Senior Specialist - Accounting, Japan

Are you a highly structured, detail-oriented finance professional who thrives on mastering complexity and running processes end-to-end? We are looking for a Senior Specialist - Accounting to serve as our dedicated, on-the-ground finance expert in Tokyo, Japan.

In this role, you will focus on high-impact oversight, compliance, and cross-functional collaborations rather than daily transactional processing. Operating as a critical collaborator between our local business operations, our centralized operations team in Shanghai, and external partner groups, you will support local financial integrity, coordinate statutory reporting, and perform key control functions. If you are comfortable making decisions with input from others, working autonomously, and communicating impactfully across diverse teams, we want you in the ONiverse!

Your mission is to work autonomously, manage key tasks end-to-end, and successfully coordinate with diverse internal and external stakeholders. You will not be responsible for daily operational data entry; instead, you will focus on quality-control reviews, independent ownership of critical close tasks, SOX controls, and local compliance coordination.

1. Quality Control & Centralized Operations Partnership Voucher & Reconciliation Review: Serve as the primary reviewer for accounting vouchers and journal entries by our centralized operations team in Shanghai, ensuring regional compliance and reporting accuracy. Process Efficiency: Partner with the Shanghai team to continuously streamline transactional workflows, resolve day-to-day accounting queries, and improve overall operational quality.
2. Independent Ownership & Month-End Close Salary Posting: Independently manage and post confidential payroll/salary accounting vouchers and related accruals. Reconciliation Preparation & Quality Checks: Prepare key monthly and quarterly balance sheet reconciliations. Use the preparation process as a strategic quality check to secondary-review posting correctness and flag balance-sheet anomalies. Variance Analysis: Perform comprehensive quarterly variance analyses to provide regional and local stakeholders with clear, accurate, and actionable financial insights.
3. Local Statutory & Audit Coordination (J-GAAP & IFRS) Audit Coordination & Review: Act as the primary coordinator with the external accounting firm for the annual local statutory reporting process. You will focus on facilitating the communicating process, providing necessary inputs, and reviewing their deliverables to ensure smooth, timely/accurate delivery and sign-off. Technical Knowledge: Leverage your understanding of IFRS and J-GAAP to facilitate clear communication and ensure high-quality reviews of all deliverables.
4. SOX Control Performance Control Execution: Act as a key SOX control performer (Finance related), ensuring that local processes comply with corporate governance structures. Risk Mitigation: Execute control environments within your scope diligently, actively identifying, reporting, and resolving process variances.
5. Cross-Functional Partnering & Stakeholder Coordination Internal Coordination: Act as the key accounting contact for local Japanese commercial, retail, and operational business teams—resolving day-to-day inquiries and helping them navigate financial processes clearly. External Stakeholder Coordination: Manage and coordinate communications with local external partners, including banks, legal advisors, and relevant local authorities.