Job Description

Senior Accounts Payable Japanese Speaker (Hiragana, Katakana, AND Kanji)

The Senior Coordinator, Accounts Payable must be proficient in speaking, reading, and writing Japanese Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji The role will be responsible for receiving, processing, and performing compliance review vendor invoices and expense reimbursements.

Responsibilities:

Ensures accounts payable vendor invoices and travel & entertainment expenses follow the Grants of Authority approval process, are coded to the correct general ledgers or client/matter numbers, are expensed in the appropriate month, and paid in accordance with the terms of payment stated on the tax compliance invoice.

Performs compliance reviews on travel & entertainment expenses verifying adequate documentation and approvals accompany each report in accordance with Firm guidelines

Process bank transfer requests obtaining foreign currency when needed.

Process payment for the Tokyo office.

Assists with audit needs by preparing requested sample data for Tax and other Departments throughout the Firm.

Receives, researches, and resolves a variety of routine internal and external inquiries concerning account status, including communicating the resolution of discrepancies to appropriate persons.

Corresponds and communicates with the Accounts Payable Team in our offices in Tokyo, Tampa, and other local offices.

Assists in training of new hires.

Assists in documenting and improving accounts payable policies and procedures and workflow

Assists in migrating processes from local offices to Manila.

Assists in allocating received invoices and expense reimbursements from mailboxes and dashboards among team members.

Performs quality review of vendor invoices and expense reimbursements processed

Performs other duties as required by the firm and its management.

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Accountancy, Finance, or related field
• Proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing Japanese, including Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji, is required
• Good English communication skills, both written and oral
• Minimum of 3 years of accounts payable or accounting experience preferred
• Experience working in a BPO/Shared Services Organization is a plus
• Strong attention to details
• Proficiency in accounting software and MS Office, particularly in Excel
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Exceptional determination, self-motivation and interpersonal skills
• Team player

Work Setup:

Shift: 2PM 10PM

Setup: Hybrid

Location: Makati

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