Staff Accountant

Position Summary

The Staff Accountant supports the financial operations of the manufacturing facility by performing general ledger accounting fixed asset management inventory accounting and month-end closing activities. This role partners closely with the plant finance team and operations to ensure accurate financial reporting strong internal controls and timely closing. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented analytical bilingual in Chinese and English and comfortable working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities

General Ledger & Month-End Close

Prepare and post journal entries including accruals prepaids and other adjusting entries.

Perform account reconciliations for assigned GL accounts.

Assist in month-end quarter-end and year-end close processes

Support the preparation of monthly financial statements and reporting packages

Fixed Assets

Track fixed asset additions disposals transfers and maintain the fixed asset sub-ledger

Run monthly depreciation schedules and reconcile fixed asset GL accounts

Support annual fixed asset physical counts and impairment reviews

Inventory & Cost Accounting

Support inventory accounting including reconciliations inventory valuation and related GL activity

Assist in cycle counts and periodic physical inventory processes

Analyze manufacturing variances (material labor overhead) and provide insight into cost drivers

Review purchase price variances and support standard cost maintenance

Financial Reporting & Analysis

Prepare recurring reports including monthly expense analysis production cost analysis and material price variance reports

Support budget-to-actual variance analysis for plant-level review

Periodically report the financial results to plant General Manager

Compliance & Internal Controls

Ensure compliance with corporate policies GAAP and internal control requirements

Support internal and external audit requests with documentation and schedules

Qualifications

Required

Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance or related field

12 years of accounting experience preferably in a manufacturing environment

Proficiency in SAP (FI/CO modules required; experience with product costing and material ledger is a plus)

Fluent in both Chinese and English

Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables VLOOKUP data analysis)

Strong analytical organizational and problem-solving skills

Ability to work independently and manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment