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Job ID : 1474166 Date Updated : November 1st, 2024
Multilingual accounting office in Tokyo

Accountant and Tax Assistant (Native level English speaker) Exclusive job

Hiring Company Minato International Accounting Office
Location Tokyo - 23 Wards, Chiyoda-ku
Job Type Permanent Full-time
Salary 5 million yen ~ 6 million yen

Work Style

Casual Clothing Side Business Ok Minimal Overtime Flex Time

Job Description

Accounting Intelligence (Minato International Accounting Office) is a multilingual accounting office that provides accounting and tax services. Our clients are mainly English-speaking corporate clients.
Established in 2003 and growing steadily ever since, there are currently 20 employees with a variety of nationalities and backgrounds.

Our main services are 
1) bookkeeping and financial reporting.
2) Japanese corporate income and consumption tax filing. 
3) payroll services.

Because most of our clients are English speaking corporations operating in Japan, it is essential to provide Japanese tax and accounting services with English communication. Once learned, the knowledge and experience you will gain at Accounting Intelligence will be a portable strength valued by many companies doing business in Japan.

Esimated Salary for the first year: JPY5,000,000 (base salary of 3,360,000 plus commission approximately 50K a month on average.) It will be increased materially in the following years when one can work more efficiently and have clients.

General Requirements

Minimum Experience Level Over 1 year
Career Level Mid Career
Minimum English Level Fluent (Amount Used: English usage about 75%)
Minimum Japanese Level Business Level
Minimum Education Level Bachelor's Degree
Visa Status No permission to work in Japan required

Required Skills

【Responsibilities】

  • Bookkeeping – making accounting entries from client data and providing monthly financial reports for small and medium sized business entities.
  • Preparation of Japanese corporate tax and consumption tax returns.
  • Payroll calculations and preparation of employee pay slips
  • Ensure clients meet statutory filing and tax payment deadlines

【Skills And Experience】 

  • Preference will be given to candidates with an accounting or bookkeeping qualification/certification, accounting/tax education, or work experience.
  • Excellent organizational, time management skills, and ability to meet deadlines.
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Strong MS Excel skills (including VLookup and pivot tables)
  • Hands-on experience with accounting software a plus

【Language Ability】

  • English: Fluent level (Required)
  • Japanese: Business level (JLPT level 2, etc.) Ability to read Japanese is essential (Accounting software is entirely in Japanese)

Job Location

  • Tokyo - 23 Wards, Chiyoda-ku
  • Sobu Line Local (Mitaka-Ichikawa-Chiba), Ochanomizu Station

Work Conditions

Job Type Permanent Full-time
Salary 5 million yen ~ 6 million yen
Salary Commission Commission paid on top of indicated salary.
Work Hours 9am~5:30pm (Break:60min) Flextime: 2hours from start and finish
Holidays [120 days of annual holidays] Saturdays,Sundays,Holidays etc.
Industry Audit, Tax Accounting

Job Category

  • Accounting and Finance > Accounting
  • Accounting and Finance > Corporate Finance, Financial Controller
  • Accounting and Finance > Treasury, Taxation
  • Accounting and Finance > Financial Planning and Analysis
  • Consulting and Certified Professions > Financial Consulting

Company Details

Company Type Small/Medium Company (300 employees or less)
Non-Japanese Ratio About half Japanese