Accounting & Reporting Projects Manager – LKQ Europe (Temporary Role)

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides overall project management functions for key financial / accounting related projects
• Provides hands-on support to LKQ Europe as well as Subsidiary accounting / reporting teams to drive critical projects to completion
• Provides guidance and recommendation to project teams to assist in scoping, defining goals of projects
• Provides clear reporting to senior financial management regarding status of projects, resource needs, issues requiring resolution, or potential bottlenecks that can slow project completion
• Provide assistance in any new policy implementation projects involving Accounting / Reporting
• Provide oversight of cross functional teams to complete projects

KEY DECISION RIGHTS

• Project planning and tracking

• Project reporting

ESSENTIAL ROLE DUTIES:

• Provide active, day-to-day management of cross-functional project teams focused on improving LKQ European financial reporting processes and controls, streamlining financial operations, or ensuring compliance with accounting standards or internal control guidance
• Provide regular updates to senior financial management on project status
• Coordinate work of individuals from LKQ European Accounting / FP&A or Risk and Internal control teams, as well as Subsidiary accounting teams to meet project deadlines
• Liaises with Corporate Accounting teams in Chicago to ensure any group reporting instructions and requirements are timely cascaded and implemented within Europe regional reporting processes.
• Support the Director of Accounting Operations, and the VP & Controller LKQ Europe in identifying local accounting, legal and regulatory issues and their impact on the business, and advising the relevant parties of any process changes required
• Secures financial data and reporting integrity
• Interacts and aligns with external auditors and other external specialists
• Assist statutory, group and internal audit teams with significant accounting-related audit queries
• Support the Director of Accounting Operations and the VP & Controller LKQ Europe in ensuring that group accounting policies are correctly applied in regions.