Assistant Accountant
Quick facts
- Pay
- From $60,000.00 per year
- Type
- Full-time
- Location
- Hayward, CA
- Industry
- Accounting — 27 open jobs
- Visa in listing
- H-1B
- Apply
- Free to apply — never pay anyone for a job offer or visa sponsorship
Job description
We are looking for an Assistant Accountant to join our growing, dynamic team.
Responsibilities include but not limited to:
- Assess and validate invoices
- Issue checks and make payments
- File paid invoices, billing packages, supplier waivers, and check copies
- Prepare and send billing packages
- Collect payments from customers
- Payroll
- Some administrative support
Qualifications:
- Knowledge of MS Excel & Word.
- Good verbal & written communication skills
- 1 to 2 years accounting experience is preferred, but not necessary, training will be provided
We offer health insurance, dental insurance, 401K and PTO after probation. We also offer bonus based on employee’s performance. H1B sponsorship will be offered if needed.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $60,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
Visa sponsorship record: Kwan Wo Ironworks Inc.
Sponsors occasionally| Fiscal year | H-1B LCAs | USCIS approvals | USCIS denials | PERM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 3 | — | — | — |
| FY2025 | — | 1 | 0 | — |
| FY2024 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — |
This exact kind of role (Accountants and Auditors) isn't among the roles Kwan Wo Ironworks Inc. sponsored most often.
Roles they sponsor most
- cost estimator2 LCAs · median $76k
- project engineer2 LCAs · median $85k
- construction cost estimator1 LCA · median $80k
Which visas can work for this job
Occupation: Accountants and Auditors (SOC 13-2011) — estimated from the job title.
- Mentioned in the listing
H-1B
- H-1B cap-exempt employer
Regular cap-subject employer — a new H-1B needs to win the lottery in March (unless you already hold cap-counted H-1B status).
- TN (citizens of Canada and Mexico)
This kind of role may fit the USMCA profession “Accountant” — it depends on the actual duties. No lottery, no cap; you need the matching degree or license.
- E-3 (Australia) and H-1B1 (Chile, Singapore)
Same degree requirement as H-1B, but no lottery and a separate quota that is rarely filled.
- O-1 (extraordinary ability)
For candidates with awards, publications, press, a high salary or critical roles at distinguished organizations. No cap, no lottery; the employer files a petition.
Salary vs prevailing wage
Below Level IAccountants and Auditors · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA. Annual prevailing wages set by the Department of Labor (OFLC).
| Level | Prevailing wage | H-1B lottery odds* |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | $78,146 | ~15% |
| Level II | $99,362 | ~31% |
| Level III | $120,557 | ~46% |
| Level IV | $141,773 | ~61% |
This job pays $60,000 a year — below the Level I prevailing wage. For H-1B the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage, so the offer would have to go up.
* Odds are DHS projections for the FY2027 wage-weighted lottery (actual results vary by year and employer). Since the FY2027 cap season the H-1B lottery is weighted by wage level: Level I = 1 entry, II = 2, III = 3, IV = 4. The level is set by the offered wage against the prevailing wage for the occupation and worksite. Separately, a $100,000 fee for new H-1B petitions for workers outside the US was announced in 2025; as of September 2026 a federal court ruling keeps it unenforceable while appeals continue — check the current status.
Sources: U.S. Department of Labor OFLC disclosure data (H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 LCA, PERM), OFLC prevailing wage data, USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub, E-Verify participating employers. Data loaded: LCA FY2024–FY2026, PERM, USCIS Data Hub, OFLC wages; updated 2026-10-03. Employers are matched by name, so records of companies with similar names can occasionally be mixed up. This is general information, not legal advice — talk to an immigration attorney about your case.