Accounting Supervisor-Leasing Job at LKQ in Antioch

Responsible for leading the analysis and review of the monthly accounting close process and assisting with the timely and accurate preparation of branch-level financial statements.

Essential Job Duties:

• Direct general accounting activities, including the preparation, maintenance and reconciliation of ledger accounts and financial statements.
• Prepare, record, analyze and report accounting transactions and ensures the integrity of accounting records for completeness, accuracy and compliance with accepted accounting policies and principles.
• Review, create and post journal entries. Prepare and review monthly balance sheet account analyses for assigned areas of responsibility.
• Direct financial support and analyzing variations from budget and trend.
• Direct accounting reports/schedules for internal audiences (management reporting) and/or for external audiences (compliance reporting) including consolidation of financial statements.
• Supervise ongoing support to Field for development of annual operating budgets.
• Initiate and support the continual improvement of LKQ Corporation, Inc. quality improvement system.
• Act as a liaison for ad hoc reporting and audit requests from other internal departments.
• Manage process improvement projects
• Stay apprised of new accounting trends.
• Assumes other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Supervise the work of others, including planning, assigning and scheduling work, reviewing work and ensuring quality standards, training staff and overseeing productivity.
• May offer recommendations for hiring, termination and pay adjustments, but do not have final responsibility for making these decisions.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting
• 5+ years direct related experience
• Conducts complex, important work under minimal supervision and with wide latitude for independent judgment

Preferred Qualifications:

• CPA certification
• Experience in a corporate accounting environment
• Prior lead experience

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Must have good written and verbal communication skills.
• Intermediate to excellent skill level in Microsoft Excel.
• Ability to seek out relevant information.
• Ability to apply math computation skills including basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and statistics and other mathematical concepts used in modeling.
• Maintain strong focus on details, working with complex issues.
• Knowledge of accounting distribution and ability to verify correctness and completeness of such information.
• Knowledge of U.S. GAAP and FASB regulations and procedures.
• Ability to formulate policy and document processes and procedures
• Demonstrated ability to create, organize and maintain Excel spreadsheets and Word documents.
• Must demonstrate initiative, leadership, and the ability to communicate effectively.
• Possess strong work ethic and commitment to completing responsibilities.

Essential Physical Demands/Work Environment:

• Office environment, requires walking, standing, or sitting for several hours at time.
• Perform repetitive motion tasks on computer.
• May require occasional travel.

Benefits:

• Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• 401k with Generous Company Match
• Company Paid Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability
• Short-Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Discounts