Accounting Manager - AMS

Responsibilities

About ByteDance
Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.

Why Join Us
Creation is the core of ByteDance's purpose. Our products are built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make our innovations possible.
Together, we inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we aim towards achieving every day.
To us, every challenge, no matter how ambiguous, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always.
At ByteDance, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the users we serve.
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About
The AMS Global Accounting team is part of the Accounting, Reporting and Central Financial Planning & Analysis team. Our team covers the general accounting functions in the USA, Canada and Latin America. We are the owners of general ledger accounting and oversee the month end closing process. We work across various accounting projects and provide technical support. We also support the year end reporting and audit inquiries as required.

About the team
We are seeking a highly driven Accounting Manager who will be responsible for general ledger accounting, balance sheet reconciliation and more across the Americas region. In this role, the ideal candidate will collaborate with global teammates and cross-functional teams, assist with monthly closings and account analysis. In addition, this position will assist the regional accounting manager with end-to-end operational processes.

Responsibilities
- Support regional Accounting Manager to perform month-end close procedures and prepare monthly journal entries and reconciliations.
- Assist in the daily activities of accounting and financial operations.
- Research accounting implications (in collaboration with Bytedance’s accounting headquarter team in Beijing) from changes in the business, stay up-to-date on changes in industry trends and use the information to inform internal decisions.
- Partner with the global accounting/reporting teams to operationalize the accounting relating to complex transactions.
- Partner with the accounting firms to finish bookkeeping of American entities.
- Coordinate with external and internal auditors to ensure timely completion of audit requests, and aid in the research and analysis of audit issues raised.
- Work closely with reporting/tax teams to ensure compliance with the U.S. GAAP, IFRS and internal policies through effective communications and globally coordinated execution. Also, able to translate/apply GAAP/international policies to operationalize complex accounting issues, including assessing the design and/or effectiveness of internal controls.
- Stay up-to-date with relevant accounting standards, and assess operational implications for any relevant changes.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications
- BA/BS degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- 5+ years of in-house general ledger accounting experience
- Balance sheet reconciliation experience
- Working proficiency in Mandarin and English is required as the role will be working with systems, reading technical documents and communicating with China and Non-China markets in Mandarin and English
- Experience in optimizing or re-designing existing processes resulting from business needs

Preferred Qualifications
- Applicable in-house TMT industry experience
- Strong knowledge of Financial reporting (US GAAP & IFRS), basic knowledge of tax provision
- Familiarity with US GAAP and the Financial Accounting Standards Board codification
- CPA license

ByteDance is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At ByteDance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.

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