Pegasus Tech Ventures is currently seeking a Japanese / English bilingual Finance / Accounting Director, experienced in finance / accounting and passionate about venture capital/technology startups to join its HQ in San Jose, California.
Pegasus Tech Ventures is a global venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley. We invest in emerging technology companies around the world and work with them to expand sales in North America, Asia, and Europe. Our global team operates out of offices across 3 continents and offers a wide range of domain expertise. We currently have 35+ funds under management, and look for world-class management and technical teams that are targeting disruptive opportunities in IT, HealthTech, Artificial Intelligence, IoT, Robotics, Big Data, Quantum Computing, FinTech, and Next Generation Technologies.
Primary Responsibilities
- Manage the Finance / Accounting team
- Manage financial closing for funds and corporations: monthly/quarterly/annual financial reports (balance sheets, income statements, cash flow statements)
- Manage tax filing for both funds and corporate entities
- Develop and manage annual and multi-year consolidated budgets that are adequate for the organization's needs including preparation of periodic budget forecasts
- Prepare and maintain cash flow analysis monthly
- Analyze monthly consolidated financial statements (balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows) and report to the management.
- Ensure operational compliance with policies, procedures and regulations for any necessary entities
- Oversee the process for vendor payments and check requests
- Oversee the process for employee reimbursements including managing employee credit card charges and reconcile credit card accounts
- Reconcile bank accounts and general ledger accounts
- Respond to inquiries from other departments regarding budgets, deposits, disbursement and financial reports
- Assist in reconciling all balance sheet and income statement accounts on a monthly/quarterly basis as indicated by the monthly closing schedule
- Correspondence with audit firms and brokerage firms
- Prepare for general shareholders meetings and board meetings
- Analyze current finances and develop budgets for the following period/year
- Track the company's financial and accounting status and performance to identify areas for potential improvement
- Seek out methods for minimizing financial risk to the company
- Provide insightful information and expectations to senior executives to aid in long-term and short-term decision making
- Stay up to date with technological advances and accounting software to be used for financial purposes
- Establish and maintain financial and accounting policies and procedures for the company
- Understand and adhere to financial and accounting regulations and legislation
- Maintain relationship with compliance vendors
- Support Chief Compliance Officer and oversee implementation of compliance processes to be compliant as a Registered Investment Advisor
- Oversee annual Form ADV amendment filings & other necessary regulatory filings
- Other tasks / projects that may be assigned
Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience in a Finance or Accounting related role
- Experience in consolidated international accounting
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, economics, finance, mathematics or related fields. Having an advanced degree is a plus
- Knowledge of US GAAP (& JGAAP is a plus)
- Experience in financial and accounting management in a public company
- Self starter who is highly motivated, with high attention to detail and proven ability to multitask and work in a dynamic environment
- Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Project management experience
- Proficient in Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.) and financial management software
- Team management experience
- Detail oriented and analytical
- Must be able to multi-task and prioritize in a fast-paced multi-team environment
- Ability to work to deadlines with quick turnaround
- Experience / knowledge in fund financials is a plus
- Fluent in Japanese
- CPA is a plus
- Experience in J-SOX is a plus
Please make sure to include resume when you are submitting the application