Duties and Responsibilities:

• Preparing and booking for accounting entries in AP/AR and GL modules
• Work on financial reporting with India team
• Preparing payments (for vendor invoices, inter-company payments, employee expenses, withholding tax, etc.)
• Issuing invoices to clients and cash application
• Bank reconciliation
• Petty cash
• Support for monthly/yearly closing, preparing financial statements, and tax returns
• Management of contract filing and status
• Management of subcontractors
• Controlling of employees’ expense claims and analysis
• Other adhoc tasks

Requirements:

More than 10 years of accounting experience at any foreign company in Japan

Language Requirement:  

• Japanese:  Native
• English:   Business Level

Essential:

• Understanding and experience in International accounting (IFRS, US GAAP)
• Solid experience in accounting and finance
• Experience in using ERP system (SAP, Oracle R12, etc.)
• Understanding of Japanese tax so that he / she can liaise with our tax advisors
• Excel Skills (vlookup, sumif, pivot table, etc.)

Desirable:

• Some experiences in dealing with overseas shared services is a plus
• Japanese bookkeeping 2nd level or higher
• Communication skills