Job Title: Senior Accountant

Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Accountant to provide financial analytical assistance and oversight to our accounting functions. This role involves preparing consolidation packages for financial reporting, supporting inventory counts, administering equipment inventory, and ensuring compliance with various financial procedures.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial analytical assistance and oversight to accounting functions under the supervision of the accounting manager/controller.
• Assist in preparing consolidation packages for financial reporting.
• Support daily inventory cycle counts and semi-annual and annual physical inventory count procedures.
• Administer equipment inventory, ensuring proper tagging, transfer, and disposal of equipment.
• Conduct annual equipment inventory and reconcile the master equipment list at year-end, including depreciation reconciliation journal entries.
• Prepare financial information or disclosures for the annual audit.
• Reconcile sub-ledgers and general ledger account balances for inventory, accounts receivable (A/R), and accounts payable (A/P).
• Prepare monthly petty cash reconciliation and bank reconciliation.
• Reconcile inter-company transactions on a monthly/quarterly basis.
• Perform monthly analysis of on-hand and slow-moving inventories.
• Conduct cost variance and freight charges analysis.
• Support compliance matters such as business license renewals, sales tax filings, annual report filings, and census reporting.
• Provide backup support for accounting associate positions responsible for accounts receivable and accounts payable, including reviewing AP invoice entries, AP payments, AR cash receipts, and reconciling discrepancies.
• Assist the accounting manager in processing all aspects of monthly financial records close, including balance sheet reconciliations.
• Monitor bank accounts to maintain appropriate cash balances and initiate book transfers as needed.
• Coordinate various audits, including quarterly financial audits/reviews, year-end financial audits, SOX audits, and internal audits.
• Prepare various reports as requested on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis, supporting the preparation of consolidation packages.

Essential Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting with 5 years of related work experience or equivalent experience in lieu of a degree.
• Proficiency in PC skills, especially Excel.
• Experience with ERP systems.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Demonstrated customer service focus with a positive and respectful work style.
• Strong written, verbal, and listening skills with the ability to engage with customers effectively.
• Ability to think independently and use professional judgment and initiative to meet deadlines.
• High degree of analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in accounts receivable for day-to-day operations is a plus.
• Bilingual in English and Japanese is a plus, but not required.
• Self-motivated and self-directed, yet works well as part of a team.
• Available to work overtime during busy periods, especially month-end close/audits, and on weekends or holidays when necessary.

Work Environment

The position is based on-site and may require overtime as needed, particularly during month-end and year-end periods. The organization values autonomy in the role and operates in a publicly traded environment.