Applied Optoelectronics
Accounting Operations Manager
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Sugar Land TX
- Work setup
- Onsite
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- 4+ years
- Category
- Finance
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- Active CPA license required; candidates without an active CPA license will not be considered.
- 4+ years of progressively responsible accounting experience, with hands-on involvement in month-end close, reconciliations, and journal entry review.
- Experience supporting accounting in manufacturing, semiconductor, technology, or a similarly complex operating environment, gained through corporate accounting or relevant public accounting audit clie
- Proven working knowledge of GAAP, general ledger accounting, account reconciliations, and financial statement support.
- Experience supporting audit requests, documentation, testing, and follow-up with internal and external auditors.
- ERP experience and familiarity with accounting workflows.
- Advanced Excel skills, including lookups, pivot tables, and multi-source reconciliations.
- Highly detail-oriented, organized, and able to maintain clear documentation while meeting deadlines.
- Capable of reviewing team output, resolving accounting discrepancies, and ensuring issues are documented and escalated appropriately.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across accounting, operations, vendors, auditors, and management.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree in accounting, Accountancy, or a related field.
- In-house accounting experience within a publicly traded company.
- Experience with SAP or similar ERP systems preferred.
- Familiarity with SOX compliance, internal controls, and audit documentation.
- Experience standardizing accounting workflows, improving close or AP processes, and developing clear SOPs.
- Familiarity with payroll accounting, payroll-related GL reconciliations, and benefit/insurance expense recognition preferred.
- Professional fluency in English and Mandarin.
Full description
Summary
Applied Optoelectronics is seeking an Accounting Operations Manager to provide senior-level accounting oversight within the Controller's organization. This role reviews and supports accounting activity across accounts payable, accounts receivable, the general ledger, month-end close, and manufacturing cost accounting, and serves as a key escalation point for recurring accounting operations and general ledger matters.
Working in close partnership with the Accounting Supervisor, who manages the accounting operations team day-to-day, the Accounting Operations Manager provides senior technical review, guidance, and support for the Controller. Beyond ensuring accounting work is accurate, well-documented, and completed on schedule, this role helps strengthen close processes, reconciliation quality, and controls as AOI's U.S. operations scale.
ResponsibilitiesAccounting Operations & Month-End Close
- Support month-end and quarter-end close across accounts payable, accounts receivable, accruals, cash, and intercompany activity, including intercompany AR/AP confirmations.
- Review journal entries, accruals, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules prepared by the accounting team.
- Serve as an escalation point for general ledger and accounting operations questions and issues.
- Prepare and support close-related reconciliations, schedules, and workpapers for Controller review, and coordinate with the Controller on cash and close items as needed.
- Support manufacturing-related accounting, including inventory reconciliations, fixed assets, depreciation, accruals, cost center activity, and COGS-related close support.
- Review payroll-related accounting, including payroll entries from the payroll register, employee insurance/benefit expense recognition, and payroll cost-center allocations, and reconcile payroll-related GL accounts in coordination with HR.
Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable Oversight
- Provide oversight and review of accounts payable and accounts receivable operations, which are run day-to-day by the Accounting Supervisor and team.
- Review AP aging, vendor and payment discrepancies, AR aging, and collections issues, and support timely resolution.
- Assess and promote consistency, documentation discipline, and timely issue resolution across AP and AR processes.
- Coordinate with Procurement, Receiving, Operations, Sales Operations, and Customer Service to resolve invoice, PO, receipt, billing, and payment discrepancies.
Process Improvement & Documentation
- Lead accounts payable automation and related process-improvement initiatives, partnering with IT and Procurement to reduce manual processing and improve efficiency and controls.