Accounting and Finance Manager

Job DescriptionJob Description

The Accounting and Finance Manager is responsible for managing the overall general accounting function, including but not limited to: accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger. This position ensures the accurate compilation, analysis and report of accounting data and acts as liaison between the company, government, client, and CPA auditors in providing required information and ensuring proper information is maintained. The Accounting and Finance Manager reports to the LOGISTEED America, Inc.’s Chief Financial Officer.

Qualities

• Ethical with sound business judgement
• Leadership, management, and interpersonal abilities to oversee the organization
• Possesses a passion to help team members
• Possesses a strong focus on the human capital and its impact to the success of the organization
• Tenacious
• Visionary
• Strong customer relations
• Detail-oriented
• Reliable, follows through on commitments
• Strong process and planning orientation
• Goal-oriented, task driven
• Enjoys being part of a team as well as leading one
• Balances team’s needs with goals of organization
• Ability to delegate to the right team members and the experience to know when to lead and when to delegate
• Outstanding written, verbal, presentation and organization communication skills

Essential Duties & Functional Responsibilities Required

Required Knowledge Skills & Abilities

The following reflects management’s definition of essential functions for this job but does not restrict the tasks that may be assigned. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Functions

• Perform tasks safely
• Ensure area housekeeping requirements are met
• Abide by all OSHA rules and LOGISTEED America, Inc. safety practices
• Meet established procedures and productivity, safety and quality standards
• Meet attendance & punctuality standards
• Communicate both orally and in writing in a clear and concise manner
• Support organization financial objectives by providing financial analyses and recommendations and directing staff.
• Manage financial accounting and reporting for all client entities, including consolidations and inter-company reconciliations, with recommendations for process improvements.
• Assist CPA with yearly audit requirements and enter adjusting journal entries.
• Work with outside CPA firm for reviews, audits and corporate tax preparation.
• Facilitate implementation of new systems and major modifications of existing systems to reduce downtime.
• Establish financial status by developing and implementing systems for collecting, analyzing, verifying, and reporting financial information, and managing accounting staff.
• Accomplish accounting human resource objectives by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions; planning and reviewing compensation actions; and enforcing policies and procedures.
• Achieve accounting operational objectives by contributing accounting information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews; preparing and completing action plans; implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolving problems; completing audits; identifying trends; determining system improvements; and implementing change.
• Confirm financial status by monitoring revenue and expenses; coordinating the collection, consolidation, and evaluation of financial data; and preparing special reports.
• Maintain accounting controls by establishing a chart of accounts and defining accounting policies and procedures.
• Guides other departments by researching and interpreting accounting policy and applying observations and recommendations to operational issues.
• Maintains financial security by establishing internal controls.
• Avoids legal challenges by understanding current and proposed legislation, enforcing accounting regulations, and recommending new procedures.
• Protects organization’s value by keeping information confidential.
• Supervise the preparation of quarterly and annual account reconciliations, monitor and enforce compliance with tax and financial reporting standards and assist with cash flow forecasting.
• Advise colleagues and executive management on decisions related to the company’s finances.
• Supervise the documentation of the company’s financial status and forecasts.
• Mediate between the organization, employees, stakeholders, shareholders and investors on financial issues for amicable resolution of differences.
• Create strategic business plans based on the analysis of the company’s status and financial forecasts.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, maintaining personal networks, and participating in professional organizations.
• Accomplishes accounting and organization mission by completing related results as needed.
• Create and deliver compelling presentations effectively.
• Train, coach and mentor staff on related processes and procedures.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a variety of stakeholders, employees and customers.
• Report and be accountable to the Parent Company in Japan.
• Provide monthly and quarterly reporting using designated packages, etc.
• Approximately up to 25% travel required

Competencies

• Strategic Thinking
• Problem Solving/Analysis
• Financial Management
• People Management
• Project Management
• Communication Proficiency
• Personal Effectiveness/Credibility
• Multi-tasking

Supervisory Responsibility

• Oversee the schedules and responsibilities of managerial staff in the department.
• Assist to provide constructive and timely performance evaluations.
• Manage and oversees accounting functions.
• Supervise and schedule staff in organization support operations.
• Assist SGM and CFO in staffing decisions in the Department.

Preferred Qualifications, Required Knowledge Skills & Abilities and Working Conditions

Previous Work Experience

• Five to ten years’ experience in accounting and/or finance with similar organization or with a major CPA firm

Education and Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; MBA preferred
• CPA preferred

Experience Requirements and Preferences

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Thorough knowledge of financial and legal best practices and requirements with a proven ability to provide sound and ethical financial counsel to executive leadership.
• Thorough understanding of and personal involvement with systems and methodologies of finance and administration.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong supervisory and leadership skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
• Strong organization and time management skills
• Communication skills
• Leadership
• Interpersonal skills
• State and federal tax laws
• Property and sales tax laws
• Computer accounting software skills
• Project management skills
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work in fast-paced, high-pressure environment
• Focused on results
• Mindful of deadlines
• Able to communicate effectively with both internal and external stakeholders
• Proven strong business acumen
• Proficient in Microsoft applications
• Fluency in English
• Must pass credit and criminal background check

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

• Ability to read, analyze and interpret complex data
• Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints

Work Authorization/Security Clearance (if applicable)Must be legally authorized to work in the United States. List any visa requirements, H1-B sponsorship, special clearances, etc. Other DutiesPlease note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.Physical Requirements

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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk or sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, bend crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 15 pounds, frequently lift and/or move objects up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

One hundred percent of the work time will be spent in an office setting where the environment is climate controlled.

LOGISTEED America, Inc. is an equal opportunity organization. We abide by all applicable equal opportunity laws and regulations. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

PAY TRANSPARENCY NONDISCRIMINATION PROVISION - The company will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.

Information is obtained as part of an employee’s essential job functions if: (1) access to compensation information is necessary to perform that function or another routinely assigned business task, or (2) the function or duties of the position include protecting and maintaining the privacy of employee personnel records, including compensation information.

Nothing in this statement prevents LOGISTEED America, Inc. from disciplining, terminating, or otherwise taking adverse action against an applicant or employee because they have violated another workplace rule. LOGISTEED America, Inc. fully supports the above pay transparency nondiscrimination statement.

EOE/M/F/D/V

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