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About the Role
The Financial Controller – Japan is responsible for the financial control environment, statutory compliance, and financial integrity of the Japan entities, including a joint venture company. This role provides technical accounting leadership, ensures compliance with Local GAAP and ERM policies, delivers high-quality financial reporting, and drives process consistency and capability development.
Responsibilities
- Lead the financial close process to deliver timely, accurate, and complete financial reporting.
- Maintain the integrity of the entity P&L, balance sheet, and financial records through a robust control environment.
- Oversee Local GAAP accounting, statutory financial statement preparation, and regulatory compliance.
- Provide technical accounting leadership and oversight of accounting judgements, financial adjustments, and balance sheet reconciliations.
- Monitor and communicate balance sheet risks, exposures, and opportunities.
- Apply appropriate governance processes to ensure the integrity of JV operations and reporting.
- Lead statutory, tax, and Group audits, acting as the primary finance contact for auditors, tax authorities, and regulatory bodies.
- Partner with the Tax team to ensure compliance with local tax, indirect tax, and regulatory obligations.
- Work with Treasury to manage local treasury requirements.
- Escalate significant accounting, tax, or compliance matters.
- Partner with Business Unit Finance leadership to support business performance, growth, and risk management.
- Coordinate with Finance Project Partners and business leaders to ensure alignment between project performance and corporate financial reporting.
- Provide local support for project finance business partnering, particularly for local language requirements.
- Provide proactive financial analysis, management reporting, and insights to support decision-making.
- Support annual budgeting, forecasting, and planning processes.
- Champion finance transformation initiatives, including system implementations and process improvements.
Requirements
- Professional accounting qualification (CA, CPA, ACCA or equivalent).
- Minimum 10 years’ finance experience, including experience in a finance controller or finance manager role within a multinational organization.
- Strong knowledge of Local GAAP, statutory reporting, taxation, and regulatory compliance requirements in Japan.
- Fluent in Japanese.
- Able to commute to either the Yokohama or Tokyo office.
- Fluent English communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Experience operating within a shared services or Global Delivery Centre (GDC) environment.
- Experience within professional services or consulting organizations.
- Experience supporting finance transformation initiatives and system implementations.
- Experience operating within complex matrix organizations.
Skills
- Ability to communicate financial matters clearly and effectively to senior stakeholders.
- Strong collaboration skills to build effective relationships across local, BU, regional, and global teams.
- High level of integrity, accountability, and professional judgement.
- Commercially minded with the ability to balance compliance and business objectives.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capability.
- Proactive and adaptable, comfortable with change.
Location
- Yokohama
- Tokyo
Work Type
- Onsite
Experience Level
- Minimum 10 years’ finance experience
Education Level
- Professional accounting qualification (CA, CPA, ACCA or equivalent)
About the Company
- At ERM, your work creates impact that matters, helping global organizations tackle the most pressing sustainability challenges while shaping a better future for communities and the environment.
- Our vision is to empower you to grow, lead, and innovate alongside world-class clients on transformative projects.
- We prioritize wellbeing, continuous learning, and an inclusive culture where collaboration, expertise, and purpose drive meaningful impact.
- At ERM, diverse perspectives are celebrated, and innovation thrives.
- If you’re ready to make sustainability your mission and build a career that creates lasting change, your journey starts here.