Accounting Manager

Position Summary:  

Undertaking all aspects of Transactional Accounting Matters, focusing on 1)Procurement to Payment, 2)Direct Goods Receipts to IC Payment, and 3)Order to Cash Collection process cycles, under the supervision of Accounting/Treasury Director. Responsible for daily related work in line with internal control policies and procedures, and develop good working relationship with Japan Finance members as well as operational departments. Optimize accounting systems and procedures while enhancing compliance with the local/global regulations. This position leads and conducts the day-to-day operations as well as drives continued process improvement in scope.

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Essential Functions and Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and conduct day-to-day operations of indirect vendor invoice to pay as well as employee expense claim to pay, including 1) review of appropriate internal pre-approval, 2) judge timely goods receipts and the related accrued accounting, 3) perform proper accounting and tax treatment, and 4) prepare periodical payment proposals
• Manage timely and accurate customer invoice issuance, review and revaluate receivable registers to validate receipts of payments, monitor account aging reports, identify delinquent accounts and refer to collection agencies. Verifies customer credit limits and applicable payment terms.
• Lead and conduct monthly accounting closing processes, including sales/revenue cutoff reviews as well as inventory/cost accounting recognitions. Review direct purchasing invoices, verify related party transactions, and monitor overdue IC Payable/Receivable balances.
• Supervise and mentor Accounting team, fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment
• Act as the primary contact for all transactional accounting in scope, and lead resolution of inquiries from internal departments
• Support for external / internal audit requirements
• Maintain and continuously enhance Accounting manuals and process from both operational efficiency and to comply with regulation requirements
• Manage any ERP system/ accounting process improvement projects in scope
• Continuously enhances professional knowledge and stays current with the company and industry best practices. Drives effectiveness through continuous optimization and improvement of organizations, processes, and systems. Project manage and strategically structure and solve problems.
• Deliver results through team leadership, cross functional collaboration and motivate groups to collectively meet common objectives. Act strategically with both a win now and create the future mentality when leading the deployment of the team’s priority initiatives.

Knowledge and Skills Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or equivalent
• Minimum 5 years professional accounting experience in international companies
• Previous supervisory or people manager experience
• Possess a high degree of technical accounting knowledge/skills, and willing to learn new technical accounting subjects/guidance

• Interpersonal skills, solid written and verbal communication skills, critical thinking and problem-solving skills, multi-tasking skills, and strong time-management skills
• Honesty, integrity, reliability. Sense of ownership and pride in his/her performance and its impact on company’s success. Lead with passion, courage and agility in an ever-changing environment.
• Proficiency in  MS Office and major ERP system such as SAP and Oracle

[Better to Have]

• Work experience in finance/ accounting field in consumer business, preferably in Golf industry
• Professional designations including US CPA, J CPA,
• Business level English proficiency both written and verbal
• Oracle EBS experiences
• Experience in major IT system implementation (new or major upgrades) or process improvement project as a key finance / accounting member

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TaylorMade Golf Company is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religious creed, color, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, military and veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance, or regulation.