Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. HyperStrong is seeking a hands-on Finance Manager to oversee financial operations, accounting quality, U.S. tax compliance coordination, and project financial performance for its U.S. business. The role partners with commercial and operations teams, corporate finance, and external tax advisers, while guiding a Staff Accountant and handling critical analysis, reviews, and complex financial matters.
Responsibilities
- Oversee month-end close, financial statements, and the accuracy of key accounting areas, including revenue and costs, inventory, fixed assets, accruals, taxes, and intercompany transactions
- Review contract-based revenue recognition, align U.S. records with corporate reporting policies, analyze financial results, and coordinate annual audits
- Serve as the main point of contact for U.S. tax advisers
- Coordinate federal, state, and local tax calendars, registrations, filings, reviews, and payments
- Identify tax implications of business activities, including sales and use tax, income tax, multistate operations, and cross-border transactions; coordinate complex matters with corporate finance and advisers
- Manage budgets, gross margins, invoicing, collections, and cash flow for equipment supply and service projects
- Track contractual milestones such as advance payments, factory acceptance testing (FAT), shipment, delivery, and site acceptance testing (SAT)
- Analyze procurement, freight, tariffs, installation, commissioning, and service costs; monitor credit notes, letters of credit, guarantees, and project financial risks
- Review financial terms of sales, purchasing, and service contracts, including payment schedules, taxes, billing, acceptance, delivery, and guarantees
- Support pricing and negotiations with margin, foreign-exchange, financing, and working-capital analyses; advise on new projects and commercial structures
- Lead annual budgets, rolling forecasts, performance reviews, and cash flow projections for the U.S. entity and major projects
- Monitor accounts receivable aging and collections, review significant payments, and coordinate with corporate treasury on banking, funding, letters of credit, and guarantees
- Enforce financial approval and documentation controls, review unusual or complex expense and payment requests, and improve accounting, billing, collections, and payment processes
- Supervise and develop the Staff Accountant, drive effective use of Oracle EBS, and resolve cross-functional financial issues
Skills
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
- Approximately 7–10 years of relevant experience, including at least 3 years of hands-on finance or accounting experience in a U.S. business
- Strong background in full-cycle accounting, month-end closing, reporting, audit coordination, and review of accounting staff's work
- Direct experience coordinating with U.S. tax advisers and resolving business-related tax issues
- Experience with project budgeting, gross margin analysis, cash flow forecasting, and financial review of commercial contracts
- Hands-on, resourceful, and comfortable working in a lean finance team while completing critical analyses and reconciliations personally
- Fluent in both English and Mandarin Chinese, including professional meetings, contract discussions, and written reporting
- Advanced Excel and ERP skills
- Oracle EBS experience preferred
- Experience in energy storage, renewable energy, industrial equipment, engineering projects, or international U.S. subsidiaries preferred
- U.S. CPA or comparable qualification is a plus
Benefits
- Generous paid time off (PTO) and paid sick leave
- 12 paid holidays annually
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Company-paid short-term disability (STD), long-term disability (LTD), and basic life insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
- Birthday and holiday gifts
- Team-building activities and company-sponsored events
- Visa sponsorship opportunities for eligible employees, subject to company policies and applicable immigration requirements
- Hybrid work in Houston, TX or Chicago, IL (1–2 office days per week); fully remote candidates elsewhere in the U.S. may be considered
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