Accountant / 経理担当

Accounting & Reporting

• Support managers in Finance department in ensuring that the accounting is correct, transparent (within the organization and towards HQ) and complete (including appropriate accruals/deferrals).
• Assures timely submission of accurate financial information to all external and internal stakeholders
• Supports HR department in payroll

Accounting - Bookkeeping

• Maintains the fixed asset register and supervises the asset accounting in the fixed asset ledger
• Manages the accounts payables ledger as well as the periodic payment runs while ensuring compliance with the rules and principles of the internal control system (e.g. segregation of duties)
• Controls the accounts receivable ledger and the dunning process
• Supervises the bank statement postings as well as the reconciliation of the bank accounts and petty cash
• Reconciliation of all tax accounts
• Guarantees the timely and accurate reporting to local authorities
• Maintains the general ledger

Accounting – Period Closing

• Responsible for the timely compilation of the monthly and annual closings including the　communication of the closing timetable within the organization
• Carries out depreciation runs, posts all accrual and deferral entries as well as revaluations, write offs and provisions
• Reconciles all clearing and internal company accounts
• Carries out any other period closing postings
• Prepares the annual statutory financial statements
• Internal Control Management
• Guarantees 100% compliance with all relevant local legislation (e.g.: statutory accounting standards, tax law incl. transfer pricing, civil law) and internal group accounting guidelines
• Supports Finance department managers to verify internal control application according to the HQ guidelines
• Ensures that policies and procedures are well communicated and applied

Optimization & Productivity

• While maintaining quality, continuously drives efficiency by streamlining processes (within Accounting and beyond Accounting) and the use of available tools

• Holds a relevant accounting qualification
• Working experience: Minimum of 3 years of relevant accounting experience
• Strong knowledge in Japan Tax legislation, local GAAP and IFRS
• Mandatory SAP (FI, CO, COPA and BI) and ideally HFM user knowledge
• A structured and well-organized individual
• Result and performance oriented
• Business level English and native level Japanese communication on speaking, writing and listening
• Ability to communicate effectively with internal customers, cross functional teams and global technical teams
• Self-motivated, self-directed, flexible and be able to work under pressure in a fast-paced team environment