Transactional Accounting Manager, Finance, NSC Japan

Summary

• Reporting to the Finance Director of Eurofins Japan, this person will be responsible for leading a team within Finance to oversee and lead several functional areas of “transactional” accounting, notably AP, AR, Intercompany transactions, T&E expense processing, routine GL entries and tax
• Eurofins Japan NSC (National Service Center) is a company which provides Finance, HR, Legal, Purchasing and Administrative services to all businesses of Eurofins Japan Group. Eurofins Japan Group is an industry leader in the area of laboratory testing and is comprised of a diverse and dynamic business portfolio of about 20 legal entities, 5-6 major business lines and over 900 employees with aggressive growth plans for the next few years

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Manage around 12 staff
• Day to day management and oversight of monthly closing in the areas of AP. AR, T&E,  as well as the accurate and timely recording of expenses and sales
• Lead / support completion of monthly/quarterly reporting package to HQ in collaboration with Finance’s Reporting Team
• Handle audits by external and internal auditors
• Lead improvement of financial processes, integration of new companies and compliance to all internal control/audit requirements
• Active role in implementation of new ERP system and standardized processes
• Respond to ad-hoc requests from global/regional offices
• Provide coaching/training to finance staff.  Promote a culture to change/grow
• Various ad hoc assignments as needed
• Build a strong team
• Provide coaching/training to staff, promote a culture to change/grow

This position will enable candidate to

• Gain hands-on experience of financial transactions for a diverse group of companies
• Gain in-depth understanding of working in a dynamic, global atmosphere across a broad range of businesses
• Future rotation to other teams of Finance will be available based on the skills and performance of the candidate
• Gain experience of a team undergoing a transformation towards a “best practice” finance organization