Accounting Specialist (#8617)

Direct Responsibilities

1. General Ledger Management

• Initiate and maintain standard journals, including auto-feeding journals from other systems.
• Create and enter journals (or check and post in case of absence of the posting person).
• Initiate account creation and inventory review/closing control on the general ledger.
• Manage fixed asset records.
• Support non-standard journal creation and maintain records.
• Ensure procedures for general ledger management are followed.

2. Monthly Closing

• Manage standard journal bookkeeping.
• Set up and control aging on sensitive accounts (AP/AR).
• Initiate self-reconciliation processes.
• Extract trial balances for bank reconciliation.
• Transfer journals from JGAAP to IFRS ledgers.
• Manage journal filing (until digital ledger system implementation).
• Initiate ledger period opening/closing and trial balance extraction.
• Prepare reports for external stakeholders.

3. Quarterly Closing

• Assist in setting up closing schedules and negotiations.
• Support the calculation of corporate taxes, consumption tax, enterprise tax, and business office tax.
• Prepare external reports.
• Provide accounting audit support.

4. IFRS Closing

• Support IFRS closing processes.
• Assist in IFRS closing audits.

5. Other Responsibilities

• Participate in and contribute to special projects and strategic initiatives within the company.

Business Knowledge

• Knowledge of Insurance Accounting under Japan (JGAAP) and International standards (IFRS).
• Familiarity with various insurance business lines is a plus.

Technical Experience / Competencies

• Insurance accounting and tax expertise.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office.

Behavioral Competencies

• Ability to organize and execute tasks in a complex environment.
• Positive, self-driven, dynamic, and able to work in a matrix organization with a team-oriented mindset.

Specific Qualifications

• Educational Level: Bookkeeping Level 2 or higher.
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Junior CPA, Junior USCPA, CMA, CFA, or equivalent.

Required Skills

Behavioral Skills:

• Results-driven with the ability to deliver on targets.
• Ability to synthesize complex information and simplify processes.
• Strong collaboration and teamwork skills.
• Ability to share knowledge and contribute to team development.

Transversal Skills:

• Ability to understand, explain, and support changes.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Capacity to develop others and enhance their skills.
• Ability to adapt and improve processes.

​​​​​​- OVERTIME WORK (​時間外労働): Yes 
- AVERAGE MONTHLY OT (残業月平均): 10-30 hrs
- 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):  WFH, Flextime