Accounting Services Associate IV (RTR Japanese)

Job purpose

• The Accounting Services Associate III will oversee the Record to Report process for Japan region, ensuring efficiency and accuracy in all transactions. This role requires experience in RTR.

Key Responsibilities

• Process accuracy bank transaction entries such as bank interest and bank charges.
• Perform daily cash flow budgeting.
• Maintenance of exchange rate, revaluation.
• Prepare of closing reports including ageing report, bank reconciliation, intercompany reconciliation, inventory report, incentive report, forex revaluation, VAT report etc.
• Prepare of fixed assts registrar and fixed assets posting
• Preparation and posting of various general accounting journal entries. These entries include payroll related entries, banking journals, month end inventory related journals, withholding tax entries accruals or deferrals and prepayment in a variety of expenses depending on the company’s financial information during the period concerned.
• To prepare reconciliations for various general ledger accounts, Bank accounts, prepaid expense accounts, tax accounts, fixed asset accounts or various other general ledger accounts may be included in the reconciliation process. These account reconciliations ensure that all information posted into the general ledger is accurate, timely and valid for the company’s financial information process.
• Maintain of General Ledger Account master data.
• Perform month end close and open period.
• Perform year-end balance carry forward.
• Prepare of monthly financial statement.
• Collaborate with other departments to resolve issues.
• Update desktop procedure from time-to-time.
• Fulfill of sectors’ satisfaction
• Lead customer billing and collections efforts, resolving complex issues.
• Support on backup for juniors and assist on juniors’ enquiries by coaching and provide guidance.
• Understand on the entities process and help in process improvement.
• Support in audit activities.

Qualifications

• Diploma / Degree in Accounting with RTR relevant experiences
• MNC share services exposure is preferable such as Asia pacific countries.
• Japanese speaker is a must for client served Japan entities.
• Communication skills in written and spoken English & Japanese (JLPT N2 and above)
• Mandarin speaker is added advantage.
• Computer literacy especially excels advanced level (Pivot, formula link, Xlookup, Vlookup etc) and words.
• Able to meet strict deadlines with quality output.
• Experience with SAP system is an added advantage.
• Personality with responsible, tactful, self-motivated and able to learn the things.
• Able to work under pressure during month end closed and ad-hoc support as and when required.