Accountant

TOP Group - Japanese Recruiting Agency

📍Nassau County, NY
Posted May 21, 2026
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Job Overview

Position

Accountant

Company

TOP Group - Japanese Recruiting Agency

Location

Nassau County, NY

Work Type

On-site

Job ID

li-4416708783

Job Description

Our Client, a Japanese Logistics company is looking for an Accounting staff.

Industry: Logistics

Position: Accounting Staff

Location: Nassau County, NY

Salary: 55-65k base + benefits

Hiring Style: Full time/ Direct hire

Responsibilities

  • Credit Management

  • Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable

  • Bank Reconciliation

  • Communicate among co-workers at Accounting Dept.

  • Communicate with local branch office accounting personnel as well as operation team and branch managers

  • Learn accounting system CODA and run report and post journals

  • Learn operation system Descartes (ONEVIEW) / Cargowise to view each shipment files (what operation team enter AR and AP in their system)

  • Oversea settlement with other oversea offices/agents

  • Report to Accounting Manager

Qualifications

  • BA degree with accounting major or equivalent

  • Japanese skill

is a big plus
  • Excellence Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel -Vlookup, Pivot, Microsoft Outlook

*+++++ Only qualified candidate will be contacted +++++*

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Practice Questions

💡Technical Questions (3)
  • 1.This role requires advanced Excel skills, specifically VLOOKUP and Pivot Tables. Can you describe a time you used these functions to streamline an accounting process?
  • 2.You will be responsible for credit management and overseas settlements. How do you approach evaluating a client's creditworthiness and handling discrepancies with international agents?
  • 3.Part of your role involves learning the operation system Descartes/Cargowise to view shipment files entered by the operations team. How will you ensure the AR/AP data recorded by operations aligns with the accounting records?
🎯Behavioral Questions (3)
  • 1.Tell me about a time you had to learn a new accounting software system from scratch. How did you get up to speed?
  • 2.Describe a situation where you had to communicate a complex accounting discrepancy to a non-accounting team member, like a branch manager or operations staff.
  • 3.Give me an example of how you handled a high-volume month-end close while ensuring accuracy in your bank reconciliations.
🧩Situational Questions (2)
  • 1.You notice a recurring discrepancy between the AR/AP entries logged by the operations team in Cargowise and what is posted in the CODA accounting system. The operations team is very busy. How do you handle this?
  • 2.An overseas agent is disputing a settlement amount and refuses to release important shipment documents until the balance is paid, but your records show they owe your company. How do you resolve this?

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Accounts PayableAccounts ReceivableBank ReconciliationCredit ManagementVLOOKUPPivot TablesIntercompany SettlementJournal EntriesJapaneseLogistics AccountingCODACargowise

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