Accounting Manager

The role is onsite and the candidate most be able to speak some Mandarin or Cantonese.

**Key Responsibilities**

• **Core Accounting & Financial Reporting:** Oversee daily accounting functions (AP/AR, GL, payroll, cash) and manage accurate month-end/year-end closes, journal entries, reconciliations, and financial statement preparation.
• **Cost Accounting & Analysis:** Analyze job, product, and customer profitability; review manufacturing cost variances (materials, labor, freight); update standard costing systems; and support pricing analysis.
• **Compliance & External Coordination:** Ensure internal controls, maintain tax and regulatory compliance (filings, sales/use tax, payroll reporting), and liaise with external CPAs, auditors, banks, and tax advisors.
• **Financial Planning & Insights:** Monitor financial trends (revenue, margins, cash flow), deliver actionable reports to leadership, and support budgeting, forecasting, and inventory valuation/review.
• **Vendor & Sourcing Support:** Evaluate vendor quotes, analyze major material purchases, assist with domestic/overseas supplier sourcing, and aid in contract negotiations (ERP, leases, telecom).
• **HR & Payroll Administration:** Manage complete payroll processing, assist with employee onboarding, maintain confidential personnel/benefit records, and support COBRA and workers' compensation reporting.
• **Process Improvement & Team Leadership:** Streamline accounting procedures, guide junior staff, and prepare to step into increasing departmental leadership and special projects for senior management.

**Must-Have Qualifications**

• **Education & Experience:** Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (or equivalent experience) with 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, ideally in manufacturing.
• **Technical Expertise:** Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, ERP/accounting systems, cost accounting, inventory valuation, job profitability, and standard GAAP practices.
• **Analytical & Operational Skills:** Strong attention to detail, problem-solving skills, and a solid understanding of manufacturing cost drivers and operational workflows.
• **Communication & Execution:** Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills; ability to translate financial findings for non-financial managers; self-starter capable of managing multiple deadlines with high integrity.

**Nice-to-Have Qualifications**

• CPA or CMA certification.
• Previous supervisory or accounting department leadership experience.
• Hands-on experience with payroll, benefits administration, and manufacturing ERP systems.
• Fluency in Mandarin Chinese or Cantonese (or other Asian/Pacific Rim languages) for supplier coordination.

**Who You Are**

• **Hands-on & Accountable:** A detail-oriented problem solver eager to manage routine execution while maintaining strict accuracy and confidentiality.
• **Analytical & Proactive:** A forward-thinking communicator who looks beyond the numbers to spot variances, mitigate risks, and optimize processes.
• **Collaborative & Growth-Oriented:** An adaptable team player who thrives across cross-functional departments and wants to step into a larger financial management role over time.

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