Accountant – International Accounting

Job Description

Corporate Accounting Specialist | InQuest Technologies

The Tone:
This role is critical for managing the financial health of InQuest Technologies. The Corporate Accounting Specialist ensures precise financial operations and general ledger activities across multiple entities, maintaining compliance with U.S. GAAP. This position is vital for supporting key accounting functions, providing analytical insights that inform operational and strategic decision-making, and upholding financial integrity across the organization, particularly concerning international accounting standards.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Mission: This person will own the accurate recording, reconciliation, and reporting of financial operations and general ledger activities, ensuring compliance with both U.S. GAAP and International Accounting Standards, specifically including China GAAP. They will provide critical financial analysis and reporting to support operational and strategic decisions for a multinational corporation, contributing to robust financial health and integrity.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Manage General Ledger: Oversee financial operations and general ledger activities across multiple entities, ensuring accurate recording, reconciliation, and reporting in compliance with U.S. GAAP.
• Support Key Accounting Cycles: Contribute to cost accounting, inventory control, and the efficient execution of financial close processes.
• Deliver Financial Insights: Conduct comprehensive financial analysis, develop performance reports, and provide crucial analytical insights to guide operational and strategic decisions.
• Ensure Regulatory Compliance: Assist with external audits, perform precise bank reconciliations, and manage insurance cost allocation in strict accordance with audit work plans and regulatory requirements.
• International Accounting & Reporting: Reconcile U.S. GAAP to China GAAP in compliance with International Accounting Standards, prepare China GAAP-specific balance sheets and audit schedules, maintain secondary accounting books, and perform payroll accounting for multinational corporations.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Experience: One (1) year of experience as an accountant or in a related role.
• Skills:
• Expertise in U.S. GAAP and International Accounting Standards, including proven ability to reconcile financial line items between different GAAP frameworks (U.S. GAAP to China GAAP).
• Proficiency in preparing various financial statements and reports (balance sheets, audit schedules, qualifying reports) utilizing China GAAP, and maintaining China secondary accounting books and reports.
• Demonstrated experience in conducting audits, performing bank reconciliations, and managing insurance cost allocation in adherence to audit work plans and regulatory guidelines.
• Solid experience in payroll accounting and comprehensive financial reporting specifically for multinational corporations.
• Strong analytical capabilities for financial analysis and development of performance tracking reports.