About the Role
Location: Berkely, CA (Hybrid-remote w/office commute once a week)
Shift: Monday to Friday, 9:00AM to 5:00PM (can be flexible)
Compensation: up to $120,000/YR (DoE) + benefits
Job duties include:
Oversee and Manage general and managerial accounting functions
Assist Senior VP of Finance and Accounting
Develop and manage staff by managing performance, setting goals, and maintaining strong employee relationships
Perform and process Month-End, Quarter-End and Year-End Close related tasks including preparing the financial reports with SVP of Finance and Accounting with the HQ
Calculate, examine, adjust, reconcile, and monitor all G/L accounts’ balances
Maintain Fixed Asset Ledger and process transactions, including depreciation, additions, and disposals; reconcile with General Ledger
Examine and reconcile financial statements with accounting records and reports in the accounting system (Needs to understand the workflows of the ERP system)
Manage the annual Accounting Audit working with SVP of Finance and Accounting and the external auditors
Manage franchise and property taxes and handle any other tax accounting tasks while communicating with SVP of Finance and Accounting and tax consultant
Reconcile daily cash receipts including cash, checks, wire transfers, and credit cards to invoices in the system with the Accounting Specialist
Monitor Accounting Receivable, Accounts Payable with the Accounting Specialist and take actions regarding significant past due balances as necessary
Approve invoices after reviewing and verifying
Protect the organization’s value by keeping information confidential
Requirements
Must posses Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university
Must be bilingual in Japanese/English
Must have 7+ years of experience in accounting
Experience preparing financial reports in a manufacturing company (including cost accounting)
Experience preparing managerial accounting reports. E.g. Gross sales report and P&L by product and channel and region
Familiarity with tax structure; Property tax, Sales and Use tax, Franchise Tax, etc.
Experience supervising subordinates
Strong familiarity with CPG Industry (Consumer Packaged Goods)
Strong familiarity with ERP systems like NetSuite. (Including the manufacturing process cost)
Strong familiarity with Microsoft Excel especially accounting-related formulas (“Vlookup”, “SumIF”, ”Pivot table”, etc.)
Familiarity with software; Windows operating system, MS Office applications
Familiarity with the IT environment structure to communicate with the IT vendors
Familiarity with General office equipment including phones, fax, copier, scanner, postage machine, phone system, personal computer, etc