Operating Expense Accountant

H Mart; Whittier (CA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental & Vision insurance / EP

401(k) Retirement Plan with up to 5%

Life Insurance and AD&D

Business Travel Accident Coverage

Company provided lunch

Paid-time off and Paid Holidays

Celebration & Condolence Benefits

Smart Card benefits

Holiday Gift certificates

Flexible Spending Account

Dependent Child Care Spending Account

Job summary

H Mart in Whittier, CA is hiring for an accounting role focused on accounts payable processing, expense verification, and financial statement preparation. You will use SAP R3 for data entry, manage accruals, and assist with fixed assets and inventory reconciliation.

Strong Excel/Word skills and GAAP knowledge are essential. The position requires 1–3 years of relevant experience, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent, and bilingual capacity in Korean and English at a basic level.

Qualifications

• Must be eligible to work in the US.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field; equivalent experience considered.
• 1–3 years’ accounting experience preferred with training program available.
• General understanding of accounting processes and functions.
• Excellent communication and ability to work cross-functionally.
• Proficiency in Excel and Word.
• Experience with SAP R3; S4 HANA experience a plus.
• Must read/write Korean; basic English comprehension required.

Responsibilities

• Review and process invoices and enter data in SAP R3.
• Prepare operational expenditure payment batch.
• Review expense reports for GAAP compliance and policies.
• Reconcile operational expense accounts and identify discrepancies.
• Manage prepaid/ accrued expenses and depreciation schedules.
• Track corporate fixed assets and depreciation.
• Monitor and reconcile operational inventory.
• Execute monthly, quarterly, and annual closings.
• Prepare financial statements related to operating expenses (balance sheets, income statements).
• Analyze spending trends to identify cost reduction opportunities.
• Handle special projects as assigned.

Skills

Eligible to work in US

Communication skills

Excel

Word

Cross-functional teamwork

Korean language ability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Business (Finance/Economics/Statistics)

Tools

SAP R3

S4 HANA Public Cloud ERP

Job description

• Review and process invoices and related cover sheets from various departments and input all data in accounting system (SAP R3)
• Preparing operational expenditure payment batch
• Reviewing and verifying expense reports for various departments to ensure compliance with generally accepted accounting principles and company policies
• Reconciling operational expense accounts to ensure accuracy and identify any discrepancies
• Managing prepaid expense, accrued expense and accrued account schedule
• Managing and tracking corporate fixed asset with depreciation schedule
• Managing, monitoring and reconciling operational support inventory
• Performing monthly, quarterly, and annual closing
• Preparing and analyzing financial statements related to operation expenses, including balance sheets and income statements
• Analyze spending trends and variances to identify areas for cost reduction or improvement
• Other special projects as assigned.

Responsibilities But Not Limited To

• Review and process invoices and related cover sheets from various departments and input all data in accounting system (SAP R3)
• Preparing operational expenditure payment batch
• Reviewing and verifying expense reports for various departments to ensure compliance with generally accepted accounting principles and company policies
• Reconciling operational expense accounts to ensure accuracy and identify any discrepancies
• Managing prepaid expense, accrued expense and accrued account schedule
• Managing and tracking corporate fixed asset with depreciation schedule
• Managing, monitoring and reconciling operational support inventory
• Performing monthly, quarterly, and annual closing
• Preparing and analyzing financial statements related to operation expenses, including balance sheets and income statements
• Analyze spending trends and variances to identify areas for cost reduction or improvement
• Other special projects as assigned.

Qualifications / Skills

• Must be eligible to work in the US
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Business related fields – Finance, Economics, or Statistics preferred. (Candidate’s equivalent experience and accounting principle knowledge may be considered instead of the degree requirement.)
• 1-3 years’ experience in an applicable field is required. H Mart has an extensive training program and candidates with the equivalent office experience will be considered.
• General understanding of accounting processes and functions
• Excellent communication skill and ability to work in a cross functional team environment
• Working knowledge of Excel and Word
• Experience with computerized accounting systems (SAP R3 , S4 HANA Public Cloud ERP System experience a plus)
• Must speak, read and write Korean /Basic English comprehension required.

Benefits

• Health, Dental & Vision insurance / EAP (Employee Assistance Program) per company policy
• 401 (k) Retirement Plan with up to 5% match per company policy
• Life Insurance and AD&D (Accidental death & Dismemberment) per company policy
• BTA Insurance (Business Travel Accident Coverage)
• Company provided lunch
• Paid-time off (PTO) and Paid Holidays per company policy
• Celebration & Condolence Benefits per company policy
• Smart Card: Earn additional 4 points to the standard $1 = 1 point
• Holiday Gift certificates per company policy
• FSA (Flexible Spending Account) per company policy
• DCFSA (Dependent Child Care Spending Account) per company policy

Pay Range

• $52k-70k per year

Work Hours

• MON-FRI, 8:00am to 5:00pm