We are looking for an Accounting Staff, based in Tokyo, Japan.

Your Team
Our team is committed to delivering accounting services in Japan, ensuring comprehensive financial analysis and tailored solutions for our stakeholders. We are seeking a skilled professional to provide comprehensive support for the Accounting Managers, including tasks such as IFRS/statutory closing, tax filing preparation, and communication with offshore team members regarding transactional accounting. Join us in maintaining the highest standards of integrity and professionalism while supporting our clients' business objectives.

The Impact You Will Have
You will report to the Accounting Manager in Japan and the Regional Head of Accounting in Asia.

Some Of Your Specific Responsibilities Could Include

• Ensure accurate and timely completion of IFRS, statutory closing, and reporting tasks globally, including annual reports, regulatory reporting, and tax filing.
• Periodically complete assigned postings, journal entries, and account reconciliations; reconcile and settle intercompany transactions within the affiliated company group.
• Coordinate, transfer, and reconcile data from front-end system interfaces.
• Manage monthly legal entity close submission activities, including posting accruals, deferred acquisition expenses, and other accounting transactions.
• Document the application of policies, procedures, and workflows for assigned responsibilities.
• Archive records to comply with audit and statutory requirements.
• Draft standards to enhance quality and contribute to improving and implementing global operation cycles, processes, and workflows.
• Support the implementation of global policies and procedures.
• Manage relationships with third parties, including auditors, business units, tax authorities, and public authorities.
• Maintain effective communication to manage the offshore team responsible for transactional accounting.
• Undertake project work as assigned.

What You'll Bring To The Role

• Accounting expertise and special Industry Knowledge:
• Possess comprehensive knowledge of local GAAP, IAS/IFRS, regulatory, tax, and other relevant requirements.
• Exhibit the ability to identify and initiate appropriate actions to resolve issues that may be abstract or ambiguous and ensure thorough follow-through on their remediation.
• Possess advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills to analyze data effectively and convey messages in a compelling manner.
• English language skill: Intermediate level.
• Japanese language skill: Business level.
• Proficiency in AI skills: A basic understanding of artificial intelligence (AI) and its potential applications in business is essential.
• Advanced Excel skills (including proficiency in Power Pivot, Power BI, and Power Query
• Qualified accountant

72933 | Finance & Accounting | Professional | Allianz Commercial | Full-Time | Permanent

What's in it for you?
Let's Care About Everything That Makes You, You
We are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment where everyone feels they belong. We offer a hybrid working model, which recognizes the value of striking a balance between in-person collaboration and remote working. Please feel free to discuss flexible working arrangements with us.

Let's care for your financial wellbeing
We believe in rewarding performance with a great compensation and benefits package (details vary by location), including a generous bonus scheme and pension.

Let's care for your opportunities to progress
From career development and digital learning programs to international career mobility, we offer lifelong learning for our employees worldwide and an environment where innovation, delivery and empowerment are fostered.

Let's care for life's twists and turns
From our support for flexible working, health and wellbeing (including private healthcare and generous parental leave benefits), to helping people return from career breaks with experience that nothing else can teach. We've got your back.

Let's care for our society and our planet
With opportunities to be engaged in shaping a future that is safe, inclusive and sustainable, we care for the tomorrows of our people, our industry and our clients.

Care to join us?
Allianz Commercial is the center of expertise of Allianz Group, insuring mid-sized businesses, large enterprises, and special risks.Our customers include top consumer brands, financial institutions, industry leaders, the global aviation and shipping industries, as well as family-owned and medium-enterprises.We also cover unique risks such as offshore wind farms, infrastructure projects and film productions.Our clients trust us to provide a wide range of traditional and alternative risk transfer solutions, outstanding risk consulting and multinational services, and seamless claims handling.Allianz Commercial helps customers to prepare for what's ahead.

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Allianz is an equal opportunity employer, and therefore welcomes applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected characteristic. Diversity of thinking is an important part of our culture.

People With Disabilities
We want to give all our candidates the best opportunity to succeed.  If you need any adjustments to be made during the application and selection process, please email

Recruitment Agencies:
Allianz Commercial has an in-house recruitment team, which focuses on sourcing great candidates directly.  Allianz Commercial does not accept unsolicited resumes from agency or search firm recruiters.  Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired.  When we do use agencies, we have a PSL in place, so please do not contact managers directly.