Junior Financial Analyst

Headquartered in Tokyo since 2001, the company now sells in 40 countries and supports customers in 11 languages. Our engineering group is split into roughly 60 product teams, each owning its services end to end, with on-call shared across time zones. Founded in 2001, we now have 280 employees.

Looking for a Junior Financial Analyst who wants to stay somewhere for a while. Joining the Commercial Finance team in Tokyo, reporting to the FP&A Manager. This is an Excel-heavy role. We also use Adaptive Planning and Power BI. Remote position. Most of the team is in Tokyo, but nobody is required to come in. Flexible schedule. We have one team call a day, usually in the morning. You need a reliable internet connection and somewhere quiet to work.

Day to day

Build and maintain the annual budget and quarterly forecast models. Present monthly results to operating leaders and explain key drivers. Prepare monthly variance analysis against budget and prior year. Track headcount and payroll costs against plan. Develop dashboards in Power BI or Tableau for leadership. Update KPIs such as gross margin, CAC and revenue per employee. Reconcile forecast data with accounting after close. Partner with department heads to understand spending and headcount plans.

What we're looking for

0-2 years of FP&A, corporate finance or public accounting experience. Comfortable presenting to non-finance managers. Familiar with an ERP such as NetSuite, SAP or Oracle. Experience building budgets and forecasts. Working knowledge of accounting and how the three statements connect.

Benefits

¥3,600,000-¥4,600,000 annually

Retirement allowance. Paid leave. Bonus twice a year. Flexible hours. Social insurance. Remote work allowed.

Please submit your CV in English.

Start: Flexible.

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