【CorpOps】(Senior) Finance Operations Executive - APEC (Focus: Japan, Taiwan)

About the Role:

We are FunNow Group, the leading lifestyle marketplace in Greater Southeast Asia, operating across 7 markets. We are seeking a bilingual Finance Operations Executive to join our Corporate Operations team in Taipei.

This is a dual-market role with a strategic scope.

• Japan (Critical): You will act as the primary financial operator for our Japan market, ensuring smooth settlements and compliance with local regulations.


• Taiwan (Home Base): You will support our HQ operations in Taiwan, handling local reconciliation tasks and process optimization.

You will play a key role in the Finance Operations team of Corporate Operations, ensuring cross-border financial processes are efficient, scalable, and compliant.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Japan Market Operations:

• Merchant Settlement & Payout: Manage the monthly settlement cycle for Japanese merchants/partners, ensuring accurate calculation and timely statement issuance.


• Treasury: Operate Japanese online banking (ネットバンキング) for domestic/international transfers and cash flow monitoring.


• Contract Management: Review B2B/Merchant contracts to verify financial terms (commission rates, billing cycles) are correctly set up in the system.


• Bookkeeping & Tax: Perform daily bookkeeping (仕訳入力) and ensure compliance with the Qualified Invoice System (インボイス制度) for consumption tax (JCT) filing.


• Expense Management: Review and process employee reimbursement claims (経費精算), ensuring compliance with local policies.

2. Taiwan Market Operations:

• Reconciliation Reports: Handle monthly reconciliation reports for the Taiwan entity.


• Month-End Closing: Support the Taiwan Finance Operations team in closing books for Taiwan, including bank reconciliations, voucher posting, and balance sheet schedules.

3. Regional Projects & Optimization:

• Process Improvement: Collaborate with the team members to automate operation procedures across Japan and Taiwan.


• Audit Support: Prepare audit schedules and supporting documents for both Japan and Taiwan during interim and annual audits.

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.


• Experience:
  
  
  
  • Minimum of 1 years of experience in a Finance Operations, Accounting, or similar role.
  
  
  • Experience working with financial processes/operations specific to the APEC region is highly desirable, with a focus on Japan and Taiwan being a significant advantage.
  
  
  • Experience in a Big 4 audit firm is a plus but not necessary.
  
  
  
  


• Skills:
  
  
  
  • Proficiency in MS Excel (VLOOKUP, Pivot Table) and Google Workspace.
  
  
  • Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
  
  
  • Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
  
  
  • Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
  
  
  
  


• Language Requirements:
  
  
  
  • 必須要件：日本語能力（最低限度JLPT N2レベル / 読み書き必須）及び中国語能力（繁体字圏での業務経験）。 (Must be able to read invoices and communicate with Japanese vendors in writing)
  
  
  • English: Working proficiency is a strong plus (for internal system usage).