Accounting Supervisor

POSITION SUMMARY / PURPOSE

Supervises, coordinates, and participates in activities of the responsible fields and team members assigned by the Manager, Accounting engaged, obtaining, calculating, posting, and recording financial data for use in maintaining accounting and statistical records by performing the following duties.

KEY JOB DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES

Major responsibilities of the position are listed below. To perform the job successfully, an individual must be able to execute each essential duty satisfactorily. Other duties, assignments and specific projects may be assigned at the discretion of management. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Compiles various financial reports from individual reports of subordinates required by management or government agencies.
2. Communicate, report, and respond to the headquarter of the company in Japan for the projects and the company’s financial information designated by the Manager.
3. Oversee daily transactions, including accounts payable/receivable, general ledger, bank reconciliations, and intercompany balance confirmation.
4. Manage overdue accounts receivable and payable balances, analyze any disputes and discrepancies of the balances, and take appropriate actions for the disputes and discrepancies in a timely manner.
5. Supervises and participates in preparing and auditing materials requiring analyses of supporting documents and ensures that all entries are entered into the system properly.
6. Identifies and resolves problems and inconsistencies, determining appropriate corrective procedures.
7. Recommends enhancements, communicates, and coordinates accounting policies, practices, and procedures with department and company managers and officials, vendors, reporting agencies, clients, customers, and the public ensuring compliance with organizational and governmental policies as well as effective and efficient operations.
8. Establish work procedures, prepares work schedules, and expedites workflow. Issues written and oral instructions.
9. Provide a guidance to accounting staff members and review their work assigned to ensure a high level of accuracies, exactness, neatness, and conformance to policies and procedures.
10. Studies and standardizes procedures to improve efficiency of subordinates.
11. Reviews source data, subledgers, general ledger accounts, balance sheet, and income statement schedules, the other reports, and/or prepare required journal entries.
12. Recommends enhancements to general accounting activities to ensure compliance with organizational and governmental policies and procedures and to ensure the most effective and efficient operations.
13. Implements process and automation improvements to reduce reconciliation efforts. Develop, recommend and implement procedures to improve efficiency of current financial and costing systems and data gathering for reporting.
14. Operates within budgetary guidelines and assists in budget development for the company.
15. Communicates and interacts with external auditors and responds to their inquiries and requests for additional information in a timely manner.
16. Performs a wide variety of accounting functions including preparation, review, and approval of journal entries, month-end closing processes and reports, year-end schedules and reports, quarterly/annual tax reports, and account reconciliation.
17. Responsible for month-end closing duties and financial reporting of the assigned field.
18. Responsible for management of capital assets and account reconciliations for the assigned field.
19. Performs analysis on cash flow forecast and assists Manager, Accounting with operational cash management activities.
20. Meets accounting operational standards by contributing financial information to strategic plans and reviews; implements production, productivity, quality and customer service standards; resolves problems; and identifies system improvements.
21. Assists Manager, Accounting with transfer pricing studies information compilation; accounting improvements implementation for subsidiaries and physical inventory management and audit in all locations including company subsidiary.
22. Ensure and enforce controls in compliance to J-SOX key controls, workflows, and standards for the assigned fields

Supervisory Responsibility: Directly supervises one to three team members. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE / LICENSE / CERTIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree (B.A./B.S.) from four-year college or university; and a minimum of five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Fluent in Japanese is big plus
• Good experience in financial accounting (five years or more)
• Good experience in managerial accounting (Cost accounting) (five years or more)
• Work experience in the Automotive industry preferable (three years or more)
• Work experience in Factory accounting (Inventory accounting) is plus
• Possesses leadership capabilities, solid operational and technical accounting background, and works proactively to drive results.
• This person is a self-starter, flexible, has a high level of integrity, and is action and goal-oriented in a fast-paced, team-oriented, collaborative environment

SKILLS & ABILITIES

Language: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Math: Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Computer: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Word Processing software; Spreadsheet software and Accounting software.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS / WORK ENVIRONMENT

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include Close vision. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and reach with hands and arms.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.