Finance Manager

Location Tokyo
Job type Permanent
Salary
Reference 50467

 

Key Responsibilities

  • Prepare monthly management reports, including month-end closing by the third working day, financial consolidation, balance sheet reconciliations, and budget variance analysis.

  • Provide financial analysis and insights to support the Executive Team in making informed operational and budgetary decisions.

  • Oversee monthly accounting tasks for two legal entities, including bank payment approvals, NetSuite journal entries, Blackline reconciliations, and financial variance reviews.

  • Conduct in-depth analysis of monthly and quarterly financial performance compared to forecasts, identify areas for improvement, and collaborate with internal stakeholders to implement enhancements.

  • Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures by maintaining accurate financial records, completing reconciliations, and supporting audit processes.

  • Manage accounts receivable, including reviewing and issuing client invoices in line with contractual agreements.

  • Oversee accounts payable by reviewing vendor invoices, ensuring proper documentation and expense classification, facilitating approvals, and authorizing bank payments.

  • Lead treasury activities, including payment approvals, cash flow forecasting, and monitoring working capital needs.

  • Manage inventory and claims-related cost accounting, reporting, and conduct quarterly reserve analysis.

  • Ensure compliance with local direct and indirect tax requirements.

  • Support general accounting tasks such as journal entries, account analysis, and balance sheet reconciliations.

  • Coordinate with HR and communicate payroll payment instructions to the third-party payroll vendor.

  • Perform detailed product analysis to understand user behavior and engagement.

  • Prepare and verify accuracy of monthly client and third-party partner reports.

  • Document, implement, and monitor financial controls and accounting procedures.

  • Lead financial transformation initiatives, onboarding of new client finance processes, and handle ad-hoc projects.

  • Supervise two direct reports, managing their performance, workload, and providing coaching and development opportunities.

Minimum Qualifications

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

  • At least 4 years of experience in public accounting and/or in-house finance roles.

  • Bilingual proficiency in English and Japanese.

  • Advanced Excel skills, particularly in financial and operational modeling.

  • Thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative, and dynamic environment.

  • Strong communication, presentation, and organizational abilities.

Preferred Qualifications

  • CPA or equivalent accounting certification.

  • Experience using NetSuite or similar ERP systems.

  • Familiarity with both U.S. GAAP and local accounting standards.

  • Proven ability to present effectively to senior stakeholders.

  • Combination of audit and industry experience is ideal.

  • Practical experience with BI tools such as Tableau is highly preferred.