Assistant Accountant
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Locations
New York, NY, USA
Experience Level
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Requirements
- Degree in Accounting or related discipline
- 2 years of accounting experience, preferably in full set accounting
- Mature, detail oriented, independent and strong sense of initiative
- Basic US tax knowledge preferred
- Experience in accounts receivable and accounts payable
- Strong numerical sense with proficiency in using accounting software & MS Office; Oracle would be an advantage
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- PLEASE DO NOT APPLY IF NOT ELIGIBLE TO WORK IN THE UNITED STATES OR EXPERIENCE DOES NOT ALIGN WITH THE POSITION. ANY APPLICANTS THAT ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO WORK IN THE UNITED STATES OR DO NOT HAVE EXPERIENCE OR STUDIES FOR THE POSITION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED
Responsibilities
- Review expense reimbursements, payments, campaign budget, commissions, payroll, revenue recognitions and P&L for staff according to corporate policy, categorize the expenses into appropriate cost center
- Employee expenses, assisting with payroll, verifying timesheets, calculating vacation and sick days, preparing checks, and ensuring compliance with laws and best practices
- Coordinate & monitor invoice billing and follow AR outstanding
- Prepare weekly (and urgent) payments according to due dates for review
- Clarify the queries from clients and operations, communicate with vendors and customers about invoices and payments via email or phone
- Fill in the vendor form to the client side and set up registration to the client's portal
- Act as point of contact and liaison between Hong Kong Finance team and other departments in US; handle incoming financial emails/inquiries
- Bookkeeping of accounting transactions for the US entities
- Assist in month end closing, month end inventory and revenue reconciliation of retail store
- Assist in quarterly review procedure and annual audit procedure if need
- Liaise with local banks
- Journal preparations, account reconciliations (e.g. intercompany transactions) entry tasks include logging transactions, recording and reviewing entries, creating invoices, and crafting spreadsheets
- Assist in US taxes filings, sales tax filings and sales tax registration of different states
- Coordinate with other departments to streamline workflows and policies
- Set up templates and workflow to enhance US financial processes, examine and raise potential risk areas and recommend improvements
- Assist in audit, and any ad hoc assignments as assigned
- Financial Reports: help headquarters create and update US financial reports, work on balance sheets, statements of income, statements of retained earnings, and cash flow statements