Accountant

Responsibilities

We are looking for a solid, detail-oriented accountant to join our small but growing finance team, reporting directly to the Head of Accounting. You will get hands-on experience across monthly close, consolidated reporting, and accounting operations—working in an environment where your contribution genuinely matters.

This is a hybrid role with a preference for in-office presence—we are a team that collaborates closely and believes in showing up. You will need to be flexible, roll up your sleeves when things get busy, and bring a positive, can-do attitude to everything you do.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Independently perform monthly financial close for a standalone entity

• Support quarterly, and annual close processes

• Assist with consolidated accounting and group reporting packages

• Handle day-to-day accounting operations including journal entries, reconciliations, and AP/AR

• Work within our accounting systems, including freee (we are currently migrating from SmartHR to freee, so your experience here will hit the ground running)

• Prepare internal financial reports and schedules for the Head of Accounting and CFO

• Support audit preparation and document management

• Assist with process improvement as we scale toward IPO

• Pitch in across the finance function where needed—we are a small team and everyone contributes

Requirements

Non-negotiables:

• 2+ years of hands-on accounting experience

• Solid understanding of Japanese accounting practices and J-GAAP

• Experience with freee or similar cloud-based accounting systems

• Fluent Japanese (native or equivalent) and business-level English (reading, writing, and meetings)

• Reliable, detail-oriented, and genuinely proactive—you notice things that need doing and do them

• A flexible, team-first mindset—in a growing company, things change and we all adapt

Nice to have:

• Experience in a listed or pre-IPO company

• Familiarity with J-SOX or internal controls• CPA, JICPA, bookkeeping qualification, or studying toward one

• Experience supporting external audits

• Exposure to consolidated accounting—you understand the basics and want to develop further