Finance Analyst Accounting

Castrol is one of the world’s leading lubricant brands, serving customers and consumers in the automotive, marine, industrial and energy sectors. Castrol brands are recognised globally for their premium quality and high performance, shaped by the company’s commitment to innovation and cutting-edge technology. With products sold in more than 150 countries, Castrol has helped keep things moving on roads and racetracks, air, sea, and space for over 125 years. 

Whether you're just starting out or ready for your next big move, you're in the right place to explore an exciting career with Castrol.

 

Job description

About the role:

This is a specialist role in Japan accounting team. Accountablity includes;

Reporting & Regulation

• Ensure to meet all internal and external financial reporting requirements including statutory accounts/listing requirements, and to comply with tax, legal and other regulations.

Financial Control

• Ensure robust Financial Control over financial reporting processes, Group requirements for Internal Control over financial reporting, and Control Environment to meet Group Standards and Practices as well as Japan SOX.

Application of Group Accounting Policy

• Ensure compliance with Group Accounting Policies, as set out in the Group Reporting Manual (GRM), ensuring that transactions and significant events are properly accounted for with accuracy and timeliness.

Key Tasks:

Local Statutory Requirements / Corporate Governance 

• Liaise with Shared Service and perform monthly/quarterly/Year end financial closing and ensure timely and complete reporting.
• Support the accuracy and completeness of financial statements, Support financial audit of a listed entity.
• Adhere and support internal control process (JSOX)
• Work and support tax team to ensure adherence to tax regulations

Operation

• Support AP payment, any other accounting related requests or queries of local businesses/functions, Liaise with Shared Services.
• Support any Japan projects and interface to FBT team for completion.

System of Financial Control

• Accountable for understanding financial and performance related risks.
• Maintain and continuously improve on financial and performance processes in Japan

Any other requirements

• To ensure data security and prudent financial data storing to avoid abuse of them e.g. insider trading etc.

Experience Required:

• Knowledge in accounting policies, including JGAAP, IFRS, IR and ability to study further.
• Experience in financial reporting and operation using ERP system (JDE,SAP preferred).
• Excellent communication and change management skills (English)
• Experienced at participation to projects in multi-stakeholder, multi-discipline, multi-cultural environments, with regional and country-specific issues and challenges
• Demonstrate skill level appropriate to this role in financial reporting.
• Proactively learn the Lubricants business finance requirements including Group Accounting Policies, as set out in the Group Reporting Manual and requirements for internal control compliant with Group Standards and Practices
• Bachelor degree in a finance related field or professional accounting qualification (Nisho Boki).
• People management experience and working with outsourced accounting teams

 

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