Sumitomo Electric Group Careers

Description

• General Accounting duties include, but are not limited to followings:
• Verify the accuracy of invoices and other accounting documents and records.
• Update and maintain accounting journals, ledgers, and other records detailing financial business transactions (i.e., disbursements, expense vouchers, receipts, accounts payable).
• Resolve discrepancies if there are any and investigate questionable data.
• Perform other general accounting duties as assigned.
• Check and supervise Accounting associate tasks such as AP, AR, and bank reconciliation, etc.
• Follow established procedures and guidelines to accurately maintain the company’s financial records and transactions.
• Complete assigned daily ledger entries and other financial transactions in accordance with accounting principles so that the general ledger is accurate and up-to-date.
• Collect and compile simple financial information and assist senior accountants in preparing accurate and timely financial reports and accounting statements for senior management.
• Report financial statements and other information to our parent company every quarter in our internal system.
• Carefully verify and approve the accuracy of expense reports and business trip reports submitted by employees in the Expense Management System.
• Improve the Expense Management System based on previous experience by communicating with the IT system department.
• Handle tax filing and answer surveys regularly.
• Monitor and handle the company’s budget operation.
• Check daily cash management activities and prepare materials for interest rate calculation.
• Maintain bank signers up to date and update them when requested by subsidiaries.
• Update our online banking users, access settings, and other settings as a system administrator when requested by subsidiaries.
• Communicate with our online banking provider efficiently when there are issues.
• Implement new services in our online banking systems.
• Assist the department in implementing a new accounting system.
• Provide auditors with the necessary documents and answer their questions at the time of the audit.

• Fluent in written and spoken English is required; Japanese is preferred.
• Proficiency in Excel and all other MS Office applications is required.
• Proficiency in Citibank CitiDirect is preferred.
• Excellent deadline management skills.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from subsidiaries, vendors, and the general public.
• Experience working for a Japanese company is preferred.
• Ability to raise issues proactively and in a timely manner.
• Ability to check and verify the accuracy of work.
• Willingness and ability to learn new skills and systems. 
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills.