Accounting Supervisor
Accounting Supervisor
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Job Description
Accounting Supervisor
Summary
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.
Essential Duties
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.
- Compiles various financial reports from individual reports of subordinates required by management or government agencies.
- 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.
- Oversee daily transactions including accounts payable/receivable general ledger bank reconciliations and intercompany balance confirmation.
- 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.
- Supervises and participates in preparing and auditing materials requiring analyses of supporting documents and ensures that all entries are entered into the system properly.
- Identifies and resolves problems and inconsistencies determining appropriate corrective procedures.
- 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.
- Establish work procedures prepares work schedules and expedites workflow. Issues written and oral instructions.
- 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.
- Studies and standardizes procedures to improve efficiency of subordinates.
- Reviews source data subledgers general ledger accounts balance sheet and income statement schedules the other reports and/or prepare required journal entries.
- 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.
- 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.
- Operates within budgetary guidelines and assists in budget development for the company.
- Communicates and interacts with external auditors and responds to their inquiries and requests for additional information in a timely manner.
- Performs a wide variety of accounting functions including preparation review and approval of journal entries monthend closing processes and reports yearend schedules and reports quarterly/annual tax reports and account reconciliation.
- Responsible for monthend closing duties and financial reporting of the assigned field.
- Responsible for management of capital assets and account reconciliations for the assigned field.
- Performs analysis on cash flow forecast and assists Manager Accounting with operational cash management activities.
- 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.
- 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.
- Ensure and enforce controls in compliance to JSOX 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.
Working Hours Working style8:00 17:00
Woking Location
Novi Michigan
Salary/Benefit
90k 120K
Medical insurance(Health Dental Vision). 401K
Holidays
Saturday Sunday Holiday
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree (B.A./B.S.) from fouryear 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 selfstarter flexible has a high level of integrity and is action and goaloriented in a fastpaced teamoriented 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.
Employment Type
Full Time
