Job Purpose and Impact:

• The Associate Professional, Record to Report job performs routine record to report activities to collect, process and present accurate financial data for the purposes of providing external information for decision making while ensuring compliance with financial transaction recording standards. Under close supervision, this job collaborates with businesses and banks to complete standard operational processes and procedures, compliance and data management for financial products and services and data systems. This job also supports improvements in process execution and audit activities.

Key Accountabilities

• RECORD TO REPORT ACTIVITIES: Performs routine activities, including processing journal entries and intercompany transactions, completing monthly and quarterly general ledger close activities, performing fixed asset accounting, balance sheet reconciliations and reporting activities, tax accounting, cost and profit center allocation, bank accounting and bank reconciliations.
• FOREX RISK MANAGEMENT: Assists with foreign exchange risk management for selected units, including activities related to foreign exchange exposures, foreign exchange risks, and risk management procedures and processes to ensure adherence to policies.
• POLICY COMPLIANCE & CONSISTENCY: Maintains the standard operating procedures and processes, and helps monitor operational compliance with financial transaction recording standards, including company accounting policies, statutory reporting regulations and tax regulations.
• BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP: Supports positive relationship with customers, clients and other business partners, responding to business contacts or customers directly to deliver accurate processes.
• PROCESS EXECUTION IMPROVEMENT: Applies basic knowledge of operational practices, procedures and internal controls to identify improvement opportunities in execution to drive operational excellence and data integrity to enable analysis and insight.

Qualifications:

• No minimum years of relevant experience required. Typically reflects 2 years or more of relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Fluent in Japanese; English can cover reading and writing
• 2-3 years of work experience with strong willingness to learn
• Good communication and teamwork skill
• Proficient in MS Office; SAP experience is a plus
• Strong ability to work under pressure and high level of proactiveness