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What we offer:

Group Summary:

[Your Responsibilities]

• Responsible for the Controlling processes for Japan including monthly, quarterly, and year-end reporting, business planning, project accounting and capital expenditure tracking while overseeing two direct reports.
• Partner with the Magna Global Finance team to provide consolidated management reporting and business analysis for decision making.
• Manage yearly budget and quarterly forecast preparation for the assigned business unit, ensuring alignment with organizational goals for strategic planning and decision making.
• Prepare business cases for new initiatives and supplier contract renewals.
• Maintain, monitor, implement changes for financial reporting systems, acting as Finance team subject matter expert.
• Ensure compliance with accounting principles, guidelines, Magna finance policies and regulatory requirements and maintain effective internal controls to safeguard company assets.
• Ensure compliance with transfer pricing guidelines, working with Magna Global Transfer Price team.
• Preparation of ad-hoc analysis and presentations for management and functional departments.
• Supervise outsourcing company which is assigned to the expense operation.
• Other responsibilities that may be assigned from time to time.

​Who we are looking for:

• Professional Accounting Designation including a bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business or a related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum 10 years' relevant experience in Accounting (including Tax) and Finance with at least 2 years of supervisory experience.
• Ability to build solid relationships to effectively collaborate with cross functional teams or other diverse groups of business people with a wide array of professional backgrounds, including senior management.
• Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills, with the ability to coordinate and complete multiple tasks within established and changing deadlines.
• Strong proficiency in financial management software (OneStream) and ERP systems (e.g., SAP, JDE E1). Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills and familiarity with data analysis tools (e.g., Power BI).
• Accounting experience to include overseeing/managing company financial summaries such as month-end, year-end and operation reviews, year-end auditing process, general accounting, developing business plans, and analysis of balance sheets, income statements and cash flow.

Your preferred qualifications

• Experience working with virtual and/or teams would be an asset.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present complex financial information clearly and persuasively to both finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• Be playing manager.

Other:

• Team player
• Self-motivated
• Clear and concise in communication
• Independent thinker
• Ability to take initiative and overcome obstacles
• Self-learner
• Fluent in Japanese and business level in English (TOEIC 750-)

Awareness, Unity, Empowerment:

At Magna, we believe that a diverse workforce is critical to our success. That's why we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire on the basis of experience and qualifications, and in consideration of job requirements, regardless of, in particular, color, ancestry, religion, gender, origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity. Magna takes the privacy of your personal information seriously. We discourage you from sending applications via email or traditional mail to comply with GDPR requirements and your local Data Privacy Law.

Notice regarding the use of AI:

As part of our commitment to a fair, consistent, and efficient recruitment process, we may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in the initial screening of applications submitted through our Workday system.

These tools help identify qualifications and experience that align with the role requirements. Please note that AI is used solely to support our recruiters. Final decisions are always made by the hiring manager and the hiring team.

Importantly, no applicant data is shared externally through these AI tools. All information remains securely within our systems and is handled in accordance with our privacy and data protection policies.

If you have any questions or concerns about this process, feel free to contact our Talent Attraction team.