Accounting Analyst

The Tooling Accounting Analyst is responsible for the accurate accounting, management, and tracking of plant and vendor tooling throughout the asset lifecycle. This role supports the monthly close, prepares management reporting and financial analysis, maintains asset records, and coordinates tooling-related transactions with plants, supplier tooling team, and cross-functional partners. The analyst helps ensure tooling activity is recorded accurately, reconciled timely, and supported by appropriate documentation in accordance with company policies and accounting requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and track plant and vendor tooling from project approval and asset creation through capitalization, transfer, and disposal
• Prepare, review, and post month-end journal entries related to tooling assets, additions, transfers, disposals, amortization, and other required adjustments
• Prepare month-end tooling reports, including trend analysis, account rollforwards, variance analysis, and explanations of significant or unusual activity
• Review and process ARRS project approvals, confirming accounting treatment, project information, and required support before approval
• Complete OneStream account reconciliations accurately and on schedule; investigate and resolve reconciling items
• Coordinate supplier tooling invoicing to validate invoice support
• Process Mopar tooling disposals and other tooling asset retirements, ensuring approvals and documentation are complete, and accounting entries are accurate
• Record and review tooling asset additions and related capitalization activity
• Coordinate and process quarterly Canada tooling transfers, including asset validation, transfer support, reconciliations, and follow-up on open items
• Maintain supporting schedules and audit-ready documentation for tooling balances and transactions
• Identify data issues, control gaps, and process improvement opportunities; communicate findings and support timely resolution
• Respond to management, audit, tax, and cross-functional requests for tooling accounting information and analysis

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field
• Minimum 5 years of accounting, finance, fixed asset accounting, or manufacturing finance experience
• Strong understanding of accounting principles, month-end close processes, journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial reporting
• Experience analyzing financial results, preparing trend analysis, rollforwards, and variance explanations
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, lookups, and large data set analysis
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills with a high level of attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet recurring month-end and quarter-end deadlines
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively across Finance, Purchasing, Manufacturing, and Supplier organizations

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in fixed asset, tooling, capital project, or manufacturing accounting
• Experience with asset creations, capitalization, transfers, disposals, depreciation, and amortization processes
• Experience with SAP, OneStream, and ARRS
• Experience reviewing and approving tooling asset requests, ARRS projects, and supplier tooling transactions
• Knowledge of tooling accounting, supplier tooling processes, and fixed asset lifecycle management
• Automotive or manufacturing industry experience preferred
• Experience supporting internal and external audits, SOX controls, and compliance requirements