Job Overview
Reporting to the Manager-Finance, the Lead Finance specialist will be an integral part of the finance team. The successful candidate will receive excellent experience in all aspects of the finance function and obtaining in-depth knowledge of the business.
Role & Responsibilities
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date financial records, including general ledger entries, accounts payable and receivable, payroll, and expense reports.
- Manage the monthly AR close process including reconciliation of AR sub-ledger to GL and preparation of AR month end schedules, revenue reporting and reconciliation to GL and metrics used for internal reporting.
- Ensure that the invoices are raised on time with 100% accuracy, invoices and provisions are entered in the accounting system
- Monitor accounts to identify overdue invoices and follow up to ensure timely payments
- Reconcile the accounts receivable ledger to ensure all payments are accounted for and properly posted.
- Work closely with the sales team and PM to resolve billing issues and improve the payment process.
- Process and review expense claim reports, ensure proper documentation, and verify compliance with company policies
- Payment processing (payroll, vendor payments, foreign remittance, reimbursements etc.)
- Meeting the SLA s and assigned volume on daily basis
- Taking care of all statutory payments and filing of returns and related compliance.
- Conduct regular reconciliations of bank statements, accounts, and financial data.
- Prepare MIS, monthly financial reports with financial analysis, cash flow management and forecasting.
- Assist in the preparation of budgets and financial forecasts.
- Assist with internal and external audits, ensuring all financial documents are accurate and complete.
- Fluent Japanese & English
- Stay updated with the latest financial regulations, accounting standards, and industry best practices.
- Ensuring compliances/ adherence to internal policies as per Internal Controls
- Good communication and interpersonal skills, good knowledge of excel, power point presentations.
- Exposure of working on ERP, working knowledge of Oracle NetSuite would be an advantage.
- Working hour 10:00-19:00 with Flex time (Core Hour: 11:00-16:00)
- Hybrid working condition (3days work from home)
- Public holiday
- Annual paid leave
- Special leave
- Health insurance, welfare pension insurance, occupational accident insurance etc
- Commuting costs are covered up 30,000 JPY per month
- Japanese/English lesson
- Fukurikosei club (Relo Club)
What We Do
Keywords Studios is an international technical and creative services provider to the global video games industry and beyond.
We bring to life digital content that entertains, connects, challenges and educates people worldwide.
Established in 1998, and now with more than 65 facilities in 22 countries strategically located in Asia, the Americas, Australia and Europe, we provide integrated art creation, marketing services, software engineering, testing, localization, audio and customer care services across more than 50 languages and 16 games platforms to a blue-chip client base of more than 950 clients across the globe.
