Industry: Travel/Hospitality
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Salary: $40K
Visa Sponsor: No
Language: English: Business Level, Japanese: Native Level
Detail: 日系の旅行会社でJapanese/English Bilingual Entry-level Accountant を募集しています。
Essential Job Functions:
Primary Job Functions :
Account Payable
● Maintains the invoices and statements from all the vendors; files and organizes the documents.
● Reviews and verifies all the invoices and statements; contacts the related sections, vendors, and hotels immediately to resolve the discrepancy when questionable charges appear on the statements.
● Processes payments for the vendors, other branches, credit cards, wholesale costs and ARC in a timely manner.
● Directs all deposits and payments, issues the checks for payments/refunds.
● Processes expenses for business trips and employee discounts.
● Researches for unpaid invoices.
● Performs the journal entries of costs and expenses into the system.
● Monitors and closes the petty cash on monthly basis.
Account Receivable
● Posts daily cash receipts and deposits from various sales, commissions into appropriate ledgers.
● Posts a receipt of payment on each customer’s account; keeps track of collection status for each customer and follows-up on any delinquent accounts.
● Makes deposits and performs the data entry into the system; enters the sales and deports data into GP, etc.
● Issues invoices and receipts as necessary; invoices vendors, invoices HQ in Japan for the Hotel Reservations department and Tour Operation department, manages invoices for group companies.
● Manages commissions for employees.
● Generates accounts receivable report and daily cash sales report.
● Prepares for bank deposits and record the transactions.
● Creates reports for unpaid deposits, discrepancies, losses, and balances for accounts receivable.
Expenses
● Processes various expenses such as general payments, Master Card, etc.
● Creates and maintains financial documents.
● Manages funds and resources.
● Maintains and processes tasks on line (Authorize Net, AMEX, Banks, etc.)
● Operates the accounting related software (HOPS, Challenge, Apollo, GlobalWare, IAR, ARC, GP, etc.)
Secondary Job Functions
Other & Miscellaneous
● Answers and directs telephone calls to the requested party; takes or transfers message as necessary.
● Performs special projects and accounting related duties assigned by the upper managements. Common Job Functions
Other & Miscellaneous
● Answers and directs telephone calls to the requested party; takes or transfers message as necessary.
● Performs special projects and accounting related duties assigned by the upper managements.
Common Job Functions
●Contribute to Team Effort
Be flexible in work assignments by covering for your staff members as needed and assisting in the transition of new staff members.
●Work Well with Other Staff
Contribute to the professional office environment; by coaching staff members when necessary, taking initiative, being cooperative, and understanding how this position affects the company's bottom-line.
●Act on Constructive Feedback
Listen to feedback given by peers, supervisors and customers, and use it to improve performance.
●Maintain Professional and Technical Knowledge
Attend educational workshops, review professional publications, and establish personal networks.
●Seek Continual Improvement
Examine departmental work processes, research procedures, administrative procedures, etc.; recommend changes where appropriate; and develop skills by learning the use of software applications. Also make efforts to expand knowledge about travel industry.
Essential Job Elements :
Physical Requirements:
●While performing the duties, the staff member is regularly required to sit, talk, or listen. The staff member is further required to stand, walk, use hands to pick up, handle or feel and reach with arms. Occasionally, the staff member will need to kneel or crouch.
●The staff member must be able to read and analyze written information on a computer terminal. Close vision and the ability to adjust focus are necessary for this job.
●The staff member may occasionally lift, push, pull or move other objects of at least 15 pounds.
Working Conditions
●The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to noisy (i.e. working in a business office with computers, printers and telephones).
●The staff member must be able to travel on business or work beyond normal work hours when necessary.
Qualifications:
Language Skills
●Read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, and/or government regulations in English and Japanese
●Write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals in English and Japanese
●Effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, staff, clients, customers, and the general public in English and Japanese
Mathematical Skills
●Calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area circumstance, and volume
Reasoning Abilities
●Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
Ability to analyse information and solve problems on a complex level in various situations
Other Required Skills
●Must be tactful, mature, and flexible
●Must have the ability to review, assess and understand technical documents, drawings and other documents with no advance exposure and then engage in discussions internally and with customers
●Must have the ability to analyse and utilize legal/financial documents (contracts, purchase orders, etc.)
●Must be able to use a computer and such applications as Microsoft Windows, Word, and Excel
Education
●High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or equivalent combination of education and experience
●Between six months to one year of previous experience in the same or similar position is preferred.
勤務時間：9:00~18:00
勤務地：LA
勤務形態：Hybrid/最低週2回のハイブリッド出勤
給与:40K-
ビザサポート有無：なし
ベネフィット：健康保険、歯科、ビジョン＝PPO（従業員分は全額会社負担）,401K,PTO
