Finance Analyst
Country/Region:
JP
Location:
Yokohama, 14, JP
Req ID 73540 | Yokohama-JTC, Japan, ZF Passive Safety Systems Japan KK
We are looking for a local finance team member. This role supports accurate financial reporting and day‑to‑day accounting operations in a lean local finance team, ensuring audit and tax compliance while collaborating with overseas shared service teams and internal stakeholders.
Your Tasks：
- Assist the manager with daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting, audit, and tax-related activities, including but not limited to:
- Validate AP, T&E, and PO requests in internal systems
- Prepare payroll-related and general ledger journal entries
- Review and reconcile bank transactions
- Reconcile and validate balance sheet account balances
- Perform SAP Excel uploads and data exports for analysis
- Reconcile passthrough inventory movement and sales statements
- Support audit requests and corporate tax filing compliance
- Oversee fixed asset compliance in Japan, ensuring CAPEX thresholds are aligned with IFRS, JGAAP, and local tax requirements.
- Assist with system administration tasks and dimension data maintenance
- File and manage physical accounting documents as required
- Communicate with external and internal stakeholders when needed
- Other ad-hoc tasks as required
Your Profile：
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or a related discipline, Nissho Boki Level 2 or higher.
- Languages: Japanese (Fluent or above), English (Business level)
- Professional experience: minimum 3 years of hands-on experience in monthly and annual accounting processes.
- Experience responding to tax accountant information requests for corporate tax filings
- Foundational understanding of payroll reports and Japanese withholding tax regulations
- Knowledge of lease accounting and inventory valuation (e.g., standard costing, lower of cost or net realizable value)
Preferred：
- Knowledge of IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standard) or equivalent
- Experience at US or European multinational companies
- Strong Excel skills for data analysis and reporting
- Practical experience with SAP and/or legacy ERP systems is a plus
Professional Attributes:
- Integrity
- Hands-on and detail-oriented
- Continuous improvement mindset
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Ability to collaborate effectively with multi-country teams remotely
- Strong multitasking capability
- Highly motivated with a strong sense of responsibility and initiative
- Effective time management skills
Be part of our ZF Lifetec team as Finance Analyst and apply now!
Contact
Ni Zhao
ni.zhao@zf-lifetec.com