About the Role
Location: Los Angeles, CA (Hybrid Remote considered; office commute 2 days a week)
Hours: Monday to Friday; 9:00am to 6:00pm
Compensation: up to $80,000/YR (DoE) + benefits
Job duties include:
Must meet the deadlines and a multitude of accounting activities including general documents
and financial reporting.
Applies a thorough understanding of the financial reporting and general ledger structure.
Ensures an accurate and timely close on monthly, quarterly, and annually.
Ensures and develops reports for all monthly financial information in a timely manner.
Initiates and leads budget and forecasting activities.
Monitors and analyzes departments’ workflows in order to develop more efficient procedures.
Manages resources while maintaining a high level of accuracy.
Maintains an excellent communication with other departments to verify transaction report data and issues.
Advises staff members regarding the handling of non-routine transactions.
Responds to the inquiries from the President regarding financial results, special reporting requests, etc.
Works with the retained CPA firm to ensure a clean and timely year end audit and quarterly reviews.
Assists in development and implementation of new procedures and features to enhance the workflow of the department.
Provides training to new and existing staff as needed.
Monitors cash deposition, plans effective cash management.
Requirements
Must be bilingual in Japanese/English
Must have past experience in accounting
Knowledge of basic bookkeeping procedures
Familiarity with finance regulations
Good math skills and the ability to spot numerical errors
Hands-on experience with MS Excel and accounting software (e.g. QuickBooks)
Organization skills
Ability to handle sensitive, confidential information