Financial Accountant

The Organisation:
Moose Toys exists to make kids superhappy. For this revolutionary brand, happiness lies at the heart of everything we do. Known for our trailblazing toy design, development and manufacturing, and strong commitment to the future of our planet, our toys are consistently recognised with global awards and accolades.

At Moose, we are playful with a purpose. Fun is at the heart of everything we do, but we're also very serious about the important stuff: our people, our values, and the planet:
We're officially a Great Place to Work!
We're a family.
We dream big.
We love diversity.
We're always learning.
We prioritise well-being.
We give back in a big way.
We're serious about sustainability.
We bring the fun!

Visit www.moosetoys.com for more information on our amazing brands and people.
View our video on our LinkedIn Life Page.

Position Title: Financial Accountant

Role Objectives: This role will aim to provide efficient and effective assistance to general accounting practices, including but not limited to inventories control, commercial & operations partnership, month-end and year-end reporting, reconciliations, preparing audits, and tax.

Direct Reports: N/A

Reporting to: General Ledger Team Lead

Work Hours: Standard office hours:
8:30am - 5:30pm, Monday to Friday, plus reasonable additional hours.
Moose also provides flexible working options.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Inventory

• Perform monthly inventory reconciliation across the accounting and warehouse systems for US, Canada and Mexico, ensuring inventory balances, stock movements, goods receipt status, and transaction records are accurate and properly reconciled.
• Perform inventory variance analysis and investigation, including item ledger reviews, warehouse transaction tracing, root-cause identification, and preparation of supporting documentation and recommendations for corrective actions.
• Review and process inventory adjustments, write-offs, cost corrections, and related GL entries within the accounting system. Ensure goods received are properly processed and review inventory reclassifications performed by US Office.
  
  2. Commission
• Perform commission accounting activities for US and Canada, including the preparation, review, and recording of monthly commission accruals and related accounting entries.
• Prepare and process Accounts Payable commission entries and payment transactions in the accounting system, ensuring accurate vendor records, invoice processing, payment matching, and audit trail documentation.
  
  3. Tax & Compliance
• Perform monthly tax calculations and reconciliations, including validation of sales records against the Trial Balance and supporting reports to ensure completeness and accuracy of tax-related data.
• Coordinate with external tax consultants and submit monthly tax reports.
• Support internal and external audit activities.
  
  4. General Accounting & Finance Support
• Provide support to US Finance Team in daily and month-end activities, including Debit Notes and invoice issuance, review and other financial control procedures.
• Perform ad hoc tasks, support special project & system enhancement as assigned.
• Maintain and update SOPs to ensure processes are properly documented.
  
  Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field;
• 4-6 years of relevant experience, with strong accounting knowledge and preferably exposure to inventory accounting;
• Strong English communication skills are a must; Cantonese or Mandarin is preferred but not required.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and experienced in working with accounting/ERP systems.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail and ability to work independently.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience with ERP
• Good knowledge of inventory accounting, month-end closing and financial reporting.
• Familiarity with tax compliance and audit processes.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with good attention to detail.
• Ability to effectively leverage AI tools to improve work efficiency and productivity.
  
  Contacts: Moose employees
  
  Capabilities:
  
  Accelerate Your Potential
  Be your best, foster a growth mindset, build knowledge and new capabilities for success. Continually build technical and departmental knowledge and skills to do the job well and apply this expertise accordingly. Foster an agile mindset to adapt quickly to changing technological landscapes.
  
  Present & Communicate With Impact
  Communicate for impact, clarity and connection. Articulate ideas, opinions, and information, confidently, persuasively, and concisely. Determine the appropriate communication channel and style to engage varying audiences for greater impact. Utilise appropriate frameworks to structure your message. Promote collaboration cross functionally and within teams.
  
  Deliver Results & Meet Customer Expectations
  Take action and be accountable for driving improvements & business results. Drive improvements for business results and initiate changes to work processes, adopting technology where appropriate. Stay focused on important goals, consider what you can stop doing, and prioritise efforts
  to high impact activities. Demonstrate an ongoing commitment/unwavering to produce the best result. Have an appetite for excellence and consistent goal achievement.
  
  Collaborate And Influence
  Create win-win partnerships with others. Develop and maintain positive relationships through open and transparent communication, a friendly nature, trust, honesty and reliability. Identify and categorise key stakeholders, understanding their interests, needs, and influence on projects or initiatives. Recognise the different working styles of others and adapt communication.
  
  Lead And Drive Change
  Act as an agent to lead, drive and respond to change. Deal with uncertainty, making positive use of the opportunities it presents. Demonstrate a growth and open mindset - challenge fixed thinking and routine habits. Act as a trail blazer - be curious, experiment to stay head of trends and embrace new digital tools to accelerate change.
  
  Core Values:
  We're a family, who is Outrageously playful, with Wild imagination.
  
  
• We're a family
  o We demonstrate kindness as part of the Moose family - treating others the way we want to be treated. We're all about welcoming your wacky, weird, and wonderful self at work!
  o Moosies pride themselves on taking personal responsibility for their actions and outcomes, always acting ethically, professionally, sustainably and with a smile.
  o We know there is no I in TEAM and are committed to hitting team goals way out of the park.
  o We've got each other's backs - we support each other with no politics or personal agendas.
  
  
  
  
• Outrageously playful
  o All Moosies use play to stimulate thinking and innovation - applying learnings across all initiatives.
  o We think outside the toy box to keep things super FUN.
  o We consistently give 100% to put the punch in our products and services.
  o We keep our energy up so there's a great buzz around the place all the time - helping to foster great ideas and ensuring strong productivity.
  
  
  
  
• Wild imagination
  o We're prepared to share the kooky and the creative in brainstorming sessions, to bring the best Moose to market.
  o Moosies put heart and soul into innovating and delivering the best toys ever with the future of our planet and communities in mind.
  o We elicit infectious enthusiasm, are non-judgemental, value diversity of thinking and the benefits this brings, and are open to all WOW ideas.
  o We keep on trend and across new technologies and sustainable approaches so we can bring this knowledge to the playroom.