Accountant (Japanese Bilingual)

Prosum; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Prosum is seeking an Accountant in Santa Clara, CA to maintain the general ledger, perform month-end close, and oversee multi-entity operations. You will handle cost-plus models, expense processing, and ensure accuracy across overseas branches.

Responsibilities include journal entries, reconciliations, tax-related accounts, asset management, and SOX compliance narratives within scope.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in accounting/finance.
• 2–3 years corporate accounting experience, manufacturing/tech background preferred.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP and internal controls.
• Proficiency with QuickBooks and ERP systems is expected.

Responsibilities

• Prepare daily journal entries, reconciliations, and ledger maintenance per US GAAP.
• Process employee expense reports and ensure policy compliance.
• Manage AP/AR cycles and vendor/customer ledger health.

Skills

US GAAP

Excel

Journal entries

Expense reports

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance

Tools

QuickBooks

Microsoft Dynamics

SAP

Oracle

NetSuite

Sage Intaact

Job description

Duration: Full-Time

Pay Range: $90-110k

JOB SUMMARY

This Accountant role focuses on maintaining general ledger accuracy, executing core month-end close processes, and managing multi-entity operations. Responsibilities include tracking cost-plus models, processing employee expense reports, and ensuring compliance and financial reporting accuracy across international overseas branches.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

General Ledger & Daily Operations

• Perform daily journal entries, bank reconciliations, and general ledger maintenance in alignment with US GAAP standards.
• Review, audit, and process employee expense reports, ensuring compliance with corporate travel and entertainment policies.
• Manage full-cycle accounts payable and accounts receivable transactional flows to maintain vendor and customer ledger health.

Tax-Related Account Management

• Manage, track, and reconcile tax-related general ledger accounts (e.g., sales tax, VAT, use tax, and income tax provisions).
• Gather financial data and maintain meticulous documentation to support quarterly filings, annual tax returns, and external tax audits.

Inventory & Asset Management

• Monitor and reconcile inventory and maintain the fixed asset register.
• Manage asset labeling, purchase recordkeeping, and periodic physical inventory checks and reconciliations.

Month-End Close & Reporting

• Actively assist in the worldwide month-end and quarter-end close cycles, preparing standard accruals, prepayments, and variance review packages.
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts and resolve reconciling discrepancies efficiently.
• Maintain strict internal controls and support Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance narratives or documentation within functional scope.
• Audit, verify, and process employee expense reports to ensure strict adherence to corporate travel and entertainment policies.
• Support cost-plus accounting structures, calculating overhead allocations, transfer pricing agreements, and intercompany billings.

Overseas Branches & Intercompany Accounting

• Assist with financial consolidation, data compilation, and transaction tracking for overseas branches and international subsidiaries.
• Support international accounting matters including currency translations, intercompany eliminations, and cross-border alignment.
• Partner with cross-functional teams and external auditors to support annual financial audits and tax preparation requests.
• Participate in continuous improvement projects to streamline finance workflows, automate manual journal entries, and enhance internal reporting efficiency.Maintain comprehensive documentation of standard operating procedures (SOPs) for daily accounting processes and overseas branch reconciliations.
• Provide ad-hoc financial reports, data queries, and analysis for management as requested.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related business discipline.
• 2 to 3 years of progressive corporate accounting experience; exposure to manufacturing, tech hardware, or semiconductor environments is a strong plus.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Technical Expertise

• Solid working knowledge of US GAAP principles and internal controls.
• Preferred System Experience: Hands-on proficiency with QuickBooks (Enterprise/Online), alongside familiarity with enterprise resource planning systems (e.g., Microsoft Dynamics, SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, or Sage Intaact).
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUPs, and large data set manipulation).