Accounting Coordinator(Japanese)

Job Type: Location Type: Hybrid

 

• Job Details
• Job Title: Accounting Coordinator (Japanese)
• Client: Japanese IT company
• Working Location: New York, NY 10022
• Working style: Hybrid
• Employment Type: Full-time
• Salary: USD 50,000 – 55,000
• Benefit: Insurance, PTO, 401K
• Visa Support: N/A
• Working Hours: 9:00-5:30
• Language: English (Business), Japanese (Business)

• Key Responsibilities
• Performs day-to-day accounting functions, including AP invoice processing, handling accounts receivable and payable requests, Journal entry in General Ledger, Payroll Entry, Bank Rec
• Research and resolving discrepancies in a timely fashion and providing support and assistance for any audit requests.
• Participate in team, company, or other meetings and occasional training and webinars, as needed or requested.
• Entering financial transactions into accounting software, SAP to process data and complete reports and other documentation, while maintaining confidentiality of all financial data.

• Skills & Qualifications
• Strong oral and written communication skills demonstrate the ability to collaborate and prepare communications/presentations, reports, and recommendations in a clear and concise manner.
• Ability to deliver quality work, manage time and multiple tasks in stressful situations effectively, adapt to changing priorities, and respond with urgency to requests while remaining focused on strategic imperatives.
• Experience in a multicultural working environment and sensitivity to intercultural issues
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, specifically in Excel or similar software and willingness to learn new software, specifically ERP systems, SAP.
• Excellent organization and attention to detail-orientated skills, along with the ability to organize thoughts and ideas.
• Mathematical and problem-solving skills.
• Teamwork skills and motivation to work effectively across functions collaboratively, as well as independently.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to work with integrity, discretion, and professional approach.
• Willingness to learn unfamiliar procedures and processes and ask questions in a timely manner.
• Effective English communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal, are required.
• Effective Japanese communication skills, both written and verbal, are also required for this position for communication with Headquarters in Japan.

• Experience
• Associate degree (A.A.) in accounting, finance, or similar field and two to three years’ related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum one year of hands-on experience in a similar position.

• Certifications
• Any accounting certificates would be a plus.