Senior Manager, Accounting, Japanese Speaker

Finance

Imagine how your ideas and expertise can change a patient’s life. Patients are at the heart of what we do at Edwards Lifesciences. Our Finance teams work hard to optimize our current and long-term success and enable our ongoing strategy of innovation, leadership, and focus. As part of the team, whether providing analysis, forecasting, or reporting financial information, your application of accurate financial business practices will play a fundamental role in how we impact the quality of life for patients all over the world.

How you will make an impact:

• Lead Record-to-Report migration of finance activities for APAC countries, stabilization of activities post migration and standardization of processes.
• Ensure collaboration between in-country finance team and KL BSC team to achieve completion of monthly/quarterly/yearly Corp deadlines. Drive compliance of EW finance policies and internal controls. This includes US GAAP, SOX compliance and support of annual statutory audit and tax filings.
• Ensure the execution of Record-to-Report (RTR) function
• Provide technical accounting support or clarification of EW finance policies to other internal stakeholders or functions.
• Identify opportunities and lead the implementation of changes to drive improvements for in-country finance teams and KL BSC
• Provide coaching, people management and leadership to finance teams
• Other incidental duties

What you'll need (Required):

• Bachelor's Degree in in Accounting or Finance, 10 years experience of previous work related experience Required
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in Japanese (Japanese N1/N2 level preferred)

What else we look for (Preferred):

• Proven successful people management and leadership skill
• Proven expertise in Microsoft Office Suite, including advanced Excel, database tools (e.g., QlikView), financial systems, and ERP systems (e.g., JDE, SAP)
• Excellent communication skills and interpersonal relationship skills including negotiating and relationship management skills with ability to drive achievement of objectives
• Expert understanding of accounting and financial processes and curiosity to look beyond existing methodologies and own discipline to define and resolve complex problems
• Extensive understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX)
• Demonstrated ability to manage assigned team and provide coaching and feedback, including responsibility for all employee actions including hire/fire authority and partnering with HR on all aspects of employee relations
• Transparent leader with a high level of integrity and track record of building trust-based relationships internally and externally
• Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels and proactively escalate issues to appropriate levels of management in the organization
• Ability to work and excel within a fast paced, dynamic, and constantly changing work environment
• Manage, including through subordinate supervisors, the coordination of the activities of a section or department with responsibility for results, including costs, methods and staffing
• Develop peer, cross functional and cross business relationships to maximize best practice sharing and team effectiveness.
• Develop relationships and leverage them to influence change
• Support and solicit input from team members at all levels within the organization
• Adhere to all company rules and requirements (e.g., pandemic protocols, Environmental Health & Safety rules) and take adequate control measures in preventing injuries to themselves and others as well as to the protection of environment and prevention of pollution under their span of influence/control