Staff Accountant

COMPANY OVERVIEW

174 Power Global, headquartered in Irvine, California, is an affiliate company of Hanwha Group, a FORTUNE Global 500 firm that is among the eight largest business enterprises in South Korea. 174 Power Global designs, builds and manages solar power plant solutions. The company brings a decade of global leadership in solar PV to North America, combining best-of-world technology, processes and partnerships to deliver utility-grade solar PV solutions customized for local energy markets. 174 Power Global offers the full spectrum of PV solutions – from power plant development, design, construction, operations and maintenance. With proven capabilities across the solar value chain, 174 Power Global minimizes uncertainty and risk, and helps customers achieve a higher return on their investment in solar energy.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Staff Accountant will provide accounting and finance support to the Corporate Finance department and will work closely with the Accounting Managers and Senior Accountants. This position reports to the Accounting Managers, or another senior management personnel that the CFO of the Company may designate. 

This position is located in Irvine, California, and the ideal candidate will be within commutable distance to the Irvine office location. Employees residing within a 50-mile radius of our Irvine office are required to work on-site at our Irvine office five days per week (Monday through Friday). However, employees residing beyond the 50-mile radius may be offered an option to work remotely five days per week. Working hours are typical from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM PST, with a 1-hour lunch break.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Process AR/AP invoices; 
• Review employees’ expense reports (including credit card transactions) and post journal entries;
• Review bi-weekly payroll reports and post journal entries;
• Prepare bank reconciliation, and weekly cash flows report;
• Participate in monthly closing processes, typically the first five (5) business days;
• Process vendor registration in ERP; 
• Process wire verification (via phone calls, emails and internal approval platform);
• Prepare a payment list on a weekly basis (plus off-cycle payments upon request);
• Prepare checks and initiate wire transfers for vendor payment;
• Create Purchase Order for vendors based on approved purchase request;
• Perform all other duties and special projects, as assigned by Management

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or another business-related field;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present and explain complex information clearly and with the ability to question and validate information with professional skepticism;
• Exceptional attention to detail and a demonstrated ability to multi-task effectively;
• Strong organizational skills and a commitment to following processes meticulously;
• Strong, self-motivated team player;
• Assertive, able to cope with pressure, a team player;
• Comfortable working in a fast-moving and dynamic environment;
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, Outlook;
• Hands-on experience in professional accounting experience (including AR/AP invoice process, bookkeeping, and payment process), preferred;
• Experience in ERP (SAP B1 or SAP S/4 HANA Cloud), preferred;
• Previous experience working in a multinational company, preferred.
• Bilingual in Korean and English, preferred but not required.

Attention external recruitment firms, we will not accept any unsolicited resumes at this time. Please do not contact any internal member of our company to discuss the position or to solicit candidates.

174 Power Global provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.

www.174powerglobal.com.