Senior Accountant

Responsibilities

• Reconcile customer accounts for residuals and clean up A/R aging to reduce or eliminate past due A/R.
• Prepare assigned journal entries during month end close.
• Prepare bank reconciliations.
• Perform inventory accounting, including calculation of inventory reserve estimates and intercompany mark-ups as well as inventory and cost of sales related journal entries.
• Maintain the profitability reporting database (PCS) by entering, verifying, and balancing data between transactional systems, the general ledger and the PCS database.
• Close the Fixed Assets module in SAP.
• Prepare the fixed asset roll-forward and supporting schedules.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly consolidated financial statements.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly reports for Japanese parent company.
• Prepare and/or review intercompany billings and reconciliations.
• Prepare and/or review monthly account reconciliations for various asset and liability accounts.
• Investigate and resolve outstanding items in a timely manner.
• Absorb and prepare monthly management reports.
• Conduct analyses and research in areas such as financial and expense performance, rate of return, depreciation, working capital, investments, and other financial related matters.
• Prepare forecasts and analyze trends.
• Analyze actual vs. budgeted expenses and prepare monthly variance statements.
• Assist with flux analyses.
• Prepare PBC schedules for auditors.
• Review and improve processes; automate manual processes if possible.
• Assist with other projects as needed.

Qualifications

• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, v-lookups).
• Strong analytical skills.
• Excellent ability to analyze and interpret data and to identify and troubleshoot issues.
• Understanding of the basics of cost accounting/inventory.
• Effective communications skills.
• Strong problem solving skills.
• Strong time management skills.
• Strong documentation and organizational skills and ability to multi-task.
• Knowledge on SAP financial system.
• Self-starter, highly motivated to learn and grow.
• Familiarity with US and IFRS GAAP and general accounting rules and principles.