Accounting Manager

Accounting tasks:
 

• Review and approve journal entries
• Review and approve supplier and employee payments
• Supervise month end closing tasks e.g. close of system, data upload
• Month end cost allocation and adjustment journals
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations
• Review and approve lease entries according to IFRS16
• Review and approve fixed assets additions, transfer, disposal
• Oversight of fixed assets physical count
• Review / prepare accruals
• Support preparation of tax filing
• Support finance system management
• Oversight of subsidiary/sister company accounting / month end close
   

Internal control:
 

• Support the preparation of internal control evidences
• Implement corrective actions for deficient controls
• Balance sheet review and corrections of wrong bookings

Key Capabilities & Skills:
 

• Strong accounting background
• Fluency in English and Japanese
• Experience with lease accounting
• Understanding of internal control
• Tax filling experience
• MS Office applications, particularly MS Excel, Oracle as nice to have
• Analytical skills and high sense of accuracy
• Problem-solving skills
• Inter-personal skills, team player, speak up attitude
• Open and transparent communication
• Good self and time management, organized and structured working style
• Good understanding of accounting principles (IFRS, JGAAP)
• Able to work on own initiative and to take responsibility
   

Competencies

Competency segment ‘Business

Customer Orientation: supports the requests and questions from internal customers in a timely and accurate manner. Able to understand where and how the accounting and controlling team can be supported best.

Business Acumen: Understands business principles and language, including the fundamentals of finance and profitability. Is able to identify and implement process improvements.

Competency segment ‘Personal’

Communication: keeps an open communication with all stakeholders especially team members in accounting and controlling as well as operations.

Commitment to excel: has the ability to work in accurate and structured way in order to achieve a high reliability of reports and presentations.

​​​​​​- OVERTIME WORK (​時間外労働): Yes
- AVERAGE MONTHLY OT (残業月平均): Depends on the timing
- 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): Twice a week work from home.

Our client specializes in global logistics solutions.