CJ America Accounting Assistant Manager - Los Angeles

Job Title:

Accounting Assistant Manager

Report to:
Director, Accounting & Tax

Company: CJ America, Inc.

Location:

Los Angeles, CA

Status:
Full-Time, Exempt

The Accounting Assistant Manager is responsible for executing and reviewing CJ America's full-cycle financial close, supporting compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), and coordinating key audit and internal control activities. Reporting to the Director, Accounting & Tax, this role requires strong technical accounting skills, attention to detail, and the ability to coordinate recurring financial processes across multiple stakeholders.

[Financial Closing, Audit & Compliance]

• Review and approve SAP journal entries, ensuring appropriate documentation and treatment
• Manage and maintain CJA's Settlement (Monthly/Year-End) Checklist, ensuring all closing steps are executed and documented
• Execute the monthly and year-end close processes and prepare the final monthly closing reports, including the P&L, ensuring accuracy and timely completion
• Lead the quarterly IFRS financial reporting process and submit all quarterly closing materials (e.g., TB, IB, IH, CH, Notes, CF, etc.) to headquarters in Korea
• Prepare CJA's quarterly IFRS financial statement variance analysis documentation for GRM Approval
• Act as a key liaison for CJA's consolidated financial statement audits by coordinating audit procedures and responding accurately and promptly to external auditors' information and documentation requests
• Prepare CJA's quarterly consolidated financial statements for external reporting purposes, including bank submissions
• Manage CJA's cost centers within the ERP system, ensuring accurate allocation and reporting
• Review and verify expense reports for CJA employees, and administer the SAP Concur expense management program

[Internal Control Accounting & Governance]

• Support the end-to-end operation of CJA's Internal Control over Financial Reporting (ICFR) program, including periodic control updates and interviews with control owners
• Conduct pre-assessments of the design and operating effectiveness of the ICFR program before the first-half evaluation, and address identified issues to support an efficient audit process
• Support audit procedures related to the assessment of ICFR design effectiveness

[Financial Planning & Affiliate Support]

• Prepare CJA's monthly/quarterly/annual forecast/actual data for submission to the business management team at HQ in Korea
• Prepare the CJA's Monthly Budget/Actual Report
• Lead the preparation, consolidation, and maintenance of CJA's annual business plan work papers and reporting data, under the guidance of the Director of Accounting & Tax
• Assess financial and internal control risks at affiliates in the Americas and recommend practical measures to strengthen their financial soundness based on ICFR principles
• Support the preparation of manuals outlining revenue recognition criteria, workflows, accounting procedures, and key accounting issues across affiliates within the Americas region
• Support initiatives to streamline and improve financial systems and related processes across U.S. affiliates
• Support U.S. affiliates in developing and implementing corrective actions for audit findings
• Provide ad hoc support for management and finance-related matters requested by the holding company and intermediate holding companies in Korea

• Strong drive for timely execution, accuracy, and adherence to complex compliance schedules
• High attention to detail and a commitment to strict adherence to closing schedules and ICFR protocols
• Demonstrated ownership of complex, recurring financial processes and the ability to complete them with minimal oversight
• Ability to gather, analyze, and…