Accounting Manager

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Job details

Company overview

Our client is a foreign life insurance company that is part of one of the world's largest global financial groups and has a long history in the Japanese market. Since its entry into the Japanese market in the 1990s, we have been providing comprehensive financial services through its affiliated companies and focusing on providing innovative products and high quality services under the slogan of “customer centricity” backed by its strong financial base. We focus on providing innovative products and high quality services with a “customer-centric focus” backed by a strong financial base. We aim to contribute to Japanese society and continue to be a trusted partner to our customers.

Responsibilities

This is an accounting manager position mainly for preparation of financial statements under Japanese accounting standard in the accounting team of the  global insurance group. Main responsibilities:

• Perform general accounting services mainly for the reporting under Japanese accounting standard
• Confirm and investigate accounting processing related mainly to Japanese accounting standard, including communications with auditor
• Support team members
• Internal control operation, including investigations
• Other related duties

Requirements

Minimum requirements:

• At least 3 years of experience related to the insurance or other financial industry
• At least 3 years of experience related to accounting or auditing
• Data handling skill (accounting software and Excel skill is especially required)
• Basic level of English is required (level for communication via English emails)
• Collaborative and able to lead communication with team members, other departments and other offices
• Able to learn initiatively and give back to the team on accounting knowledge of insurance product
• Able to take initiative in handling ad hoc tasks during quarterly closings.
• Work with managers to improve operational efficiency and other aspects of the team with leadership

 Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in audit firm, accounting firm, accounting department at insurance company
• IFRS 17 knowledge and experience
• High level of English is required (level for meetings in English with Hong Kong and Toronto offices 

Salary

7 - 12.5 million yen

Location

Tokyo