Associated Manager of Accounts Payable (bilingual Chinese)

Job Responsibilities

• Lead all areas of the day-to-day full AP cycle, driving process excellence across the end-to-end process.
• Accountable for the overall operational success of the Accounts Payable team.
• Develop and maintain an accurate cash flow forecast as well as the weekly budget.
• Maintain relationships with all banks and ensure compliance of the company’s loan covenants.
• Manage the overall AP month-end close process, ensuring all weekly and monthly AP entries including intercompany transactions and invoice accruals are prepared timely and accurately.
• Manage overall dispute resolution process and closely monitor key metrics.
• Drive continuous improvement efforts by implementing process improvements, technology driven solutions and automation for workflow optimization.
• Coach, mentor, and develop staff, including providing career development planning and opportunities.
• Provide support for ongoing growth and integration of new entities.
• Support ongoing transformation efforts through ongoing company growth.

Qualifications (Required)

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting (or related)
• 2-4+ years of relevant experience
• Bilingual, the ability to communicate in both English and Mandarin professionally is required.
• Strong end-to-end AP experience in a high-volume, fast-paced environment
• Knowledge of basic accounting principles, use of the Chart of Accounts, and the month-end close process
• Experience managing a large Accounts Payable function
• Demonstrate intermediate to advanced skills and knowledge of Excel, as well as other Microsoft Office applications
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience with accounting software, i.e., QuickBooks, NetSuite
• Highly detail-oriented, initiative to drive changes and improvement
• Fulltime onsite in Brea office