The Role
Support plant financial operations and Controller with GL accounting, month-end close, journal entries, cost allocations, and SOX/internal controls. Perform intercompany reconciliations, AR/AP monitoring, fixed asset tracking, inventory controls, cost accounting and BOM/cost roll-ups. Assist with payroll accuracy, audit support, program expense tracking, planning, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Summary Generated by Built In
JOB DESCRIPTION
Financial Analyst Job Duties:
- The Financial Analyst will support and promote a safe work environment at the plant.
- Assist the Controller with plant financial activities including GL accounting and reconciliations.
- Support the month-end closing process including preparation of manual Journal Entries and ensuring appropriate cost allocations.
- Maintain internal controls processes and documentation related to Sarbanes Oxley compliance. Support internal and external audit activities.
- Reconcile intercompany invoice activity with trading partners and IC Accounting.
- Monitor receivables and payables activity and address issues as necessary.
- Maintain fixed asset folders to track capital projects from CAR to CIP to Assets Register.
- Track program launch expenses and report out to Business Unit and Plant Management.
- Support inventory controls including annual physical inventory to ensure accurate inventory balances and perpetual analysis.
- Support and promote Continuous Improvement initiatives.
- Support controller in preparation of monthly outlook requirements as well as annual and long-range plans.
- Cost accounting functions: BOM review, cost roll-ups, inventory analysis. Annual standard material, labor, burden, overhead cost setting. Work with commercial team to ensure correct pricing.
- Maintain Payroll Accuracy for processing both hourly and salary. Matching Invoices with PO's
Education / Experience / Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or equivalent experience
- 2+ years financial analyst experience in a manufacturing environment preferred
- Extensive use with excel, able to summarize financial data and present to non-financial audience
- Experienced with ERP systems - (SAP & HFM are a plus)
- Experienced with Payroll - ADP is a big plus
- Outstanding organizational ability with great attention to detail and accuracy required
- Excellent communication skills required and needs to be self-driven, team oriented, and professional
- Ability to take ownership of ambiguous situations and projects
PRIMARY LOCATION
Greenfield FacilitySkills Required
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or equivalent experience
- 2+ years financial analyst experience in a manufacturing environment
- Extensive use of Excel and ability to summarize financial data for non-financial audiences
- Experience with ERP systems
- Experience with SAP
- Experience with HFM
- Payroll experience (ADP a plus)
- Outstanding organizational ability with attention to detail and accuracy
- Excellent communication skills; self-driven, team oriented, and professional
- Ability to take ownership of ambiguous situations and projects
Adient Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Adient and has not been reviewed or approved by Adient.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company matching contributions is highlighted, with corporate filings indicating ongoing employer match funding. This provides meaningful long-term savings support for U.S. employees.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid holidays and PTO/vacation are included, with indications that PTO levels compare favorably to some peers. Parental/family leave is also available in certain contexts.
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Healthcare Strength — Core medical, dental, and vision coverage are offered alongside HSAs/FSAs and protection benefits such as life/AD&D. These elements establish a comprehensive baseline that strengthens the overall package.
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The Company
What We Do
Adient is a global leader in automotive seating. With approximately 77,000 employees in 32 countries, Adient operates 202 manufacturing/assembly plants worldwide. We produce and deliver automotive seating for all major OEMs. From complete seating systems to individual components, our expertise spans every step of the automotive seat-making process. Our integrated, in-house skills allow us to take our products from research and design to engineering and manufacturing — and into more than 19 million vehicles every year.
