Senior Accountant

JOB DESCRIPTION
Senior Accountant
International Accounting & Consolidation
LOCATION
Santa Ana, California
EMPLOYMENT
Full-time, Exempt
REPORTS TO
Finance Manager / Controller/ CEO
SALARY RANGE
$100,000-$120,000 annually
SCHEDULE
On-site / Company schedule
LANGUAGE
English and Mandarin Chinese required

Stanford Advanced Materials is seeking an experienced bilingual Senior Accountant to manage domestic accounting operations and coordinate monthly accounting and financial reporting with the company's finance and accounting teams in China. This hands-on role owns key portions of accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger management, financial reporting, and the monthly and year-end close.
The Senior Accountant will also prepare consolidated financial statements for U.S. and international operations, reconcile intercompany activity, support multi-currency accounting, and help management understand inventory, landed cost, gross margin, cash flow, and order-level profitability. The successful candidate will combine strong accounting fundamentals with clear bilingual communication and the ability to coordinate accurately across entities, systems, and time zones.

• Lead assigned portions of the monthly, quarterly, and year-end close and maintain a disciplined monthly close calendar.
• Coordinate reporting deadlines, account schedules, and close deliverables with accounting personnel in China and other international locations.
• Collect, review, validate, and consolidate monthly financial statements and supporting schedules from U.S. and international entities.
• Prepare consolidated balance sheets, income statements, cash-flow statements, and management reporting packages each month.
• Prepare journal entries, accruals, adjustments, reclassifications, foreign-currency translation entries, and intercompany eliminations.
• Analyze revenue, expenses, gross margin, working capital, cash flow, and balance-sheet variances; explain material movements to management.
• Ensure revenue, expenses, assets, and liabilities are recorded completely and in the correct accounting period.

• Serve as the primary day-to-day accounting liaison between the U.S. and China finance teams, communicating financial requirements in English and Mandarin Chinese.
• Reconcile intercompany purchases, sales, transfers, service charges, payments, receivables, payables, and other balances monthly.
• Investigate intercompany differences and obtain timely correction before the consolidated books are closed.
• Account for transactions denominated in USD, RMB, and other currencies, including realized and unrealized foreign‑exchange gains and losses.
• Translate foreign-currency financial information into U.S. dollars and maintain support for exchange rates and translation adjustments.
• Assist with aligning international accounting records with U.S. GAAP and company policies, including documentation of conversion or adjustment entries.
• Support transfer-pricing schedules and cross-border tax documentation in coordination with management and outside advisors.

• Maintain the general ledger and review account activity for accuracy, completeness, and unusual transactions.
• Prepare monthly reconciliations for bank accounts, credit cards, payment processors, inventory, fixed assets, accruals, prepaid expenses, deposits, and other balance-sheet accounts.
• Maintain fixed-asset and depreciation schedules and supporting documentation.
• Identify, research, and resolve accounting discrepancies before financial statements are finalized.
• Maintain organized audit-ready records and appropriate supporting documentation for all material entries and reconciliations.

• Oversee the accurate processing, coding, approval, and recording of domestic and international vendor invoices.
• Verify invoices against purchase orders, receiving records, supplier terms, approved pricing, and applicable shipping or customs documentation.
• Prepare vendor payments, reconcile vendor statements, monitor due dates, and resolve invoice or payment discrepancies.
• Prepare customer invoices and credit memos, record and apply payments, and reconcile customer accounts.
• Monitor receivables, prepare aging reports, follow up on past-due balances, and coordinate collection issues with sales and management.
• Account for customer deposits, supplier prepayments,…