Senior Associate, Finance

Key Responsibilities:

• Financial Closing and Accounting Operations

Perform monthly, quarterly, and annual closing activities; prepare and review journal entries and supporting schedules; perform account reconciliations and variance analyses; and maintain complete accounting records and supporting documentation.

• Financial Reporting

Prepare IFRS reporting packages and supporting schedules in accordance with Group Accounting Policies and JGAAP requirements. Support statutory financial statements and management reporting.

• Tax Compliance

Coordinate timely and accurate tax filings with external tax advisors, including corporate income tax, business tax, consumption tax, withholding tax, and depreciable asset tax. Maintain tax schedules and supporting records.

• Audit and Review Coordination

Manage and coordinate annual audits and semi-annual reviews with external auditors, including preparation of deliverables, responses to inquiries, and issue tracking.

• Fixed Assets and Lease Accounting

Prepare depreciation calculations and fixed asset reconciliations; support accounting for leases and right-of-use assets under IFRS 16; and coordinate related audit requests.

• Financing and Treasury-Related Accounting

Support accounting for project financing arrangements and borrowings; review loan balances and interest calculations; assist with interest rate swaps and hedging transactions; and coordinate lender-related reporting with Treasury.

• Intercompany Transactions and Transfer Pricing Support

Process and reconcile intercompany transactions; support intercompany billing and cost allocations; and maintain documentation for service agreements and transfer pricing support.

• Business Support, Handover, and Process Improvement

Support due diligence, acquisitions, project finance, restructuring, and investment handovers. Standardize finance processes, procedures, user guides, and controls, and identify automation and efficiency opportunities.

• Budget and Ad-hoc Support

Support Finance department budgets and respond to ad-hoc reporting or analysis requests from the Head of Finance and Senior Manager, Finance.

Key Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• At least five years of relevant experience in accounting, audit, tax, treasury, or financial reporting.
• Sound knowledge of accounting principles, IFRS, and JGAAP.
• Strong Excel, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Business-level Japanese and English communication skills.
• Experience in SPC accounting, renewable energy, infrastructure, project finance, tax compliance, or multinational companies is preferred.
• Relevant professional qualifications and experience with ERP, automation, or data analytics tools would be advantageous.

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