Associate, Financial Control - APAC (Bilingual - Japanese/English)

The role

This Associate will lead financial analysis preparation, resolve accounting issues, and support annual external audits for assigned legal entities. The role involves managing financial reporting for legal entities and supporting finance transformation initiatives across APAC.

What you will do

• Ownership of Legal entities financial reporting to ensure ledgers are complete and accurate and that reporting deadlines are adhered to.
• Assistance in the preparation and review of VAT returns
• Assisting in the global and local statutory audit process
• Support finance transformation initiatives across APAC, working closely with the Group Finance team.
• Identify and implement continuous improvements to processes, controls, and efficiencies.
• Support a range of tax-related matters, including corporate tax, consumption tax, depreciable assets tax, and withholding tax.
• Contribute to ad-hoc financial projects and analysis as needed.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Economics, or a related field, with a strong academic record.
• Newly Qualified (CA/CPA/ACCA)
• 5-7 years of relevant experience
• Strong background in Financial Control is essential.
• Sound technical accounting knowledge, with confidence in preparing financial statements under Japanese GAAP.
• Bilingual proficiency in Japanese and English (spoken and written).

Nice to have

• Big 4 + Financial Services
• at least a tech company otherwise (Big 4 supporting tech companies ok as well)

About the company

Checkout.com is a global company enabling over 10 billion transactions yearly for more than one billion global shoppers. They have 20 offices across six continents with London as their HQ.