シニアアカウンタント/ Senior Accountant

A multinational pharmaceutical company is looking for a Senior Accountant. The selected candidate will oversee billing, accounts payable and receivable, monthly closing, fixed assets, cash flow, local tax activities, and financial account management while working closely with internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Issue monthly customer invoices and manage accurate accounts receivable, revenue, cost, and inventory accounting
• Process vendor invoices, create vendor master requests, prepare bank payments, and manage business expenses
• Manage accounts payable and receivable ledgers, including inter-company reconciliations and bad debt allowances
• Improve DSO through collaboration with other teams
• Prepare and input general ledger vouchers and manage account reconciliations during monthly closing
• Prepare OneStream account reconciliations and reports
• Maintain fixed asset records, process depreciation, support annual inventory checks, and prepare lease applications
• Manage bank balances, prepare cash flow forecasts, and communicate with the global Treasury team
• Prepare withholding tax files, file property tax, and manage consumption tax reconciliation including import tax
• Prepare supporting documents for annual tax filings and quarterly tax reports for the global tax team
• Support the Finance Director with finance and accounting activities
• Maintain accurate purchase order accounts
• Work proactively and autonomously across a broad range of accounting activities
• Maintain close communication with internal and external stakeholders at the Shiga site

Requirements:

• More than 3 years of experience in accounting
• Broad accounting experience across multiple functions
• Experience working for a foreign company
• Excel skills including formulas and pivot tables
• Possess a valid bookkeeping certificate level 2+
• Conversational level English

Preferred requirements:

• Experience with JD Edwards
• Possess a valid MBA or CPA qualification

About the Company:

A global pharmaceutical services company supporting the development, manufacturing and supply of medicines and healthcare products. Its Shiga facility specialises in clinical supply services, providing packaging, labelling, storage, cold-chain handling and distribution solutions for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies conducting clinical trials in Japan and globally.

Keywords:

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Job Ref: 60NML3