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Job Description
We are Unlock Design a recruitment agency based in Japan and the job description below is an opportunity with one of our forwardthinking client companies. We aim to ensure a trustworthy and considerate experience for our candidates emphasizing their privacy and longterm career goals. See our full promise and approach by visiting
Basic Information
Client ID: 135000
Job ID: 1035
Position: Head of Finance
Location: Ebisu Tokyo
Salary: 9M 13M JPY
Language: Japanese English
Contract type: Permanent
Who we are
Our mission is to bring Japanese culture to the world.
Japanese creators are looking not only at the domestic market but also at the global market and as a result they are aiming to enter the overseas market. We would like to create a situation where people around the world can easily enjoy the works of Japanese creators while supporting these passionate creators.
Our group has six companies each with different business domains.
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Roles and Responsibility
As a growing company we value the most crucial asset funds. Hence we are seeking a Head of Finance who will manage all operations related to Finance matters.
Currently the finance tasks are delegated to the backoffice team of our group company. However we are now seeing a need to have a dedicated member who would be involved and managing the business planning financial and accounting systems for our Japanese operations which led to this recruitment.
We aim to hire our first dedicated Finance person to lead and manage all facets of finance and accounting operations to drive transformation for an efficient and scalable Finance function for our Japanese operations.
Specific Duties
1. Overseeing accounting treasury tax and financial planning and analysis functions in accordance with the Groups standards and rules.
2. Structuring the financial organization as needed to lead transformation and create a bestinclass finance function that will support our growth and scalability.
3. Leading the development and use of bestpractice policies practices and tools that ensure a wellcontrolled yet flexible organization with strong tax management project management crossteam communications and workflows.
4. Complying with local financial requirements for financial and tax reporting by studying existing and new regulations enforcing compliance and taking action.
5. Identifying and addressing financial risks and opportunities for the company.
6. Ensuring timely and accurate financial closing processes including overall responsibility for completion of the annual audit.
7. Building and expanding a highfunctioning successful finance team that is able to scale with a focus on shortterm and longterm business strategy and planning.
8. Monitoring local cash position seeking approvals for funding and ensuring cash flow availability and utilization.
9. Preparing and maintaining cashflow forecasts and projections to effectively manage cash balances.
10. Establishing and maintaining effective financial management ensuring sound business practices compliance with internal control and local rules.
11. Profit and loss management financial analysis proposals and execution for profit improvement.
12. Business and budget planning and management.
13. Provision of appropriate financial information advice and guidance for strategic management decisions.
14. Providing appropriate financial information advice and guidance to the CEO for strategic decisions and for monitoring its performance in accordance with the Group rules.
15. Partnering with the Global Finance team on operational accounting and tax matters.
16. Company response following the Groups Minimum Controls Requirements project.
17. Establishing systems for management supervision and risk management of accounting finance and tax and realizing those systems.
18. Establishing systems for planning promoting and analyzing accounting finance and realizing those systems.
19. General accounting and management accounting tasks including consolidated settlement tasks and department management.
20. Dealing with financial institutions.
21. Tax returns.
22. Other related duties including special Finance projects as assigned
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Minimum Requirements
- Businesslevel Japanese and English communication skills
- Over 10 years of related work experience in departments such as business planning finance and accounting (at least 3 years of management experience)
- Practical experience with local Japanese accounting standards & IFRS
- A strong background in finance and accounting
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Preferred Requirements
- Experience in a rapidly growing global company with diverse personnel
- Excellent written verbal interpersonal and presentation skills and the ability to interact effectively as a key member of the senior management team
- Excellent knowledge of data analysis and forecasting methods
- Strong leadership organizational interpersonal skills
- Analytical and comfortable with numbers
- Knowledge and implementation experience of various accountingrelated systems
- Persuasive personality and the ability to work both as an individual and as a team player work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Entrepreneurial spirit resultsoriented practical actionoriented attitude ability to think outside the box
- Degree in Economics Finance Business Administration or a related field appreciated
Conditions / Benefits
Employment type: Fulltime
Location: Ebisu Tokyo
Remote work available: 3 days in office 2 days remote
Annual Salary:JPY The above amount is indicative. The actual salary will be determined based on experience and ability. Evaluation will be comprehensive taking into account skills knowledge practical execution ability and communication skills.
Hours: Flextime system
8 hours a day with a core time from 12:00 16:00 JST
2 days off per week (weekends) as well as national holidays yearend and New Year holidays etc.
5 days of paid holidays upon joining the company (can be taken in halfday or oneday increments)
Celebration or condolence leave maternity leave childcare leave nursing care leave
Child nursing care leave nursing care leave (with pay and conditions)
Other special leave may be granted depending on the situation
Probation: 3 months
Benefits: Comprehensive social insurance coverage (employment accident compensation health and welfare pension)
Full transportation cost coverage
Provision of a laptop of your choice upon joining
Provision of a dualdisplay setup if desired
Access to sports facilities
Dress code and hairstyles are free
Interview Process
1. CV Screening
2. Casual Interview
3. 1st Interview
4. 2nd Interview (People Director)
5. 3rd Interview (Director) and (Finance)
6. 4th Interview (Regional Managing Director)
7. Final Interview (CoFounder/CEO) Offline at their office in Ebisu
8. Offer
The interviews will be in English or Japanese.
*Process is subject to change.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type
Full Time
