Division Manager

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Job details

Company overview

We are a global company operating in the insurance and asset management sectors. Originating from the Netherlands, we are a life insurance company primarily based in Europe and Japan. We provide insurance and asset management services to assist customers in preparing for unforeseen events in the future.

Responsibilities

Main responsibilities:

• Provide leadership and managerial direction for:
  • Monthly, quarterly, and yearly closing in a controlled manner to ensure accuracy and completeness of financial figures to be reported internally and externally.
  • Resolutions of accounting, reporting and tax issues arising out of new initiatives of the company and/or resolving various issues when arises.
  • Reporting activities, including local financial reporting and management reporting, with insightful information such as business trend, company strategy, market trend and forward looking analysis.
  • Responsible for payment operation and in charge of payment execution to customers, agencies, vendors, employees and the group and invoice handling
  • Engaging external auditors, regulators, and tax authorities in an appropriate manner while defending the company's financial interests where necessary.
  • End to end expense control from accounting to management, by handshaking and building strong relationship with various people outside of Finance.
  • Strategic insights to senior management via financial planning activities, including building up storyline, strategy update, supporting sales target set up, expense target, etc.
  • Transforming finance processes and controls including enhancement and efficiency improvement of processes including automation.
  • Active participation of companywide projects and programs with financial and reporting impact, e.g. products, information systems, payment and receipts, new sales outlets.
• With excellent interpersonal skill:
  • Create a positive and stable working environment, including promote connections and closer collaboration among all members of the division
  • Build teams and develop individuals with potential for further growth looking after their career development
  • Empower team members to improve the ownership and productivity and to maximize the teams' performance
  • Manage expectation of vast internal and external stakeholders about financial and regulatory reporting, taxation, management analysis including planning and forecasts.

Requirements

Minimum requirements:

• Experience in accounting, planning&analysis, consulting, auditing or a similar field in Financial/Insurance Industry
• Good understanding of life insurance financial matters
• Extensive working experience (more than five years) in accounting, financial controlling or financial analysis and planning function in a managerial and leadership position
• Possesses technical expertise – knowledge of accounting rules (JGAAP, IFRS), Tax and various regulations of insurance business
• Has good soft skills such as problem solving, time management, people management, leadership capability
• Good understanding of actuarial knowledge, expense management and management reporting
• Strong mind set of process improvement and transformation
• Experience as a project and program lead managing mid to long term process change
• Must be bilingual (English and Japanese)
• Good understanding of accounting processes and of internal controls
• Exceptional financial, strategic thinking, analytical skills and negotiation skill
• People management
  • Ability to initiate and drive strategic initiatives. Open to change and willing to learn new things. Able to motivate and empower peers and staff to deliver high-quality results.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders to establish strong partnerships and deliver exceptional value.
  • Ability to swiftly and effectively delegate high priority and time sensitive tasks to Senior Managers and staffs.
  • Ability to manage and develop staff and division's output and deliverables

The appeal

Explanation of division：

• Financial Controlling & Management Division is in charge of Matters concerning accounting, expense control, financial and regulatory reporting, taxation, management reporting, as well as planning and analysis.
• In Financial Controlling & Management division, this positions mission is：
  • (1) daily transaction recording and accounting
  • (2) financial and regulatory reporting
  • (3) tax management and reporting
  • (4) internal control over financial reporting
  • (5) financial planning and budget control, and
  • (6) financial analysis and reporting to senior management. 
• The position holder is required to demonstrate the professionalism at work in striking an appropriate balance between complying with the various financial accounting and regulatory requriements in reporting the actuals to external stakeholders such as the public, regulators, and tax authorities, and providing relevant and insightful financial analysis of both historical and forward-looking nature to key internal stakeholders such as local senior leaders, Management Team, and Group head office. 
• The position holder needs to maximize collaboration across teams, influence and encourage people to drive good changes and to support their development.

Salary

12 - 18 million yen

Location

Tokyo