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Job Title: Assistant Finance Manager
Location: Yokohama, Japan - Hybrid working, 2 days per week in the office.
Type: Permanent
Due to growth, we are hiring an Assistant Finance Manager to join our Japanese Finance team, working from our Yokohama office on a hybrid basis. As the Assistant Finance Manager supports the Finance Manager and Finance Director in managing the full spectrum of financial accounting, reporting, tax, audit, and project management activities for Japan.
You will also partner closely with the Finance team, Shared Service Centre, and external stakeholders to ensure accurate financial processes, compliance, and operational efficiency. The role also provides leadership to a small team managing travel expense operations.
Key Responsibilities
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Lead monthly and annual financial accounting and reporting activities.
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Manage cash operations, including bank transactions and overdraft monitoring.
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Oversee accounts receivable overdue control and ensure timely collection.
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Manage intercompany receivables, payables, and loan settlements.
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Ensure proper control and reconciliation of prepaid expenses, accrued expenses, and provisions.
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Lead and manage a team of three temporary staff responsible for travel expense governance and processing.
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Ensure accuracy, compliance, and timely handling of employee expense claims.
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Prepare corporate tax returns in collaboration with external tax advisors.
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Maintain working knowledge of relevant taxes (corporate, consumption, enterprise, inhabitant, business occupancy, withholding).
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Lead the ERP implementation project in Japan.
To be successful in the role, you will have
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Demonstratable previous experience within a similar Finance role.
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Business-level English proficiency in writing, speaking, and listening (TOEIC 700+ or equivalent).
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Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
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Excellent stakeholder management and communication.
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Ability to translate English to Japanese and reverse.
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Prior experience in multinational environments - desirable.
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Experience with accounting systems; SAP preferred.
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Experience working with external shared service providers.
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Familiarity with Concur Expense is an advantage.
Grow your career and expand your skills and knowledge. At BSI, we offer opportunities to work across industries and across the globe. You’ll benefit from the different perspectives and experiences of your international colleagues, as well as ongoing training and development.
We offer flexible working, as well as up to 14-days annual leave, paid sick leave, bank holidays, health insurance, life insurance, commuting allowance, paid maternity leave, paid paternity leave, paid parental leave, paid bereavement leave, learning and development opportunities, and a wide range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your lifestyle
- Please note: BSI are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this vacancy
Together, we are building an organisation that is ready to meet the challenges ahead. Grow your career as you help us shape what comes next.
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Now we’re taking on society’s biggest challenges. We’re developing standards and guidelines that will help our customers get to net zero, and we’re defining the way new technologies such as AI impact all our lives.
We’re focused on our future – and we’re looking for people who want to grow with us as we take on the challenges of tomorrow. At BSI, you’ll find a workplace where everyone can flourish and thrive, where innovation is encouraged and where learning is part of your everyday. You’ll contribute to work that shapes industries and enhances lives – and you’ll take pride in what you do.
We’re looking for passionate people who want to make a difference in a purpose-led organisation. If that sounds like you, apply now. Together, we can help create a better society and a more sustainable world.
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About Us
BSI is a business improvement and standards company and for over a century BSI has been recognized for having a positive impact on organizations and society, building trust and enhancing lives.
Today BSI partners with more than 77,500 clients in 195 countries and engages with a 15,000 strong global community of experts, industry and consumer groups, organizations and governments.
Utilizing its extensive expertise in key industry sectors - including automotive, aerospace, built environment, food and retail, and healthcare - BSI delivers on its purpose by helping its clients fulfil theirs.
Living by our core values of Client-Centricity, Agility, and Collaboration, BSI provides organizations with the confidence to grow by partnering with them to tackle society’s critical issues – from climate change to building trust in digital transformation and everything in between - to accelerate progress towards a better society and a sustainable world.
BSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace.
