Job Title Assistant Manager, Area Accounting & Finance

About the position:

Reporting to the Sr. Manager, Accounting and Finance in our NJ HQ, the position will be responsible for a variety of accounting activities and working alongside other accounting team members. The Assistant Manager, Area Accounting & Finance is a critical role within Nitto's finance organization. The 

Supervisory Responsibilities:

2 direct reports: Tax Analyst and Financial Analyst

Essential Duties and/or Responsibilities:

• Compile and analyze financial information to prepare entries to accounts, such as general ledger accounts, documenting business transactions for assigned accounts.
• Review, investigate, and correct errors and inconsistencies in financial entries, documents, and reports.
• Analyze and verifies financial information by creating spreadsheet reports.
• Provide financial data to KPMG in order for them to prepare and file corporate income taxes.
• Review reconciliation of payroll related transactions and accounts, including (NA) and (NII).
• Review journal entries of local and expat payrolls and debit notes required for spec-in funding division.
• Coach and supervise the direct report to help her/him to grow with the assigned tasks.
• Assist Manager with various tax projects.
• Provides backup for other accounting positions during period of absence.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare worksheet/calculation sheet in order to prepare proper journal entries. 
• 9 subsidiaries are consolidated and reviewed for tax compliance and provisions
• Amount of estimated tax payment is approx. $30 mil per year
• 15 debit notes issued for spec-in funding
• 13 Local and expat payroll journal entries and reconciliation for (NA) and (NII)
• 18 GL accounts for reconciliation
• Perform timely and frequent communication with the subsidiaries in order to achieve timely submission of tax related data to KPMG for filing tax returns.
• Plan well tax provision tasks and timeline and monitor a progress of each task for each entity and review the tax provision files thoroughly in order to minimize KPMG’s review time.
• Continue to seek improvement in current processes for improvement of productivity.
• Record business transactions appropriately in accordance with Nitto Group Accounting Rules, which is IFRS based, in order to report (NA)’ s financial information to HQ in Japan and to file corporate income taxes in a timely manner.
• Delivering accurate financial data in a timely manner to Nitto Japan contributes to the Company’s responsibility for reliable financial information to shareholders.

Qualification Requirements:  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Minimum Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university preferred
• 5 plus years work experience in tax/accounting field
• Big 4 experience a plus

Knowledge, Skills and/or Abilities:

• Strict attention to detail; highly organized and efficient
• Team player with ability to collaborate with teams in other locations
• Ability to work with confidential information
• Ability to work with a minimum of supervision
• Ability to work with other functions

Computer Skills:

• Proficiency in Windows computer environment including word processing, spreadsheet, electronic mail and presentation software

The following are preferred:

Certificates, Licenses and/or Registrations:

• US – CPA a plus

PHYSICAL DEMANDS and/or WORK ENVIRONMENT: (Typical physical demands and the work environment characteristics an employee must meet and encounter while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)

The above statements are intended to describe, in broad terms, the general functions and responsibility levels and characteristics of positions assigned to this classification. They should not be viewed as an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities. Management has the right to change duties at any time to meet business needs.

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