Finance Manager

Location Tokyo
Discipline Financial Services
Job type Contract
Salary Negotiable
Reference 49842

【Company Overview】

A global provider of extended warranty and protection plans for consumer electronics and appliances. Headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Preparation of monthly management reporting including month end close by working day 3, consolidation, balance sheet reconciliation and analysis to budgets

  • Provide financial and analytical support to drive the Executive team’s operating and budgeting decisions

  • Oversee monthly accounting activities, closings and reporting for two entities including approvals of bank payments, NetSuite Journal entries, Blackline reconciliations and variance analysis

  • In-depth analysis of monthly and quarterly variances to forecast, actively recognizing opportunities for improvement and working closely internal stakeholders

  • Ensure financial records are maintained in compliance with accepted policies and procedures, including month end account reconciliations and audits

  • Management of AR function including review and preparation of sales invoices to clients in accordance with contracts in place

  • Management of AP function including review of vendor invoices into accounting system, review appropriate documentation, ensure correct coding of expenses, facilitate invoice approval and approve bank payment

  • Management of Treasury, including bank payment approval, cash flow forecasting and monitoring of working capital requirements

  • Inventory and claims cost accounting, reporting and quarterly reserve analysis

  • Compliance with local direct and indirect taxes

  • General accounting review and support, including preparation and entry of journal entries, account analysis, and balance sheet reconciliations

  • Work closely with HR and administrate and communicate payroll payment instruction to a third party payroll vendor

  • Perform in-depth product analytics to understand customers’ journeys of our product

  • Prepare and ensure the accuracy of monthly reports to clients and third party partner(s)

  • Documentation, implementation and monitoring of accounting treatments and financial controls

  • Lead finance transformation, new client finance implementations and ad-hoc projects

  • Management of two direct reports, including appraisals, coaching and planning workloads

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA a plus

  • 4+ years of Public Accounting and/or industry experience

  • Fluent in both English and Japanese

  • Advanced skills operational and financial modeling in Microsoft Excel

  • Enjoys working in a fast paced, dynamic, collaborative and fun environment

  • Strong verbal/writing communication, presentation, and organizational skills

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

  • Certified Public Accounting certification or the local equivalent

  • Experience with NetSuite or other ERP systems

  • Understanding of US and local GAAP accounting policies

  • Demonstrated ability presenting to senior stakeholders

  • Mix of audit and industry experience is ideal

  • Hands-on experience with BI reporting tools required (Tableau preferred)