Accounting Manager, Accounting & Reporting AMS

Responsibilities

Team Introduction
The AMS Global Accounting team is part of the Accounting and Reporting team. Our team covers the general accounting functions in the US, Canada and LATAM. We are the owners of GL accounting and oversee the month end closing process. We work across various accounting projects and provide technical support. We also support the year end reporting and audit inquiries as required.

Position Summary
We are seeking a highly motivated accounting manager to support our rapidly growing Americas region, including US, Canada and LATAM. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and external auditors to provide valuable insights to support business operations. You will help to maintain an accounting policy manual on new accounting standards issued by the authorities to determine the impact on the company and implement new accounting standards, as required. You will be responsible for general accounting functions across the Americas region.

Responsibilities:
- Assist in the daily activities of accounting and financial operations.
- Experience in revenue related accounting and operations.
- Assist in new accounting analysis on new product launching/accounting change.
- Stay up-to-date with relevant accounting standards, and assess operational implications for any relevant changes.
- Research accounting implications (in collaboration with ByteDance's accounting headquarter team in Beijing) from changes in the business, stay up-to-date on changes in industry trends and use the information to inform internal decisions.
- Partner with the global accounting/reporting teams to operationalize the accounting relating to complex transactions.
- Coordinate with external and internal auditors to ensure timely completion of audit requests, and aid in the research and analysis of audit issues raised.
- Work closely with reporting/tax teams to ensure compliance with the U.S. GAAP, IFRS and internal policies through effective communications and globally coordinated execution and be able to translate/apply GAAP/international policies to operationalize complex accounting issues, including assessing the design and/or effectiveness of internal controls.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:
- BA/BS degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field and active CPA Certification.
- A minimum of 5 years experience in financial statements auditing, financial accounting or similar experience.
- Analytical experience, including experience in Excel.
- Prior experience in the Technology, Media, and Telecommunications (TMT) industry.
- Experience working with business partners and engineers to effect changes.
- Experience in optimizing or re-designing existing processes resulting from business needs.
- Working proficiency in Mandarin and English is required as the role will be working with systems, reading technical documents and communicating with China and Non-China markets in Mandarin and English.

Preferred Qualifications:
- Strong knowledge of Financial reporting (US GAAP & IFRS), basic knowledge of tax provision.
- System implementation experience.
- Familiarity with US GAAP and the FASB codification.