Senior Cost Accountant (Japanese Speaker)

Responsibilities

1. Ensure compliance with policies, US GAAP, SOX and local statutory laws and regulations and that business is conducted within ethical Code of Business Conduct.
2. Execute the monthly closing and reporting procedures for the assigned reporting units.
3. Quality and timeliness of accounting and reporting, ensuring all financial data are accurate, complete and submitted in accordance with company timetable
4. Prepare project review summary including process to signoff orders.
5. Perform Sales and margin analysis, monitors and analyzes manufacturing variances
6. Perform Standard Cost Roll process annually.
7. Determination and review of sales or production-related valuation adjustments (penalties, warranty costs, inventory write-offs, slow and obsolete stock etc.)
8. Identifies and proposes possible improvements
9. Complete monthly Supplemental Reports
10. Closely work with finance business partners and assist in creating forecasts and deviation analyses
11. Quarterly Site Analytics template preparation
12. Participate and lead projects as required
13. Support and train colleague as required
14. Other responsibilities or tasks that are within your skills and abilities, whenever reasonably instructed. The business reserves the right to make reasonable adjustments in line with business requirements.

Qualifications:

1. Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance or related major required.
2. At least 3 years of experience in cost accounting, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
3. Clear and concise communications skills
4. Ability to challenge the norm and look for better solutions/processes.
5. Systems knowledge: Oracle, BPC, SAP will be beneficial and preferred.
6. Intermediate/ Advanced Excel skills
7. Knowledge of SOX / US GAAP preferred
8. Strong analytical skills and experience.
9. Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks in a rapidly changing environment.
10. Ability to work independently to resolve a wide variety of complex financial accounting problems.
11. Good communication skills, written and oral.
12. Attention to detail.
13. Establish and maintain effective work relationships with stakeholders
14. Proactively recognize and resolve issues
15. Japanese language proficiency at JLPT N2 level or above is required.