• Assistant Finance Manager

    Aston Carter (Brea, CA)


    Job Title: Assistant Finance ManagerJob Description

     

    We are seeking an Assistant Finance Manager to oversee and manage the day-to-day financial operations, ensuring compliance with accounting policies and regulatory requirements. This role involves preparing financial reports, maintaining cash flow, and supporting the finance team in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

    Responsibilities

    + Monitor daily financial operations, including invoice payment, cash collections, and other transactions.

    + Review and process company payments.

    + Analyze and review inventory reports by item category.

    + Monitor and analyze accounting data to produce monthly and quarterly financial reports and statements.

    + Prepare and analyze monthly and quarterly management reports.

    + Maintain cash flow through reviewing banking activity and reconciling monthly reports.

    + Coordinate with various departments, outsourced accounting firms, and CPA auditors for required data and documents to complete monthly, quarterly, and year-end closings.

    + Prepare documents for CPA audit, SOX compliance, and tax returns.

    + Communicate with financial institutions to maintain banking procedures and lease contracts.

    + Collaborate with CPA to file income tax, sales tax, and other local tax returns.

    + Ensure compliance with accounting policies and regulatory requirements.

    + Participate in implementing changes to procedures, policies, and systems to facilitate business expansion and compliance.

    + Maintain the ERP system.

    + Supervise finance clerks.

    + Support the Finance Director and CFO in annual tasks and coordinate with the headquarters overseas.

    Essential Skills

    + Bank reconciliation

    + Month-end close

    + Journal entry management

    + ASC 842 lease accounting

    + Advanced Excel skills including pivot tables, vlookups, and SUMIFS

    + ERP systems, specifically Microsoft Dynamics

    + Cash accounting

    + Proficiency in Japanese

    Additional Skills & Qualifications

    + 5+ years of relevant experience

    + Experience with income or sales tax

    + Open to senior accountants seeking advancement

    + Flexibility with ERP systems beyond Microsoft Dynamics

    Work Environment

    This position offers a hybrid work schedule with two days on-site. The work environment is extremely fast-paced, requiring the ability to work independently. The company culture emphasizes efficiency and adaptability, particularly due to the manual nature of processes that extend the close period to 20 days.

    Pay and Benefits

    The pay range for this position is $87000.00 - $91000.00/yr.

     

    Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:• Medical, dental & vision• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)• Short and long-term disability• Health Spending Account (HSA)• Transportation benefits• Employee Assistance Program• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

     

    Workplace Type

     

    This is a hybrid position in Brea,CA.

     

    Application Deadline

     

    This position is anticipated to close on Jul 31, 2025.

    About Aston Carter:

    Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® double diamond winner for both client and talent service.

     

    The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

     

    If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email [email protected] (%[email protected]) for other accommodation options.