Accounting Specialist - Cinter Career

• Client : Japanese Semiconductor
• Working Location: Fremont, CA
• Working hours: 40hrs/week
• Employment Type: Full-time/Non-exempt
• Salary: $25/hr - $30/hr

Job Overview

Accounting Specialist will provide accounting support to major financial accounting areas, including the accounts payable, account receivable, general ledger accounting, and account reconciliation in an accurate, efficient, and timely manner.

Essential Job Functions

Accounts Payable

• Reviews all invoices for appropriate documentation and approval prior to payment
• Prints and obtains signatures on all accounts' payable checks
• Distributes signed checks as required
• Prepares garnishment checks per reports from payroll
• Acts as liaison between corporate and branch accounts payable departments
• Answer all vendors inquires
• Maintain all accounts payable reports, spreadsheets, and corporate accounts payable files
• Assists corporate financial officers and branch personnel as necessary
• Prepares cleared checks for storage
• Assists in monthly closings
• Performs filing, coping, and scanning

Accounts Receivable

• Posts customer payments by recording cash, checks, and credit card transactions
• Prepare bank deposits, general ledger postings and statements
• Posts revenues by verifying and entering transactions from local deposits
• Updates receivables by totaling unpaid invoices
• Maintains records by microfilming invoices, debits, and credits
• Verifies validity of account discrepancies by obtaining and investigating information from sales, trade promotions, customer service departments, and from customers
• Resolves valid or authorized deductions by entering adjusting entries
• Resolves collections by examining customer payment plans, payment history, credit line, coordinating contact with collections department
• Summarizes receivables by maintaining invoice accounts, coordinating monthly transfer to accounts receivable account, verifying totals, preparing reports

General Accounting

• Provide accounting and clerical support to the accounting department
• Type accurately, prepare and maintain accounting documents and records
• Daily enter key data of financial transactions in database
• Provide assistance and support to company personnel
• Input general ledger entries for account changes
• Develop and maintain reports and files on asset and liability account balances
• Develop and maintain regular reports via the company's accounting system
• Reconcile accounts in a timely manner
• Research, track and restore accounting or documentation problems and discrepancies
• Inform management and compile reports/summaries on activity areas
• Contacts affiliated companies for related party transactions
• Function in accordance with established standards, procedures, and applicable laws
• Constantly update job knowledge

Manager Support

• Assist the Supervisor to supervise the accounting procedures of the company
• Assist the Supervisor to audit the work of the accounting department
• Support the Supervisor to develop policies, systems, special financial studies, etc. of major importance and ensure compliance with the financial procedures of the organization
• Work with confidential data, which, if disclosed, might have significant internal effect or minor external effect

Other and Miscellaneous

• Participates in cross training and backs up other Accountants
• Performs special projects and other miscellaneous duties as assigned by management
• Reports all irregular issues and problems to manager for resolution

Qualifications

• BS in Finance, Accounting or Business Administration or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum 2 years experience in Accounting