Job Description
Reporting lines:
Reports to: Head of Accounting Japan
Scope of responsibilities:
Lead and ensure accounting / Tax operation and reporting of 1 Japanese legal entities of MAHLE in order to maintain the reliability of financial statements and efficiency of the operation process.
Scope of functions:
1. Accounting
- Timely and accurate preparation and maintenance of all financial statements and internal reports complying with group requirement, German GAAP and Japan GAAP with updating new accounting and tax rules
- Ensure monthly and quarterly closing process and high quality of accounting report package.
- Well-manage external and internal auditors
- External contacts include:
- MAHLE affiliates on all interco reconciliations
- BU controllers in Japan on joint topics, starting with accurals, company valuations and so on
- External auditors on audit planning and excution.
- Internal auditors on all audits performed in Japan.
2. Tax
- Manage tax return process and ensure to maximize the benefit of taxation
- Communicate with Tax professional including tax return, international tax matters
- Response to tax investigation with supervisor
- Transfer pricing experience is a plus
Candidate profile
Experiences, skills and competencies:
- Successful experience in an international environment and hands on approach
- 10 years+ accounting experience
- Experience in manufacturing industry or company with production site is preferable.
- Successful experience as a team manager to lead middle-sized team (5+ people) as well as to coordinate/manage relationship among several department.
- Holding a CPA and/or licensed tax accountant is a strong plus.
- Attention to detail, yet ability to maintain an “80/20” mindset
- Fast learner and adapt change quickly
- Excellent interpersonal skill and comfortable to work with multinational and multi-cultural teams
- Intermediate/advance level of Microsoft Excel, and PowerPoint .
- Hands on experience in SAP is strong plus
Languages:
- English at fluent levels are necessary.
- Japanese language N2/N3 Expert
- Good knowledge of financial and accounting terms are necessary.