Accountant
Asahi Kasei America, Inc.

The Asahi Kasei Group operates with a commitment of creating for tomorrow. Our business sectors, Material, Homes, and Health Care, contribute to the development of society by anticipating the changing needs of those around the world. We look for candidates that offer a fresh perspective and a variety of skills to help us achieve our commitment.

We are currently seeking applications to fill the following job opening:

Company:
Asahi Kasei America, Inc.

Job Description:

We are seeking an Accountant in Novi, Michigan, to join our team at Asahi Kasei America! A successful candidate will have strong excel and multi-tasking skills, be accurate, and be able to work overtime if needed during quarterly close (4x a year). If you have a minimum of 3 years of experience in Accounting, a degree in Economics or Business Administration (Accounting focus), and are seeking a stable routine environment, please apply.

Hybrid - flexible 2-3 days in Novi Office per week

Work hours 8am to 5pm, can adjust hours due to road construction

As an Asahi Kasei America Employee, You will enjoy

• Competitive compensation with bonuses
  
• Great health benefits with Wellness Program insurance premium discount
  
• Paid time off
  
• Paid company holidays
  
• Strong company match to 401(k) contributions
  
• Tuition reimbursement program
  
• Paid parental leave
  

Financial Accounting

Daily and monthly tasks

• Creation and review of vouchers and input all AP, AR, journal entries into the accounting system
• Verification vendor and bank account information
• Monitor AP and AR
• Manage subledgers
• Review expense reports and upload monthly Concur data into accounting system and create a monthly reimbursement report
• Monthly Closing (Bank reconciliations / AR and AP aging check / Inventory reconciliation / Confirmation of Sales with shipping documents, etc.)
• Support Trade/other departments in the company
• Management of Concur System (Expense report review / Extract and import Concur data / Create reimbursement report / Concur Orientation and User support / Communication with Concur Support Desk, etc.)
• Tabulation of received checks and deposits

Quarterly and yearly settling of accounts

• Creation of closing schedules and notification to concerned parties
• Creation of the loan statement to headquarters in Japan
• Adjusting entries (accrual and other adjustments)
• Creation and/or checking of invoices for service fees and advance payments for Asahi Kasei's US-group companies
• Assisting in financial audits by external auditors (answering questions, creation and submission of materials, etc.)

Tax accounting

• Preparing information required for corporate income tax filings and transfer pricing documentation to the treasurer or accounting manager
• Checking of other information required for other tax filings, e.g. Form 1099/1042, prepared by his/her team member

Managerial accounting

• Support to create overall budgets and quarterly overall forecasts
• Support of variance analysis of budgets versus actuals

Qualification and skills

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Economics or Business Administration (Accounting focus is preferable) with at least 3 years of experience or Associates degree in Accounting with at least 5 years of experience
• Language: English (Business level) necessary
• Knowledge of US GAAP
• Experience of Corporate income tax and payroll (preferable)
• High analytical and problem solving skill
• Skilled task organizer across departments/sections
• MS Office (well-experienced user of Excel is required)
• Concur expense system and ERP experiences are preferable

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As an equal opportunity employer, Asahi Kasei believes a diverse workforce will provide us with the ability to continuously support the changes in the economy, society, and environment.

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