Head of Corporate Controller, Japan

Responsibilities

• This role will report to the Asia Corporate Controller based in Singapore and will act as the local Japan finance lead.
• Manage all accounting operations including Billing, A/R, A/P, GL, and Revenue Recognition.
• Coordinate legal entity reporting and variance analysis.
• Coordinate and review the preparation of regulatory reporting.
• Respond to external and internal audits and tax inspections.
• Lead the accounting and financial reporting requirements related to the preparation of the monthly and annual financial statements in accordance with IFRS, US GAAP and research technical accounting issues for GAAP compliance.
• Manage month-end and year-end close process.
• Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting.
• Manage and comply with local, and national government reporting requirements and tax filings.
• Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls.
• Additional controller duties as necessary.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree(s).
• Qualified Accountant or equivalent.
• Certificate of JSDA Internal Administrator
• 10+ years of Accounting/Finance experience in Broker dealer, banking or capital markets environment.
• Demonstrated senior level management and leadership experience.
• In-depth understanding of broker dealer, banking, and tax regulations (e.g. CIRO, OSC, CRA).
• In-depth understanding of financial and non-financial risk management of financial institution.