Junior Accountant/Office admin

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Job details

Company overview

This company operates globally in the energy and commodities sector, trading and distributing a wide range of energy products through an extensive international network. With decades of industry experience, it serves customers across multiple regions by combining logistical expertise, strong financial discipline, and a commitment to responsible operations. Ethics, compliance, and ESG considerations are core to its business approach.

Responsibilities

Main responsibilities:

• Assist in maintaining full set of Japan accounts, including general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable and management reporting.
• Prepare and process payments to creditors promptly.
• Prepare JGAAP adjustments in local book.
• Prepare financial statements (FS) and support the audit process.
• Perform administrative paper works with local banks including but not limited to account opening, account maintenance and KYC related matters.
• Perform call back verification with banks, trading counterparties, vendors and service providers in accordance to internal procedure.
• Assist cargo operators and liaise with Overseas office on cash flow reconciliation and account balance reconciliation.
• Support Treasury in provision of bank facility utilization application form, funds remittance application form and any other support documents if required.
• Facilitate all Japan tax payments (e,g, JCT, JCIT, WHT, etc) via PayEasy
• Assist with translation of Japanese documents as needed (e.g, tax invoices, NTA / local government forms)
• Support preparation of workpapers for Japanese tax filings (e.g. JCT, JCIT, WHT, etc)
• Perform tax administrative support including invoice extraction, vetting of invoices, data collation, etc.
• Manage any other office administrative work when tasked with.

Requirements

Minimum requirements: 

• At least 2 - 4 years of relevant working experience.
• Proficient in written and spoken English.
• Team-player with the ability to work independently.

Preferred qualifications:

• Accounting/ Bookkeeping qualification preferred.

 

Salary

7 - 9 million yen

Location

Tokyo