Tooling Accountant

About the Role

This position reports directly to the Accounting Manager and is responsible for the general and specific job duties as described below:

Your Responsibilities

•    To exhibit an objective, fair and professional attitude that exemplifies the principles outlined in The Magna Employee’s Charter to maintain a positive and productive workplace.
•    To exhibit teamwork skills and actively participate in team activities in a positive working environment.
•    To demonstrate problem-solving skills in a work environment that is striving for continuous improvement.
•    To follow Decostar policies and display conduct expected of Decostar employees as described in the employee handbook.
•    To follow safety rules of Decostar and work in a manner that is conducive to maintaining a safe and healthful workplace.
•    To meet and maintain all customer quality standards as well as the standards of Decostar.
•    To perform daily cross-functional job assignments as required and per the department’s established procedures and work instructions.
 

Who we are looking for

•    Create and monitor a system of controls, procedures, and forms for the recordation of Direct and Amortized tooling.
•    Recommend to management any updates to accounting policies related to Tooling.
•    Record Tooling acquisitions in the accounting system.
•    Track the compilation of project costs into Tooling accounts, and close out those accounts once the related projects have been completed.
•    Reconcile the balance in Tooling subsidiary ledger to the summary-level account in the general ledger.
•    Book the Tooling amortization.
•    Review and update the detailed schedule of Tooling (F6)
•    Conduct analyses related to Tooling accounts as requested by management.
•    Prepare audit schedules relating to Customer Tooling; assist the auditors in their inquiries.
•    Track company expenditures for Tooling in comparison to the Tooling budget and management authorizations.
•    Assist AR accountant with cash application, pricing reconciliations, and reporting.
•    Prepare journal entries for month end closing.
•    Maintain Accounting records for: journal entries, account reconciliations, tooling binders, capital binders, MMRs, CMF, and BOM approvals
•    Clear AP checks and wires weekly.
•    Assist with audit request, tax reporting, and any additional request from corporate.
•    Assist AP with vouchering, vender statement reconciliations, and vender payments.
•    Other assigned duties

Your preferred qualifications

•    Strong oral and written communication skills with demonstrated abilities to communicate with Customer, department team members and the Decostar management team
•    Strong organizational skills
•    Knowledge of QAD, EAM, and Microsoft Office Suite a plus
•    Basic computer skills
 

What we offer

At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.

Awareness. Unity. Empowerment.

At Magna, we believe that a diverse workforce is critical to our success. That’s why we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire on the basis of experience and qualifications, and in consideration of job requirements, regardless of, in particular, color, ancestry, religion, gender, origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity. Magna takes the privacy of your personal information seriously. We discourage you from sending applications via email to comply with GDPR requirements and your local Data Privacy Law.

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