Japanese Speaking Financial Administrator

Japanese Speaking Financial Administrator

Salary: £25-30K

Location: Hertfordshire

Job status: Permanent

Working hours: 9am to 5.30pm (3 days in the office, 2 days WFH)

Start date: ASAP

• Submission of SAP related codes in Japanese, as requested by the Financial Controller.
• Entering supplier invoices.
• Raising payment runs and ad hoc payments.
• Producing sales invoices and collecting debt.
• Bank reconciliations, agreeing SAP to the bank statements.
• Entering month end journals.
• Fixed assets recording and processing.
• Assisting with the annual audits, both internal and external.
• Assisting with the budgetary process.
• Support financial analysis.
• Filing and archiving of invoices.
• Assisting with VAT returns.
• Checking and processing employee expenses.
• Liaison work with the Japanese headquarters (approval procedures, contracts, IT), as requested by Managers.

• An experienced Administrator with an excellent attention to detail.
• Communication in both English and Japanese, including assisting translation.
• The ability to work accurately.
• Basic knowledge and experiences of Microsoft Excel is required, such as sumifs, vlookups and pivot tables.
• SAP and IBM Notes knowledge desirable, but not essential.
• Ability to prioritise workload, working independently and as part of a team.
• Well organised and a continuous improvement attitude.

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