Principal Accountant

About This Role

This accounting role manages financial activities for specific entities, ensuring compliance with US GAAP and local regulations. The position involves period-end closing, statutory audits, and tax matters, while also driving process improvements and acting as a finance partner to business teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage accounting activities for assigned entities, including accurate bookkeeping, T&E, period-end closing, local statutory audits, and annual filings
• Ensure compliance with US GAAP and local statutory and tax requirements
• Prepare balance sheet account reconciliations, treasury reports, and other reports required by Corporate Finance or local government authorities for assigned entities
• Drive process standardization and automation initiatives to improve accuracy and efficiency
• Oversee all tax-related matters for assigned entities, including transfer pricing, VAT, corporate income tax, other local taxes, and inquiries from tax authorities
• Serve as a trusted finance partner to business teams by clearly communicating finance-related matters and providing training as needed
• Act as a technical accounting resource and participate in regional and global finance projects, including system rollouts and policy updates

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or a related field
• At least seven years of accounting experience, including general ledger accounting, period-end close, and statutory reporting
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP and China Accounting Standards (CAS)
• Working knowledge of China tax regulations
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
• Fluency in written and spoken English and Mandarin
• Quick learner with strong attention to detail and excellent communication skills
• Professional, self-motivated, dependable, and committed to delivering high-quality work

Nice to have:

• Experience with SAP and Concur

About the Company

At Cadence, the company hires and develops leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.