Finance Assistant Manager

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Job details

Company overview

Our client is a global leader in real estate services and investment management, operating in over 80 countries. The Tokyo branch is key to its Asia-Pacific operations, offering expert solutions tailored to the Japanese market across commercial, residential, and industrial sectors.

Known for its innovative approach, the Tokyo team leverages cutting-edge technology and data-driven insights to provide strategic property investment advice, manage diverse portfolios, and optimize real estate assets. Committed to sustainability, they integrate eco-friendly practices and support sustainable development, ensuring top-notch service and support in the dynamic Japanese real estate market.

Responsibilities

The Senior Finance Analyst is accountable for the successful delivery of a comprehensive range of financial services & support as defined in the Management Contract for the company.
Main responsibilities:

• Manage the day-to-day financial and accounting operations with particular focus on the client’s reporting requirements at a local level
• Assist Finance Manager and team to achieve KPI, financial, and other targets as established for the account
• Monitor and ensure efficient use of resources, manage budgetary functions and oversight of accounts payable and receivable functions
• Be the strategic partner with Finance Manager, onsite FM leads & other functional teams as well as with the Client Finance lead.
• To collect monthly accrual data from operation team, to do accrual in financial system, and to double check/validate data accuracy in month end closing session
• To check/adjust/re-class data by comparing with month end report after accrual and to cooperate with both Client Record Team and operation team to get all data booked correctly
• To update and check actual spending with well-maintained cost trackers for both Opex and Capex and to remind or advice operation team if anything need to be paid highly attention to
• To update Purchase Order tracking list/Payment list monthly and to remind or advice operation team if anything needs to be paid attention to
• To organize/report at Monthly payment meeting
• To assist Finance Manager to complete monthly variance report/annual budget/forecast editing/any other report
• To track Capex projects status
• To coordinate both operation team and Client Accounting Payable team to deal with payment/invoices issues/supplier registration etc.
• To assist Finance Manager to complete other Ad-hoc financial work raised by both client or local FM team
• Complete ad-hoc tasks assigned by Finance Manager
• To train other function team about Finance related operations, policy, updates

Requirements

Minimum requirements:

• Working experience in Finance or Accounting field is preferred at least 5 years of relevant working experience in Finance Control
• Ability to meet tight schedules and deliver high quality of work.  
• High level of communication and interpersonal skills.  
• Down to earth, hands-on, responsible and detail oriented
• Good communication skills (oral and written) in English and Japanese
• Excel, Word, Power Point, Outlook skills. Especially Excel skills for analysis

Salary

6 - 6 million yen

Location

Tokyo