Business Analyst 2 (Japanese Bilingual)
Role: The Business Analyst 2 will perform business and cost analyses for assigned group's business operations, and recommend cost saving or profit generating opportunities and profitability improvement strategies. The role will allow employee to work remote, but will also require on-site work based on business needs.
Responsibilities:
Collaborates with Group management to prepare the business plan and budget review for the assigned Group.
Compiles budget information and tracks group progress toward the completion of planning and budgeting activities.
Reviews, analyzes, and summarizes budget/plan proposals received from Group Managers
Monitors, analyzes, and evaluates assigned Group's operating results and financial performance.
Reviews and compares assigned Group's operating profit and loss results to established plans, standard costs, and previous actuals.
Identifies and investigates factors contributing to variances.
Prepares routine to moderately complex analyses to determine standard costing of materials, direct labor, and direct expenses.
Collects, compiles information, and prepares routine to moderately complex reports on assigned Group's operational results, profit and loss performance, and achievement of strategic management objectives.
Reviews sales, cost of sales, expenses, and inventory transactions.
Identifies, researches, resolves discrepancies, and prepares correcting journal entries.
Participates in month-end closing by preparing journal entries including accruals.
Participates in periodic Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and KPMG audits.
Interfaces with auditors and provide required documentation and analysis as required.
May perform test documentation for the respective internal sub-process controls.
Normally receives general instructions on routine work, detailed instruction on new projects or assignments.
Daily interaction with internal management and staff in corporate accounting and strategy as well as production control and warehouse in the assigned Group.
Interaction normally involves exchanging information and giving guidance and direction on business planning and/or cost accounting procedures.
Works on routine to moderately complex issues of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of a variety of factors.
Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action.
Responsible for communicating business performance to our parent company in Japan.
Qualification
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business or Finance
Minimum 2 years of working knowledge and experience in budget or financial analysis and/or cost accounting principles and processes in a manufacturing environment
Very good analytical, problem solving, organizational, and communication skills
Advanced oral, reading and writing skills in English and Japanese required
Preparing and presenting to executives, senior leadership, and external customers
Working knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) preferred
Experience working with Cubic Accounting and Cognos Analytics Software
Intermediate Excel skills (Pivot Tables, Macros, etc.)
Skilled in data extraction, data manipulation, and report writing
Good interpersonal skills and ability to work with all levels of personnel
Ability to work well under pressure and meet multiple and sometimes conflicting deadlines
Conference calls with Japan may be required outside your normal work hours
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