This position manages general accounting and financial statement reports.This position is responsible for monthly closing procedures and ensuring efficiency of internal controls implemented to support key activities in accounting team.
- Manages all accounting activities for financial statement preparation, in accordance with IFRS, Japan accounting regulations, and Japan tax regulations.
- Manages inventory/lease/fixed assets/intercompany transaction process and other closing activities including support and collaboration with members overseas.
- Manages/prepares monthly financeial statement and product margin report.
- Maintains/monitoring sales/rebates accounting activities, and pension accounting including monthly reconciliations and analysis and data maintainenace
- Work with other Finance teams, businesses, and other departments as required to improve financial processes and comply with all internal control/audit requirements.
- Prepares legal entity statutory reports and all related schedules
- Prepares various documents as required(e.g. local accounting position paper)
- Manages/assists/joins various project as required(e.g. system implementation initiated by global team)
- 10+ years of experince in accounting management, financial statement prepartion including operational experinece.?
- Japanese – fluent
- English - business level (Verbal and written communication skills with global team in English are required.) ?
- Knowledge in accounting principles and standards (IFRS or US GAAP).?
- Excel skills
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team autonomously, ability to build strong relationship with business and various stakeholders
- Positive and proactive problem-solving attitude.
- Working experience at international environment, matrix organization, and/or in mixed cultures.
- SAP experience
- Knowledge in accounting principles and standards (J-GAAP, Tax).
- Nissho Bookkeeping 1, Japan CPA, US CPA or MBA
