We’re looking for a detail-oriented, energetic, and self-driven Intern/Staff Accountant for our Great Los Angeles start-up company. The position will work closely with our Finance Manager, supporting and Research personnel, and handle day-to-day accounting tasks, with an initial focus on Accounts Payables.
Responsibilities:
- Ensure that the books under his/her responsibilities (P&L /BS) in compliance with US GAAP rules
- Review and verify invoices and payment requests
- Check, enter, and upload invoices into the system and set them up for timely payment
- Process expense reports and reimbursement requests
- Monitor accounts to ensure payments are up to date
- Research and resolve invoice discrepancies and issues
- Maintain vendor files and office leases
- Correspond with vendors and respond to inquiries
- Manage and reconcile the company card on a monthly basis
- Manage fixed assets records and movement
- Contribute to process improvement ideas and implementation
- Assist with financial planning, forecasting and monitoring of results versus objectives
- Identify weakness in internal process control and suggest improvements
- Assess and highlight opportunities for increased cost efficiencies
- Assist with ad hoc reporting, analysis or projects as required
Qualifications and Skills:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting or equivalent professional certification with 2 - 3 years of relevant general accounting experience, or equivalent combination of experience and training that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities
- Knowledge of accounts payable and general accepted accounting principles and procedures
- Must be detail oriented and possess good organization skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (advanced)
- Strong oral/written communication skills, customer services oriented, and demonstrate the ability to work and communicate with all levels of employees and stakeholders
- Commitment to continuous improvement and comfortable performing in an evolving work environment
- Ability to work independently, and prioritize work activities efficiently to meet deadlines
- Ability to establish and maintain an effective working relationship with co-workers, other departments and vendors
- QuickBooks knowledge preferred
- Mandarin speaking preferred
