Job Title: Accountant

Location: WM Japan, Ukima, Kita-Ku, Tokyo, Japan,

Location Type: On-Site

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Group:

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions is part of Spirax Group, a FTSE100 and FTSE4Good multi-national industrial engineering Group with expertise in the control and management of steam, electric thermal solutions, peristaltic pumping and associated fluid technologies.

When you join us, you will be integrated into a cooperative and encouraging team, participate in challenging yet critical work, and experience ongoing growth opportunities to help you achieve your full potential. Visit our website to learn more.

Job Summary:

We are seeking a talented and motivated Accountant to join our dynamic team.

Key Responsibilities:

Overall Responsibility

Support Local Financial Manager and Regional Financial Controller. Responsible for all aspects of the finance function within Watson-Marlow Japan including support reporting, general financial control issues and for continuous improvement in the effectiveness of the finance function.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

Main duties for daily, monthly and annual responsibilities:

• Prepare journal entries and maintain documentation and filings in AX ERP.
• Manage AP/AR and other BS accounts.
• Handle the staff expenses & cash disbursement (SAP Concur).
• Prepare for cash flow forecast (cash balance).
• Day-to-day management of the accounts function including overall responsibility for the operation of the ledgers, fixed asset register, bank accounts.
• Ensure timely bank payments to suppliers, vendors and intercompany.
• Manage P-note and Electric P-note.
• Perform balance sheet accounts reconciliations.
• Manage Lease assets & Fixed assets and depreciation.
• Perform and reconcile intercompany transactions.
• Monthly intercompany invoice issuance and reconciliation process.
• Support for monthly, quarterly, and annual Local and Group closings.
• Support to comply with financial policies and regulations.
• Obtain monthly invoices from various vendors.
• Support to prepare budget forecasts.
• Support internal & external Audit preparation & tax filing.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Full sets of accounts in AX ERP.
• Manage Credit limits for customers.
• Support year-end adjustments and medical checkups.
• Enrollment and disenrollment services for employee benefit companies.
• General administration tasks.

Skills/Experience:

Competencies and Qualifications

Must-have

• 5 years or more of similar experience.
• Native level Japanese language communication skills.
• Basic ~ Intermediate level communication skills in written and oral English.
• Japanese Commercial Bookkeeping 2nd grade level or above.
• Intermediate to advanced applications software expertise (Excel and accounting software).
• Proactive, attention to detail and accuracy with ability to adhere to deadlines.

Desired Skills

• Experience working for multinational companies.
• Flexibility and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Corporate accounting experience to support finance manager including overheads, forecasting and budgeting.
• Work collaboratively across the organization to establish and continuously improve internal

control and financial processes.

• Ability to understand the company cost strategy.
• Basic level Korean communication skills.

At Watson-Marlow, we believe in taking care of our colleagues. We offer a generous benefits package, including:

• A competitive salary
• Flexible working arrangements
• A generous holiday allowance
• Three days' paid volunteering leave
• Additional support and benefits through our Everyone is Included Group Inclusion Plan

Everyone is Included at Spirax Group

We are passionate about creating inclusive and equitable working cultures where everyone can be themselves and achieve their full potential. For us, that means supportive teams and strong relationships where everyone's contribution is valued - across social and cultural backgrounds, ethnicities, ages, genders, gender identities, abilities, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and everything else that makes us human and unique.

We want everyone to be able to make their difference here, so we will always consider requests for flexible working.

We know that everyone needs some extra help from time to time too, so we have introduced a range of additional benefits through our Group Inclusion Commitments. These include

• Gender-neutral parental leave
• 15 days of extra paid caregiver leave
• Paid time off and support for anyone experiencing pregnancy loss or domestic abuse
• Menopause-friendly workplace principles and more

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We are also a Disability Confident Committed Employer. If you would like to apply using this scheme, please select this option in our application form.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

If you require accommodations during the application process, please let us know.

Company Overview

At Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions, part of Spirax Group, we are driven by innovation and are dedicated to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is empowered to make a difference. As a world leader in manufacturing peristaltic pumps and associated fluid path technologies for the life sciences and process industries, we offer a wide range of products, including tubing, specialised filling systems and products for single-use applications.

Our shared Purpose is to create sustainable value for all our stakeholders as we engineer a more efficient, safer and sustainable world. Our technologies play an essential role in critical industrial processes and industrial equipment across industries as diverse as Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology, Power Generation, Semiconductors and Healthcare. With customers in 116 countries, we provide the solutions that sit behind the production of many items used in daily life, from baked beans to mobile phones

Our inclusive culture and Values, unites us, guides our decisions and inspires us everywhere that we operate. We support our colleagues to make their difference for each other as well as customers, communities, suppliers, our planet and shareholders by creating a truly equitable working environment where everyone feels included.