Staff Accountant - Intercompany Analyst
Rakuten Americas' 20+ businesses span e-commerce, digital content, communications and data analytics, bringing the joy of discovery to millions of members around the world. We’ve brought together a unique set of internet services that are changing the way retailers and marketers do business. With businesses such as Rakuten Advertising, Rakuten Rewards and Rakuten Kobo, we can offer marketers the platform and data intelligence to reach consumers at the moment they want to make a purchase. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, our North American businesses provide a customer-centric ecosystem that challenges limits and empowers people, markets and society through innovation. Forbes has recognized Rakuten as one of the world's “Most Innovative Companies” for the past six years. Our team enjoys all the benefits of the tech industry with a family atmosphere that respects different views and nurtures careers. We have the vision and global opportunities to make amazing things happen. In Japanese, Rakuten means “optimism.” It means we believe in the future. It’s an understanding that, with the right mindset, we can make the future better by what we do today. So we challenge ourselves to evolve, innovate and experiment, to create a better, happier future for everyone.
SUMMARY:
The position of Staff Accountant- Intercompany Analyst, Rakuten USA offers an opportunity to work in a fast-paced and dynamic work environment with some of the brightest entrepreneurs. The successful candidate must possess well-rounded accounting knowledge and experience, along with strong inter-personal skills. The candidate’s primary responsibilities will be to perform general ledger accounting responsibilities as they relate to intercompany transactions, the month end accounting close, and adhering to internal controls. This individual will also be involved in several ad-hoc accounting and reporting projects.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Support the closing process of multiple legal entities and/or divisions
- Send and receive invoices to related parties
- Own and organize all documentation to support intercompany relationships
- Assist in the design and implementation of process improvements and best practices
- Prepare monthly journal entries, and maintain account reconciliations associated with related party activity
- Assist in the preparation of corporate accounting and reporting deliverables as well as various management reports
- Partner with FP&A teams to perform close activities and provide business insight to management
- Support quarterly submissions and annual internal audits with a focus on J-SOX
- Maintain internal control procedures and ensure compliance with SOX requirements
- Assist with Ad-hoc assignments and special projects
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
- Results oriented, flexible, resourceful and self-motivated with the ability to manage multiple deliverables to quick schedules
- Must be detail focused and experienced in follow-through and completion of projects
- Strong analytical skills and initiative
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Strong time-management skills and ability to adhere to quick month-end close timelines
- Ability to work independently
- Proficiency in Excel, Asana and other general ledger applications (Quickbooks, Oracle, SAP, etc.)
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
- 1-2 years’ experience in accounting preferred
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or related field preferred
RAKUTEN SHUGI PRINCIPLES
Our worldwide practices describe specific behaviors that make Rakuten unique and united across the world. We expect Rakuten employees to model these 5 Shugi Principles of Success.
- Always improve, always advance. Only be satisfied with complete success - Kaizen.
- Be passionately professional. Take an uncompromising approach to your work and be determined to be the best.
- Hypothesize - Practice - Validate - Shikumika. Use the Rakuten Cycle to success in unknown territory.
- Maximize Customer Satisfaction. The greatest satisfaction for workers in a service industry is to see their customers smile.
- Speed!! Speed!! Speed!! Always be conscious of time. Take charge, set clear goals, and engage your team.