Senior Accountant - Mandarin

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.