About this role
Position Summary
The Finance Manager, Japan is responsible for leading the country's finance function, including financial planning & analysis, controllership, compliance, business partnering, and team leadership. This role serves as a strategic advisor to the Japan leadership team, driving business performance, financial integrity, and achievement of corporate objectives.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with business leaders to support strategic decision-making and profitable growth.
- Lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes.
- Deliver insightful financial analysis, performance reporting, and business recommendations.
- Drive revenue, margin, cash flow, and working capital improvements.
- Evaluate investments, commercial proposals, pricing, and capital expenditure requests.
- Ensure compliance with SOX, Vertiv policies, accounting standards, tax regulations, and local statutory requirements.
- Lead internal and external audits and maintain a strong internal control environment.
- Manage banking, tax, insurance, and financial risk management activities.
- Drive finance process improvements, automation, and reporting enhancements.
- Lead, coach, and develop the finance team while fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
- Collaborate with regional and global finance teams to ensure alignment with corporate objectives.
Qualifications
Required
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field.
- CPA, CA, JCPA, or equivalent professional qualification.
- 8+ years of progressive finance experience in multinational environments.
- Strong experience in financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and controllership.
- Proven people leadership and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong commercial acumen and business partnering capability.
- Business-level Japanese（JLPT N1） and business level of English skills.
Preferred
- Experience in industrial, engineering, manufacturing, infrastructure, or technology sectors.
- Knowledge of Japanese statutory reporting and tax requirements.
- Experience leading finance transformation or process improvement initiatives.
What Success Looks Like
- Trusted financial advisor to the Japan leadership team.
- Accurate and insightful financial planning, reporting, and forecasting.
- Strong governance, compliance, and internal controls.
- Improved profitability, cash flow, and working capital performance.
- Development of a high-performing finance organization.