- Reporting to the General Accounting Manager, this person will be responsible for performing a multi-task role for day-to-day accounting and related tasks across several areas of finance such as fixed assets, revenue recognition, payroll, treasury and tax.
- Eurofins Japan NSC (National Service Center) is a company which provides Finance, HR, Legal, Purchasing and Administrative services to all businesses of Eurofins Japan Group, an industry leader in the area of laboratory testing comprised of a diverse and dynamic business portfolio of 8 major business lines, close to 20 operating entities, and about 1,200 employees with aggressive growth plans for the next few years.
- Hands-on day-to-day accounting, treasury and related activities
- Be the source of technical guidance for entire Finance Team.
- Prepare entries and data for monthly closing based on IFRS and company requirements
- Handle audits by external and internal auditors
- Work with other Finance teams, other teams within NSC, businesses, and other functions as required to improve financial processes and comply with all internal control/audit requirements.
- Collaborate effectively with FP&A team with regards to various tasks such as preparation of budget vs actual reports, CAPEX management, and ad hoc requests from local management and HQ.
- Leading role in implementation of a standard process across all group companies in the areas of fixed assets, revenue recognition, payroll accounting, treasury,tax and other areas as needed..
- Respond to ad-hoc requests from global/regional offices.
- Involvement in various projects such as post-M&A integration, process standardization and other projects as needed
- Specific scope of responsibilities include, though not limited to, the following:
<Fixed Assets>
- Responsible for fixed asset related accounting and tax where scope includes
- CAPEX/OPEX accounting, depreciation, leases, asset inventory, ARO, LHI and other
- related items
- Work closely with finance teams and business stakeholders to ensure proper protocols
are followed with regards to CAPEX management
<Tax>
- Tax accounting
- Tax return preparation (coordination with vendors)
- Tax audits
- Handle queries from business
<Payroll>
- Prepare monthly accounting entries related to payroll and other personnel costs
- Work closely with HR payroll team to ensure accurate and compliant reporting of personnel costs
<Revenue>
- Revenue recognition in accordance with Eurofins policy based on IFRS
- Work closely with finance teams and business stakeholders to ensure client contracts are reviewed timely for assessment of proper revenue recognition methodology
<Treasury>
- Cash management and preparation of cash flow forecasts for all group companies
- Funding requests to global treasury for timely replenishment of working capital and investments for business expansion
- Payment processing and other related tasks
- Support business to improve net working capital (DSO/DPO)
This position will enable candidate to
- Gain hands-on experience to apply and further strengthen technical knowledge of finance
- Gain in-depth understanding of working in a dynamic, global atmosphere across a broad range of businesses
- Future rotation opportunities to other teams in Finance within 2-3 years will be available based on the skills and performance of the candidate.
- Gain experience of a team undergoing a transformation towards a “best practice” finance organization
Requirements:
- Fluent level of Business English skill in speaking, writing and reading is a must
- At least 5-7 years of relevant experience
- Past experience at an auditing firm highly preferred
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
- Ability to adapt well in a fast-paced environment and comfortable in handling uncertainty or the lack of established precedence
- Possess strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to build strong relationship with business and various stakeholders
