Position Summary:
Maintains accounting records and prepares financial statements and analysis for Market America, Inc. and/or affiliated entities, specifically focusing on our Mandarin-speaking markets.
Mandarin Language Fluency Mandatory
Essential Function and Responsibilities:
- Prepares, examines, and analyzes accounting records, monthly financial statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.
- Maintains and reconciles all assigned general ledger accounts.
- Monitors and generates reports to management of cash balances for multiple affiliated entities.
- Prepares journal entries and maintains and reconciles various general ledger accounts to ensure accurate monthly processes.
- Analyzes business operations, trends, costs and revenues to project future revenues and expenses or to provide advice.
- Completes assigned tasks in the monthly close process.
- Examines processes used to generate the journal entries that create the monthly financial statements, and confirms accuracy, completeness and relevancy of the elements used.
- Develops, maintains, and analyzes budgets, and prepares periodic reports that compare budgeted costs to actual costs, for both operating costs and capital expenditures.
- Documents processes and desktop procedures used in performing assigned responsibilities.
- Establishes, modifies, documents, and coordinates implementation of accounting and accounting control procedures.
- Provides work leadership and direction to other accountants and clerical workers.
- Performs advanced and specialized accounting assignments involving complex and confidential data.
- Comply with company policies and procedures.
- Perform other duties as needed or requested.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- None but may be directed to train others.
Performs any other functions and duties assigned and necessary for the smooth and efficient operation of Market America.
Education & Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree within finance or accounting
- Two to four years of experience in finance and accounting or a combination of equivalent experience, education, and training
- Mandarin language skills required.
Computer/Communication Skills:
- Advanced use MS Office Products, including Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint
- Above moderate levels of English speaking, writing, and reading comprehension; active listening; critical thinking; analytical, judgment; mathematics; and attention to detail.
- Above moderate levels of Mandarin speaking, writing, and reading comprehension (Required
Travel:
- Annual conference participation and related travel
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Market America | SHOP.COM considers candidates regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.