Finance Operations Senior Manager
Job Summary
A global pharmaceutical company is seeking a Finance Operations Senior Manager to oversee accounting, reporting, and tax activities. The role involves leading finance operations transformation, managing tax audits, and contributing to strategic leadership. This position operates in a hybrid work environment.
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop finance team
- Manage accounting, reporting, and tax activities
- Oversee tax audits and compliance
- Drive finance operations optimization and automation
- Strategic finance leadership
Required Skills
- 10+ years accounting/tax experience
- People management expertise
- Knowledge of IFRS, J-GAAP, and Japanese tax law
- Fluent Japanese and English proficiency
- Experience in large multinational or Big 4 firms
Job Details
Job Description: A global pharmaceutical company is looking for a Finance Operations Senior Manager (Accounting & Tax). The selected candidate will lead accounting, reporting, and tax activities, manage finance operations transformation initiatives, oversee tax audits, and contribute to strategic finance leadership decisions. This is a hybrid setup role.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and develop a team of finance professionals.
- Drive accounting, reporting, and tax activities in line with IFRS, J-GAAP, and Japanese tax regulations.
- Lead tax audits and collaborate with internal stakeholders and external authorities.
- Identify and implement optimisation and automation opportunities across finance operations.
- Contribute to finance leadership decisions and strategic direction.
- Partner with local and global stakeholders to improve ways of working.
Requirements:
- More than 10 years of experience in accounting, reporting, and tax.
- Experience gained in large multinational companies and/or a Big 4 accounting firm.
- Experience leading tax audits.
- Proven people management experience with a track record of developing experienced professionals.
- Strong working knowledge of IFRS, J-GAAP, and Japanese tax regulations.
- Fluent level Japanese and English.