.
• Recommend opportunities to standardize, centralize, or automate accounting activities.
• Administrator functionality for banking and credit card websites
• Lead/Support ERP system GL standardization activities
• Other duties as assigned

Reporting to this position:

• No direct reports.
• No indirect reports.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Work Environment - Open office workplace.
• Physical Demands - Data entries. Sits for long periods of time.
• Environmental conditions - Open office environment. May be exposed to moderate noise levels.
• Vocal communication - Required to express or exchange ideas by means of spoken word and/or detailed or loud talking to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to others accurately, loudly or quickly.
• Hearing Perception - Ability to recognize information at normal spoken levels and/or ability to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or make fine distinctions in sound.
• Sensory Utilization - Prepare and analyze written or computer data.
• Physical Activities - Required to stand, walk and sit as well as use hands to finger, handle or feel. May occasionally reach with hands and arms. May be required to lift up to 50 lbs unassisted.
• Visual Acuity - There are no special vision requirements.
• The Associate is expected to work on-site in person throughout the scheduled work week. The nature of this position requires frequent personal interaction, collaboration, problem solving, and coordination with cross-functional team members that cannot be effectively replicated in a home-office environment.