Job Description
The Accounting Manager leads CVTW's day to day accounting operations and month end close to ensure the integrity, accuracy, and timeliness of financial statements under US/TW GAAP and SOX. The role manages financial control and compliance, tax filings and advisory in partnership with Global Tax and external advisors, and drives continuous process and system improvements to enhance business performance. Reporting to the APAC Controller, the role develops the Accounting Team and partners closely with Commercial, Operations, and Regional/Global Finance to support decision making and audit readiness.
Responsibilities
Essential Functions & Accountabilities:
- Responsible for daily accounting transactions and perform monthly close process to ensure the general ledger is well maintained and closed out in a timely, efficient, and accurate manner.
- Ensure all data presented comply with Taiwan GAAP and US GAAP
- Perform inter-co recharge and IHCO reconciliation
- Monthly inventory closing, sales, costing and reconcile with system
- Ensure or Calculate sales rebate including post & reverse
- Manage AR process after shipments through cash collection, including credit control.
- Manage all AP related matters, including vendor master data maintenance, payments and bank clearing
- Review month end closing result, such as account details and balance reconciliation etc.
- Quarterly inventory slowing moving review, calculate the provision of inventory including consignment inventory.
- Monthly reconciliation uploads and review in blackline for 2nd level review
- Internal reporting
- Prepare US group reporting according to US GAPP and group requirement
- Monthly Hyperion reporting preparation.
- Monthly RDB reporting preparation
- Local statutory reporting
- Prepare monthly PRC statutory reports, Balance Sheet & Income Statement according to external audit requirement
- Financial review
- Review quarterly bad debt provision prepared by accountant
- Review quarterly consignment inventory MOH & report the results to management team
- Review Quarterly DSO & report the results to management team
- Work with Global Tax and local external tax advisory for setting up mid/long-term local tax strategies as well as responding to regulation changes and lead timely/accurate tax filings collaborating with external tax advisory.
- Lead and coordinate in managing internal/external audits mainly based on SOX, Financial, BS Review, Taxes, and Business processes in collaboration with CVTW Controller. Bear responsibilities for Balance Sheet accuracy and working capital management, including BS account reconciliations, variance analysis, and WC reductions.
- Support for ERP system's control enhancement and improvement.
- Lead or participate in local/regional/global financial projects for introduction of new/revised policies and implementation of new tools or process enhancements.
- Provide v and manage CVJ Accounting Team for higher performing organization and help/encourage individual developments.
- Other jobs assigned by Financial Controller
- Requires OT during holiday for monthly closing
Qualifications
Bachelor degree in accounting or finance
Qualifications
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Demonstrated financial control experience based on US/TW GAAP and SOX, building strong working relationship with internal/external stakeholders.
- Proven accounting & tax expertise to lead and operate the daily transactions and reporting with team members.
- Advanced ability to develop Excel/PowerPoint presentations, and occasionally in an environment demanding both accuracy and speed.
- Strong ability to find out current/future risks to prevent accounting/process deficiencies and strong problem solving and project management skills.
- Experience in ERP migration/integration project.
- Good English proficiency.
- Strong leadership to manage people/team and initiate accounting/control/tax discussions with senior members.
- Good communication skills required for effective information collection, verification and business partnering with prioritization and risk-control viewpoints.
- Collaboration/teamwork/respect-each-other mindset in a humble/friendly way.
- Speak-up and driving-business mindset with innovation and passion to change and move forward.
- Clear career aspirations, always challenging herself/himself for self-development.
- Strong ethics as a finance professional.
- Familiar with SAP and Hyperion
Experience:
- Minimum Experience: 8 years experiences in Accounting/Audit/Tax field, including 2 years experiences in people management roles.
- Hands-on experience in US/TW GAAP accounting and SOX audit management.
- Experience in foreign affiliated companies who carry inventory of products.
- Experience in creating financial presentations.
- ERP enhancements/implementation experience as a plus (Oracle preferred).
Education:
Bachelor degree in accounting or finance
