Job Information
Eurofins Senior Accountant – General Accounting in Tokyo, Japan
Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate.
The Eurofins network of companies is the global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and agroscience contract research services. It is one of the market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies, as well as having an emerging global presence in Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisations. It also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products.
In over 35 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to 61,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of ca. 900 laboratories in 61 countries. Eurofins companies offer a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products.
In 2022, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 6.7 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.
I'm interested (https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/oneclick-ui/company/Eurofins/publication/28f672ec-eaaf-418b-8fa9-b7c6e1c4f621?dcr_ci=Eurofins)
Reporting to the General Accounting Manager, this person will be responsible for performing a multi-task role for day-to-day accounting and related tasks across several areas of finance such as fixed assets, revenue recognition, payroll, treasury and tax.
Eurofins Japan NSC (National Service Center) is a company which provides Finance, HR, Legal, Purchasing and Administrative services to all businesses of Eurofins Japan Group, an industry leader in the area of laboratory testing comprised of a diverse and dynamic business portfolio of 8 major business lines, close to 20 operating entities, and about 1,200 employees with aggressive growth plans for the next few years.
Hands-on day-to-day accounting, treasury and related activities
Be the source of technical guidance for entire Finance Team.
Prepare entries and data for monthly closing based on IFRS and company requirements
Handle audits by external and internal auditors
Work with other Finance teams, other teams within NSC, businesses, and other functions as required to improve financial processes and comply with all internal control/audit requirements.
Collaborate effectively with FP&A team with regards to various tasks such as preparation of budget vs actual reports, CAPEX management, and ad hoc requests from local management and HQ.
Leading role in implementation of a standard process across all group companies in the areas of fixed assets, revenue recognition, payroll accounting, treasury,tax and other areas as needed..
Respond to ad-hoc requests from global/regional offices.
Involvement in various projects such as post-M&A integration, process standardization and other projects as needed
Specific scope of responsibilities include, though not limited to, the following:
Responsible for fixed asset related accounting and tax where scope includes
CAPEX/OPEX accounting, depreciation, leases, asset inventory, ARO, LHI and other
related items
Work closely with finance teams and business stakeholders to ensure proper protocols
are followed with regards to CAPEX management
Tax accounting
Tax return preparation (coordination with vendors)
Tax audits
Handle queries from business
Prepare monthly accounting entries related to payroll and other personnel costs
Work closely with HR payroll team to ensure accurate and compliant reporting of personnel costs
Revenue recognition in accordance with Eurofins policy based on IFRS
Work closely with finance teams and business stakeholders to ensure client contracts are reviewed timely for assessment of proper revenue recognition methodology
Cash management and preparation of cash flow forecasts for all group companies
Funding requests to global treasury for timely replenishment of working capital and investments for business expansion
Payment processing and other related tasks
Support business to improve net working capital (DSO/DPO)
This position will enable candidate to
Gain hands-on experience to apply and further strengthen technical knowledge of finance
Gain in-depth understanding of working in a dynamic, global atmosphere across a broad range of businesses
Future rotation opportunities to other teams in Finance within 2-3 years will be available based on the skills and performance of the candidate.
Gain experience of a team undergoing a transformation towards a “best practice” finance organization
Requirements:
Fluent level of Business English skill in speaking, writing and reading is a must
At least 5-7 years of relevant experience
Past experience at an auditing firm highly preferred
Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
Ability to adapt well in a fast-paced environment and comfortable in handling uncertainty or the lack of established precedence
Possess strong interpersonal and communication skills
Ability to build strong relationship with business and various stakeholders