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Senior Accountant, General Ledger

Life Technologies SAS
🇯🇵 Japan
Hybrid
Senior
1 month ago
  • GAAP
  • Excel
  • ERP
  • SAP
  • U.S GAAP
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Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

ポゞション抂芁

シニアアカりンタントGeneral Ledger総勘定元垳は、日本ファむナンスチヌムにおけるGeneral LedgerGL業務を担圓したす。具䜓的には、耇雑な仕蚳の䜜成・起祚を独立しお行い、勘定残高のレビュヌ、勘定照合リコンシリ゚ヌションの実斜、財務デヌタの分析、䌚蚈関連文曞の維持管理、担圓領域における月次・四半期・幎次決算業務をリヌドしたす。

Band 5のポゞションずしお、高い正確性ず責任感を持っお担圓する䌚蚈業務を自埋的に遂行するこずが期埅されたす。䌚蚈原則、財務報告、General Ledgerプロセスに関する深い知識に加え、䌚瀟の䌚蚈方針および䞀般に公正劥圓ず認められた䌚蚈原則GAAPを適切に適甚し、専門的な刀断を䞋す胜力が求められたす。

たた、関係者ずの積極的なコミュニケヌションを図り、担圓範囲内の䌚蚈・業務䞊の課題を自ら解決し、業務改善の機䌚を芋出すずずもに、郚門暪断的なプロゞェクトをリヌドするこずが期埅されたす。耇雑たたは高リスクな案件に぀いおは、分析結果、䌚蚈䞊の芋解、および解決策の提案を添えおマネヌゞャヌぞ゚スカレヌションしたす。

䞻な職務内容

  • 月次・四半期・幎次のGL決算業務をサポヌトする。
  • 耇雑な仕蚳を独立しお䜜成・レビュヌ・起祚する。
  • 担圓勘定の残高を確認し、基本的な勘定照合䜜業を実斜する。
  • 皎務申告、法定報告、監査、瀟内報告、その他コンプラむアンス察応に必芁なデヌタを抜出・敎理する。
  • 䌚蚈業務に必芁な蚌憑や関連資料を適切に保管・管理する。
  • 必芁に応じお、担圓業務の業務フロヌを関係者ぞ説明する。
  • 担圓範囲内の定型的な課題に察応し、解決できない事項に぀いおは、解決案を添えお盎属のマネヌゞャヌぞ報告・盞談する。
  • 担圓領域における䌚蚈業務および業務プロセスの芋盎し・改善を支揎する。
  • 臚時案件、問題解決、郚門暪断プロゞェクトを䞻䜓的に掚進する。

必須資栌・経隓

  • 経理・財務郚門、監査法人、䌚蚈事務所等における実務経隓5幎以䞊、たたは同等の経隓。
  • 簿蚘、仕蚳、勘定科目の特性、General Ledgerプロセスに関する高床な理解。
  • 日垞的な仕蚳䜜成や決算業務の実務経隓。
  • Excelを䜿甚した䌚蚈デヌタの抜出・敎理・レビュヌができるこず。
  • 现郚に泚意を払い、期限内に正確に業務を遂行できる胜力。
  • 優れた日本語でのコミュニケヌション胜力。
  • メヌル、各皮文曞、システム関連のやり取りができるビゞネスレベルの英語読み曞き。
  • 業務改善志向を持ち、効率化の機䌚を発芋・実行できる胜力。

歓迎資栌・経隓

  • 倖資系䌁業たたはシェアヌドサヌビス環境での勀務経隓。
  • ERPたたは䌚蚈システムの䜿甚経隓SAP経隓があれば尚可。
  • US GAAP、日本基準Japan GAAP、および䌚瀟の䌚蚈方針に関する基瀎知識。
  • 皎務、法定報告、監査、内郚統制業務のサポヌト経隓。
  • 日商簿蚘2玚以䞊、たたは同等の䌚蚈知識。

Band 5に期埅されるレベル

このポゞションは、定められた担圓範囲においお、General Ledger業務を正確に遂行する責任を担いたす。

高床な䌚蚈プロセスを十分に理解し、仕蚳や関連デヌタを自埋的に䜜成・起祚するずずもに、担圓領域の関係者ず積極的にコミュニケヌションを取り、定型的な課題から䞭皋床の耇雑さを持぀課題たでを自ら解決するこずが求められたす。

高床に耇雑たたは䟋倖的な案件に぀いおは、事実関係、䌚蚈䞊の論点、および掚奚する解決策を敎理した䞊で、マネヌゞャヌず連携しお察応したす。

さらに、担圓領域における業務改善の機䌚を積極的に芋぀け出し、その改善掻動を䞻䜓的に掚進するこずが期埅されたす。

Position Summary

The Senior Accountant, General Ledger is responsible for executing General Ledger activities for the Japan Finance team, including independently preparing and posting complex journal entries, reviewing account balances, performing reconciliations, analysing financial data, maintaining accounting documentation, and leading monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close activities within the assigned area.

As a Band 5 role, this position is expected to independently manage assigned accounting responsibilities with a high degree of accuracy and accountability. The role requires a strong understanding of accounting principles, financial reporting, and General Ledger processes, as well as the ability to apply company Accounting Policies and generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in exercising sound professional judgment. The successful candidate is expected to proactively communicate with stakeholders, independently resolve accounting and operational issues within the assigned scope, identify opportunities for process improvements, and lead cross-functional initiatives. Complex or high-risk matters should be escalated to the manager with clear analysis, accounting recommendations, and proposed solutions.

Key Responsibilities

  • Support monthly, quarterly, and annual GL closing activities.
  • Prepare, assess, and post complex journal entries independently.
  • Review assigned account balances and support basic reconciliation activities.
  • Extract and organize data required for tax filings, statutory reporting, audits, internal reporting, and other compliance requirements.
  • Maintain appropriate supporting documentation and evidence for accounting activities.
  • Explain the business flow of the assigned work area to stakeholders when required.
  • Follow up on routine issues within the assigned scope and escalate unresolved matters to the direct manager with possible options.
  • Support review and improvement of accounting and business processes within the assigned area.
  • Proactively lead ad hoc initiatives, issue resolution, and cross-functional projects.

Required Qualifications

  • Minimum 5 years of practical experience in a finance or accounting department, audit firm, accounting firm, or equivalent experience.
  • Advanced understanding of bookkeeping, journal entries, account characteristics, and general ledger processes.
  • Experience preparing or supporting routine journal entries and closing activities.
  • Ability to extract, organize, and review accounting data using Excel.
  • Strong attention to detail and ability to complete assigned tasks accurately and within deadlines.
  • Good communication skills in Japanese.
  • Business level English reading and writing skills for emails, documentation, and system-related communication.
  • Process improvement mindset with ability to identify and implement efficiencies

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in a multinational company or shared service environment.
  • Experience using ERP or accounting systems, preferably SAP experience.
  • Basic understanding of US GAAP, Japan GAAP, company accounting policies.
  • Experience supporting tax, statutory, audit, or internal control activities.
  • Nissho Bookkeeping Grade 2 or above, or equivalent accounting knowledge.

Band 5 Level Expectation

This role is responsible for the accurate execution of assigned GL activities within a defined scope. The position is expected to have a strong understanding of advanced accounting processes, independently prepare and post journal entries and supporting data, proactively communicate with stakeholders within the assigned area, and independently resolve routine and moderately complex issues. For highly complex or exceptional matters, the role is expected to engage the manager by presenting relevant facts, accounting considerations, and recommended solutions. The role is also expected to identify opportunities for process improvements and lead improvement initiatives within the assigned area.

Senior Accountant, General Ledger · Life Technologies SAS

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