Management and Duties

● Must meet the deadlines and a multitude of accounting activities including general documents and financial reporting.

● Applies a thorough understanding of the financial reporting and general ledger structure.

● Ensures an accurate and timely close on monthly, quarterly, and annually.

● Ensures and develops reports for all monthly financial information in a timely manner.

● Initiates and leads budget and forecasting activities.

● Monitors and analyzes departments’ workflows in order to develop more efficient procedures.

● Manages resources while maintaining a high level of accuracy.

● Maintains an excellent communication with other departments to verify transaction report data and issues.

● Advises staff members regarding the handling of non-routine transactions.

● Responds to the inquiries from the President regarding financial results, special reporting requests, etc.

● Works with the retained CPA firm to ensure a clean and timely year end audit and quarterly reviews.

● Assists in development and implementation of new procedures and features to enhance the workflow of the department.

● Provides training to new and existing staff as needed.

● Monitors cash deposition, plans effective cash management

Requirements:

Read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, and/or government regulations in English and Japanese
Write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals in English and Japanese
Effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, staff, clients, customers, and the general public in English and Japanese

Education:

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Accounting, Finance or Business Management with an emphasis in Accounting
Five to six years of previous experience in the same or similar position is preferred; CPA preferred