Finance Manager, Logistics

Our client is looking for a dynamic, organized self-starter to join as Logistics Financial Analyst in their headquarters in Tokyo.
The Logistics Financial Analyst will provide analytical support to optimize our dynamic and rapidly growing company logistic network.
The Financial Analyst will be responsible for both optimizing our financial performance and driving improvements on customer experience.
The successful candidate will be a key partner to the Logistics business team, lead business planning, analyze financial and operational performance, continuously seek and propose improvement opportunities and support and drive initiatives to realize those opportunities.
Duties will include:

• Preparing  Logistics business planning and forecasting
• Ensuring excellent financial controllership over the Logistics financials, including month end close
• Maintaining data integrity and periodically auditing key transactional data
• Communicating financial performance to business partners as well as corporate finance team
• Developing and implementing policies that guide business team in improving and optimizing the process
• Partnering with Logistics Japan team to lead cost initiatives, including identifying and analyzing new opportunities
• Partnering with the Procurement Japan and Engineering teams to seek out new opportunities to reduce the costs of shipping supplies, including innovative means of packaging, and helping to drive the roll-out of these initiatives.

• BA/BS degree
• 7+ years relevant experience in positions that require analysis and reporting financial results
• Demonstrated financial acumen and analytical experience delivering forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis, and data interpretation of business impact and results
• 7+ years of experience with advanced proficiency in Excel (index, lookups, sumifs, pivots, standard deviation, database connections)
• 7+ years of experience working with concepts of Generally Accepted Accounting Principle

歓迎条件

• MBA or other advanced degree and/ or Professional certification (CPA/CMA/Qualified Accounting certificate) + relevant experience
• Ability to build trust, influence, and guide senior management as well as direct and indirect business owners
• Advanced problem solving and root cause analysis combined with proven ability to communicate those analysis
• Highly analytical, detail oriented and strong business sense; proven ability to manage new ideas and creative solutions
• Manage and prioritize workload and achieve effective results in a fast-paced, growing and ambiguous environment
• Experience working with large-scale data and reporting tools (e.g. SQL, Python,Tableau, PowerBI) and other financial systems (e.g. Oracle, SAP)
• Previous experience in Logistics, Manufacturing or Transportation industry a plus
• Proven success in people management
• Excited about working in a diverse group and contributing to an inclusive culture.
 

​​​​​​- OVERTIME WORK (​時間外労働): Yes 
- AVERAGE MONTHLY OT (残業月平均):    
- SOCIAL INSURANCE (加入保険): 健康保険、厚生年金、雇用保険、労災保険
- HOLIDAYS (休日): 土、日、祝日
- OTHER (その他): 

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