Tax Associate - Japanese

Cinter Career; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 41,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Cinter Career is seeking a Tax Associate to support international clients from a flexible remote or San Jose location. The role earns $30–$38 per hour (DOE) and requires bilingual Japanese/English skills with a background in tax consulting within public accounting.

Responsibilities include preparing tax returns, maintaining ledgers, and performing tax research to ensure compliance with U.S. federal and state laws, while balancing workloads in a standard business-hours framework and potential

Qualifications

• 1+ year of tax consulting/compliance experience in public accounting with a focus on International Tax.
• Experience with international tax forms such as 5471, 5472, 8865, 8858, 1118.
• Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Accounting, Business, Economics, Finance, or related field.
• Fluent in both Japanese and English (bilingual proficiency).

Responsibilities

• Assist partners and managers with international clients.
• Record transactions in ledgers and prepare trial balances and basic financial statements.
• Compute accruals, depreciation, and equipment schedules.
• Prepare income tax returns for corporations, partnerships, and individuals (multi-state and consolidated).
• Create financial statements by reconciling accounts and making journal entries.
• Conduct tax research to ensure compliance with U.S. federal and state laws.
• Manage workload priorities within budget parameters.

Skills

Tax consulting

Public accounting

International Tax

Bilingual English-Japanese

Tax research

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/related field

Tools

Accounting software

Job description

Job Details

Job Title: Tax Associate

Client: Accounting Firm

Working Location: Remote or San Jose

Employment Type: Non-Exempt (Overtime paid after 40 Hours/ week)

Salary: $30– $38/ per hour (DOE)

Benefit: Comprehensive benefits package (details to be confirmed)

Working Hours: Standard business hours (overtime as needed)

Language: Japanese / English bilingual required

Key Responsibilities

• Assist partners and managers with both small and large international clients.
• Record transactions in ledgers, prepare trial balances and basic financial statements using accounting software.
• Compute accruals, property and equipment schedules, and calculate depreciation expenses.
• Prepare income tax returns for corporations, partnerships, and individuals—including multi-state and consolidated returns.
• Create financial statements by analyzing transactions, reconciling bank accounts, and making journal entry adjustments.
• Conduct tax research to ensure compliance with U.S. federal and state tax laws.
• Work effectively within given budgetary parameters and assist in managing workload priorities.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Minimum of 1 year of experience in tax consulting/compliance within public accounting, focusing on International Tax.
• Experience with international tax forms including but not limited to: 5471, 5472, 8865, 8858, and 1118.
• Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Accounting, Business, Economics, Finance, or a closely related field.
• At least 2 years of total work experience in public accounting or a related occupation.
• Experience preparing individual tax returns.
• Experience filing corporate tax returns for LLCs, S-Corps, and C-Corps.
• Must be fluent in both Japanese and English (bilingual proficiency required).