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Accounting Assistant

New York City, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 19 Sept 2025

💰 $74,000/yr

About the role

Sumitomo Electric U.S.A. Holdings, Inc. (SEUHO) is looking for a full-time Accounting Assistant to work in our New York office. This person will report to the Treasurer. The responsibility of this position is to take care of general accounting for our Accounting Department in our New York office (100%). Job Duties and ResponsibilitiesGeneral Accounting duties include, but are not limited to the following:

Update cash register spreadsheet in accordance with bank statement
Enter invoices into EMS (the company’s electronic expense management system)
Compare AP invoice data in the accounting system and the business system to confirm the data connection.
Prepare payment batches based on the aged report
Make payments in the accounting system and make sure that the payment data is processed without errors.
Process cash receipts into accounting software on a daily/weekly basis
Run aged reports and send them to the appropriate departments
Follow up with customers past due over 30 days
Create invoices in the accounting system based on employees’ requests and upload them into the Workflow system when they are ready.
Deposit checks.
Book AP entries in the accounting system.
Issue checks to vendors.
Run the payment notification email system after we make payments.
Request our parent company to add new bank information in the accounting system when there is a new vendor to add.
Apply ACH debit payments in the accounting system and upload the supporting documents into WorkFlow for approval.
Prepare and handle daily funding, update the loan tracking spreadsheet based on loan confirmations.
Import CSV file from Citibank online banking system to update daily account balances
spreadsheet.
Prepare daily funding reports for the accounting manager to decide loan amounts.
Book closing entries based on the accountant’s instructions.
Reconcile a bank statement and the accounting system’s balance every month.
Handle the mails (In/Out) related to finance and tax issues in the office on a daily basis.
Communicate with Citibank to update user access profiles, signature cards, and other documents appropriately on time.
Perform other related accounting and administrative duties as reasonably assigned by the supervisor/manager, including ad-hoc projects, process improvements, and temporary coverage for team members.

Qualifications

Fluent in written and spoken English is required.
Proficient in Excel and all other MS Office applications is required.
Proficient in Microsoft Dynamics 365 is preferred.
Proficient in Citibank CitiDirect is preferred.
Working toward CPA certification is preferred.
Excellent deadline management skills.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from subsidiaries, vendors, and the general public.
Experience working for a Japanese company is preferred.
Ability to raise issues proactively and in a timely manner.
Ability to check and verify the accuracy of work.

The compensation range for this position is between $33 to $37 per hour. Compensation may vary depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s experience, qualifications, skills, competencies and location. Base pay is one part of the total compensation and benefits package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives. About Sumitomo Electric GroupSumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. is a recognized global technology leader with over 280,000 employees working at around 400 group companies in 40 countries. Building on more than 120 years of innovation, today Sumitomo Electric is engaged in diversified business activities that support people’s daily lives and industries in five business segments: automotive, infocommunications, electronics, environment & energy, and industrial materials. To learn more about Sumitomo Electric, please visit https://sumitomoelectric.com. You can watch videos from our past in