General Accountant
About Us
Litens Aftermarket is a $200 million business segment of Litens Automotive ($1 billion), a Canadian company serving the global automotive original equipment market. Since inventing the automatic belt tensioner in 1979, Litens Automotive has maintained a 50% global market share for belt tensioning products manufactured for customers like Ford, Toyota, Honda, GM, Chrysler, and BMW. Established in 2003, Litens Aftermarket differentiates itself by providing high-quality original equipment-type belt tensioning devices, exceptional customer service, innovative products and programs, and industry-leading technical product knowledge. Our office is located in Farmington Hills, MI.
About the Role
Join the Litens Accounting team as a General Accountant. In this role, you will perform a range of support functions to ensure financial statements are accurately reported.
Responsibilities
- Review and update sales invoices, including manual invoices, credit notes, and EDI reporting.
- Review, approve, and process finished goods inventory costs.
- Review, approve, and process purchase order invoices and expense reports before payment.
- Process customer payments.
- Prepare payments and supplier wire transfers, as well as bank deposits.
- Prepare and post journal entries as appropriate.
- Prepare month-end reporting and reconciliations.
- Assist in preparing annual budgets and sales forecasts.
- Maintain the in-house Fixed Assets program, tooling costs, and capital budget.
- Maintain, reconcile, and analyze general ledger accounts, including bank reconciliations.
- Maintain and analyze customer/supplier pricing and associated gross margins.
Requirements
- Minimum of three years of accounting experience.
- Bachelor’s degree with a major or focus in accounting.
- Experience with accounts payable, accounts receivable, and general accounting.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office applications, specifically Excel.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to organize and work independently.
Nice-to-Have Skills
- Ability to speak more than one language.
- Experience with systems conversions.
Accommodations for disabilities in relation to the job selection process are available upon request.