Associated Manager of Accounts Payable (bilingual Chinese)

About Yami:

Founded in 2013, Yami’s mission is to bring the world closer for everyone to experience and enjoy. We make it easy to discover exciting flavors and trending products from Asia. Named Inc. Magazine’s fastest growing start-up on the ”Inc. 500 List.”, we’re committed to connecting people with authentic food, beauty, home, and wellness experiences through our e-commerce platform, iOS, and Android apps.

Benefits & Compensation:

• 401(k) matching
  

• Health insurance: medical, vision, and dental
  

• Paid time off (PTO): vacation, sick, and holidays
  

• On-site gym/pool and game rooms
  

• Employee discount
  

• $ 80-95K
  

• Coffee and snacks
  

Job Summary:

The Associate Accounts Payable Manager is a key member of the finance team and main point of contact for both external and internal stakeholders. The ideal team member must demonstrate a high degree of customer service orientation to meet the needs of internal customers and business partners.  This includes:

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead all areas of the day-to-day full AP cycle, driving process excellence across the end-to-end process.
  

• Accountable for the overall operational success of the Accounts Payable team.
  

• Develop and maintain an accurate cash flow forecast as well as the weekly budget
  

• Maintain relationships with all banks and ensure compliance of the company’s loan covenants
  

• Manage the overall AP month-end close process, ensuring all weekly and monthly AP entries including intercompany transactions and invoice accruals are prepared timely and accurately. 
  

• Manage overall dispute resolution process and closely monitor key metrics
  

• Drive continuous improvement efforts by implementing process improvements, technology driven solutions and automation for workflow optimization
  

• Coach, mentor, and develop staff, including providing career development planning and opportunities.
  

• Provide support for ongoing growth and integration of new entities
  

• Support ongoing transformation efforts through ongoing company growth
  

Qualifications (Required):

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting (or related)
  

• 2-4+ years of relevant experience
  

• Bilingual, the ability to communicate in both English and Mandarin professionally is required.
  

• Strong end-to-end AP experience in a high-volume, fast-paced environment
  

• Knowledge of basic accounting principles, use of the Chart of Accounts, and the month-end close process
  

• Experience managing a large Accounts Payable function
  

• Demonstrate intermediate to advanced skills and knowledge of Excel, as well as other Microsoft Office applications
  

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  

• Experience with accounting software, i.e., QuickBooks, NetSuite
  

• Highly detail-oriented,  initiative to drive changes and improvement
  

• Fully onsite in Brea office