Senior Accountant

pSemi Corporation is a Murata company driving semiconductor integration. pSemi builds on Peregrine Semiconductor's 30-year legacy of technology advancements and strong IP portfolio but with a new mission-to enhance Murata's world-class capabilities with high-performance semiconductors. With a strong foundation in RF integration, pSemi's product portfolio now spans power management, connected sensors, optical transceivers, antenna tuning and RF frontends. These intelligent and efficient semiconductors enable advanced modules for smartphones, base stations, personal computers, electric vehicles, data centers, IoT devices and healthcare. From headquarters in San Diego and offices around the world, pSemi's team explores new ways to make electronics for the connected world smaller, thinner, faster and better.

Job Summary

The Senior Accountant has an integral role in supporting dynamic growth across the Company and ensuring appropriate accounting within the organization. Must be a self-starter and take full ownership of their areas of responsibility to provide solutions and alternatives. This is a key role within a group that represents the bridge between business leaders, business level finance management, and corporate accounting. The Senior Accountant is responsible for maintaining financial reports, records, general ledgers and performing activities (in accordance with US GAAP) as well as supporting and helping lead the monthly close process.

Roles & Responsibilities

This position has responsibility for:

• Review the preparation of external financial statements provided by foreign branches
• Review Fixed Asset schedules which include CIP and PPE rollfoward
• Manage the preparation of the flux analysis and add explanations to items that meet the flux explanation threshold
• Prepare the consolidation reporting file and supporting schedules
• Prepare complex journal entries and reconcile certain balance sheet accounts
• Assist with Workday, including general ledger account additions, error review and training
• Assist with new guidance adoption or implementations
• Assist in managing cross-departmental month end close
• Assist in identifying areas for process efficiencies in areas relating to AR, AP and month end close
• Assis in the preparation of Stravis reporting file and supporting schedules
• Answers accounting and financial questions by researching and interpreting data
• Participate in 'Monthly Spend Review' meeting with FP&A, identify variances and provide explanations or guidance for proper accounting
• Reconcile intercompany relationships and balances, including research and resolving discrepancies
• Partners with the financial leadership team and extended finance team in working on the annual audit, ad hoc projects including tax projects, M&A research, and analysis and financial research
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations
• Maintain accounting controls by following policies and procedures; complying with federal, state, and local financial legal requirements
• Understanding of lease accounting under ASC 842 and ability to research accounting issues, as necessary

Competency Requirements

In order to perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Critical Thinking: Skilled at identifying problems and solutions that others might miss; provides detailed insight and constructive criticism into problems and complex situations
• Working with Ambiguity: Achieves forward progress in the face of poorly defined situations and/or unclear goals; able to work effectively with limited or partial information
• Building and Supporting Teams: Shows enthusiasm toward being a member of the group; actively participates in team meetings and activities; leverages the skills and interests of coworkers to achieve goals and solve problems; supports team decisions
• Demonstrating Tenacity and Perseverance: Maintains high levels of energy and enthusiasm over an extended amount of time; does not give up when faced with challenging obstacles; completes what he/she starts; sees projects through to the end
• Displaying Creativity: Produces a wide range of ideas and suggestions when presented with a problem or challenge; comes up with creative, new ways of doing things

Minimum Qualifications (Experience and Skills)

• Typically requires 6 to 8 years of relevant audit or accounting close and financial statement preparation experience depending on education level and experience
• Strong understanding of US GAAP and SOX/internal controls
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, SUMIF and VLOOKUP functions
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills
• Results-oriented, resourceful, and service-driven
• Ability to manage multiple tasks in a time sensitive environment
• Strong accounting knowledge and exceptional attention to detail
• Willingness to challenge the status quo to enhance productivity, processes, and procedures.
• Ability to work independently and within a team environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Oracle a plus

Education Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting
• CPA License preferred

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. This position requires the ability to occasionally lift office products and supplies, up to 20 pounds.

$100,332.97 - $130,440.08 per year

pSemi Corporation supports a diverse workforce and is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity for applicants and employees. pSemi does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex/gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions or breastfeeding), gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, national origin (including language use restrictions and possession of a driver's license issued under Vehicle Code section 12801.9), ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally-protected medical condition, military or veteran status (including "protected veterans" under applicable affirmative action laws), marital status, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by local, state or federal laws applicable to the Company. pSemi also prohibits discrimination based on the perception that an employee or applicant has any of those characteristics, or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics.

Note: The Peregrine Semiconductor name, Peregrine Semiconductor logoand UltraCMOS are registered trademarks and the pSemi name, pSemi logo, HaRP andDuNE are trademarks of pSemi Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies. pSemi products are protected under one or more of the following U.S. Patents: