Accounting staff - Japanese bilingual

Job Title: Accounting Assistant

Position Level: entry level somehow working experience in accounting related field

Offer Rate: $24.00 per working hour

Requested Skills

• general PC skills for office works
• business English and upper conversational Japanese at least
  
  

Experiences/Interests/Knowledge

• certain working experiences with accounting related software such as QB
• certain experiences with different cultures rather than his/her own culture, especially Japanese culture and/or Asian culture
• certain knowledge on accounting or accounting related
  
  

Working Days & Hours: 5 week days X 7.5 working hours a day (Monday - Friday at 9:30am -6:00pm)

Working Location: Midtown, Manhattan

Full Time Employee Benefits

• healthcare: Medical/Dental/Vision insurances (currently up to family level)
• paid vacation/paid holiday/earned Sick Hour
• 401K Retirement Plan
• Basic Life and AD & D insurance at fully company's cost
• Employee Discount
  
  

Job Description

General Position Summary

This position is responsible for the financial processing of transactions for the Company, duties including daily bookkeeping and record keeping, financial reporting and the preparation of tax records for financial audits. It conducts all general accounting related works, such as General Ledger, Account Payables/Other Expenses, Account Receivables, Bank Reconciliation, Bank Accounts, Bookkeeping, Taxes Filing, and financial statements etc. In addition, this position is expected to perform certain office administration jobs, such as answering phone calls, taking messages or redirecting them to the right personnel, and document filings etc.

Essential Job Functions

General Ledger Accounts and Bank Accounts

• processes general journal entries to accounting system;
• reviews cash flow and account balance and initiates account transfer as necessary;
• reviews bank charges statement, then processes general journal entry as necessary;
• conducts bank reconciliations;
• assists accounting manager with fiscal year closing, including internal and external auditing;
• ensures accounting/financial information kept confidential.
  
  

Account Payables & Other Expenses

• assists accounting manager with all matters related to the invoicing and billing, by using accounting software and other programs to manage accounts payable;
• handles accounts payable for separate entities and vendors/suppliers, by processing invoices, periodic and other expense invoices, as well as reconciling monthly statements from vendors/supplier if applicable, requesting correction/change as necessary;
• analyzes workflow processes, processes transactions and performs accounting duties such as account maintenance, recording entries and reconciling books of accounts;
• processes due invoices for payments checks and wire transfers within terms, while ensuring bills/payroll are paid in a timely & accurate manner while adhering to departmental procedures;
• compares purchase orders, prices, terms of payment and other charges;
• communicates with vendors/suppliers regarding invoices; reports account payable aging, unpaid invoices and any problem to Management;
• processes cash receipt on accounting system;
• establishes and maintains relationships with new and existing vendors/suppliers.
  
  

Account Receivables

• is responsible for collecting payments from customers/clients and accurately records then into accounting system and applied spreadsheets;
• tracks payments from customers/clients, makes banking deposits and runs reports that document profits and losses for the Company;
• manages incoming payments, by properly tracking them and updating information as needed into the accounting system to maintain accurate bookkeeping databases records and applied spreadsheets;
• communicates with customers/clients to request payment and arrange payment plans as needed;
• updates customers/clients’ accounts based on payments or contact information as needed;
• alerts operations of unpaid receivables; reports account receivable aging and any problem to Management;
• obtains credit information from customers/clients ’s trade references as needed.