Job Title: Controller or Senior Accountant
Reports to: Managing Partner
Job Summary: Provide leadership and coordination of company financial reporting, benchmarking and budget management functions, policies, procedures and reporting systems. Ensure accounting procedures conform to accounting principles.
Salary Range & Benefits: Commensurate with experience, standard firm benefits
Hours Required: 40 hrs.
FLSA Status: Exempt
Major Duties & Responsibilities:- Effectively maintains accurate and timely dissemination of financial management reports including, but not limited to, internal monthly financial statements, cash collections, partner income, revenue analysis and other reports as requested.
- Effectively maintain all accurate and timely processing of accounts payable, petty cash, employee expense reports, cash control, payroll processing and total corporate payroll tax compliance.
- Effectively maintain, either personally or through subordinate personnel, accurate and timely management of all accounts receivable aging components including billings, cash receipts application, quarter and year-end payroll closing including federal and state reports, etc.
- Effectively maintain, either personally or through subordinate personnel, all accounting issues and services including accurate and timely financial statements production and billing and account statement production.
- Monitor and analyze monthly operating results against both budget and prior year's actual.
- Review benchmark reports for measuring the financial and operating performance of divisions and departments.
- Preparation of financials and schedules for year-end tax and franchise tax returns.
- Correct, as needed, employee time entries and project miscodings.
- Weekly China expense reconciliation to China banks.
- Maintain registration with state boards of public accountancy and other international organizations.
- Maintain personal property rendition and assure timely filings.
- Year-end reconciliation of China team prepared China office financial statements to U.S. financials.
- Timely distribution of funds to 401k and health savings accounts (HAS).
- Gathering of information for professional liability insurance renewals.
- Adding new employees with proper security preferences to time management software.
- Other duties as assigned
Requirements & Qualifications:The successful candidate will possess the following basic qualifications:
- Excellent project management, analytical, interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
- Strong leadership, training, and mentoring skills.
- Ability to thrive in a dynamic team environment.
- Professionalism, dependability, integrity and trustworthiness combined with a cooperative attitude.
- Highly motivated self-starter with ability to multitask and complete assignments within time constraints and deadlines.
- Dedicated to superior client service.
- Strong management and organizational skills and attention to detail.
The successful candidate will possess the following qualifications:
- Minimum of 5 years of recent financial reporting work experience.
- Knowledge of finance, accounting, budgeting, and cost control principles including Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
- Knowledge of federal and state financial regulations.
- Working knowledge of short and long-term budgeting and forecasting, rolling budgets.
- Ability to analyze financial data and prepare financial reports, statements and projections.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office software programs, including spreadsheet programs (i.e. Excel), and QuickBooks.
- Bilingual in English and Chinese preferred but not required.
Education and Licenses:
- Bachelor degree in Accounting or related field
- Advanced degree is highly desirable
- CPA is preferred but not required
