A Japanese financial services company seeks an accountant who will be responsible for handling general ledger relating to cash activities, cash reconciliations, accounts payable, cash management, lease funding, and monthly closing .
Core Responsibilities:
- Assist preparing daily cash journal entries in Excel and record into general ledger
- Assist reconcile cash activities per bank and GL systems on a daily basis
- Assist preparing daily wire transfers for lease funding, related party transfers, and miscellaneous items
- Work effectively with our related company to ensure transactions are properly accounted for
- Assist Review and obtain approval from management for invoices to be paid
- Assist prepare checks and ACH for payments
- Update and maintain internal reports including but not limited to lease schedules with new leases and loan schedules
- Assist preparing monthly journal entries including expenses/accruals/prepaid
- Assist preparing monthly/quarterly reporting items as requested
- Assist preparing state filing items
- Assist as directed by the Accounting and Finance Manager
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or equivalent field required
- 3+ years’ GAAP experience
- Proficiency with Excel, including V-lookups & Pivot Table and Microsoft 365
- Proficiency with accounting software
- Ability to close month end financial statements
- Ability to communicate effectively, both verbal and written
- Ability to organize work independently and achieve department’s deadlines
- Indirect taxes (f1099, f1042, personal property taxes, sales taxes) are plus
- CPA firm experience is plus
- Audit experience is plus