Junior Accountant-Treasury & Accounting Operations

The Junior Accountant supports Treasury and day-to-day accounting operations for UBE Urethanes USA and related entities. The role is primarily responsible for banking administration, daily cash activities, payment-run preparation, cash-position reporting, and treasury documentation. The position also supports accounting entries, reconciliations, and the preparation of proposed journal-entry adjustments for management review and approval. This position serves as the preparer within the Treasury workflow, supporting the appropriate review and approval process in accordance with the company’s segregation-of-duties and internal-control requirements.

Responsibilities

• Support administration of company bank accounts, online banking access, user maintenance, and banking documentation.
• Prepare daily cash-position and liquidity reports, including bank-balance monitoring.
• Prepare payment-run support and payment documentation for review and approval.
• Support bank reconciliations and investigate reconciling items promptly.
• Assist with cash forecasting, intercompany cash movements, loans, and related supporting schedules.
• Assist with cash pooling administration, including daily balance monitoring, sweep confirmation, and intercompany interest support.
• Coordinate with banks on account maintenance, ACH/wire setup, check services, fraud-prevention tools, and other treasury matters.
• Maintain organized treasury records, bank confirmations, payment support, and control evidence.
• Assist with credit management activities, including customer credit reviews, credit reference checks, credit limit documentation, and monitoring of credit status.
• Prepare journal-entry support and proposed adjustment entries for review by the Treasurer or Finance & Accounting Manager.
• Support month-end close activities, including accruals, prepaid expenses, payroll entries, bank-related entries, and intercompany accounting.
• Prepare account reconciliations and follow up on outstanding or unusual items.
• Support AP and AR teams or outsourced providers with payment exceptions, cash application questions, vendor inquiries, and reconciliation issues.
• Assist with audit schedules, internal-control documentation, J-SOX support, and requests from internal and external auditors.
• Support SAP S/4HANA testing, banking integration, master-data validation, and reporting as needed.

Qualifications / Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required.
• CPA or CPA candidate preferred.
• 1-3 years of accounting, treasury, banking, or cash-management experience preferred.
• Understanding of basic accounting principles, journal entries, and bank reconciliations.
• Strong Excel skills and attention to detail.
• Experience with SAP or another ERP system and online banking platforms preferred.
• Able to handle confidential financial information and meet deadlines.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Experience in a manufacturing, distribution, or multinational environment preferred.
• Japanese language ability is a plus, but not required.