Accountant (Japanese Bilingual)

Accountant (Japanese Bilingual)
Pay Range: $90k to $105k
Location: Santa Clara, CA (Hybrid, 4x/week)

JOB SUMMARY

This Accountant role focuses on maintaining general ledger accuracy, executing core month-end close processes, and managing multi-entity operations. Responsibilities include tracking cost-plus models, processing employee expense reports, and ensuring compliance and financial reporting accuracy across international overseas branches.


ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

General Ledger & Daily Operations

• Perform daily journal entries, bank reconciliations, and general ledger maintenance in alignment with US GAAP standards.
• Review, audit, and process employee expense reports, ensuring compliance with corporate travel and entertainment policies.
• Manage full-cycle accounts payable and accounts receivable transactional flows to maintain vendor and customer ledger health.

Tax-Related Account Management

• Manage, track, and reconcile tax-related general ledger accounts (e.g., sales tax, VAT, use tax, and income tax provisions).
• Gather financial data and maintain meticulous documentation to support quarterly filings, annual tax returns, and external tax audits.

Inventory & Asset Management

• Monitor and reconcile inventory and maintain the fixed asset register.
• Manage asset labeling, purchase recordkeeping, and periodic physical inventory checks and reconciliations.

Month-End Close & Reporting

• Actively assist in the worldwide month-end and quarter-end close cycles, preparing standard accruals, prepayments, and variance review packages.
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts and resolve reconciling discrepancies efficiently.
• Maintain strict internal controls and support Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance narratives or documentation within functional scope.

Expense Processing & Cost-Plus Accounting

• Audit, verify, and process employee expense reports to ensure strict adherence to corporate travel and entertainment policies.
• Support cost-plus accounting structures, calculating overhead allocations, transfer pricing agreements, and intercompany billings.

Overseas Branches & Intercompany Accounting

• Assist with financial consolidation, data compilation, and transaction tracking for overseas branches and international subsidiaries.
• Support international accounting matters including currency translations, intercompany eliminations, and cross-border alignment.

Miscellaneous Responsibilities

• Partner with cross-functional teams and external auditors to support annual financial audits and tax preparation requests.
• Participate in continuous improvement projects to streamline finance workflows, automate manual journal entries, and enhance internal reporting efficiency.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of standard operating procedures (SOPs) for daily accounting processes and overseas branch reconciliations.
• Provide ad-hoc financial reports, data queries, and analysis for management as requested.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
 

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related business discipline.
• 2 to 3 years of progressive corporate accounting experience; exposure to manufacturing, tech hardware, or semiconductor environments is a strong plus.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Technical Expertise

• Solid working knowledge of US GAAP principles and internal controls.
• Preferred System Experience: Hands-on proficiency with QuickBooks (Enterprise/Online), alongside familiarity with enterprise resource planning systems (e.g., Microsoft Dynamics, SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, or Sage Intaact).
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUPs, and large data set manipulation).