Accountant / Senior Accountant（Japanese-Speaker）
Singapore Business-level Japanese (JLPT N1–N2)
Business-level Japanese (JLPT N1–N2) required (Client communication, all working documentation and reporting to the Japan head office are conducted in Japanese.)
Japanese accounting & tax firm · Singapore
Salary: SGD 4,000 – 9,000 / month (based on experience and scope)
Take ownership of a portfolio of client accounts at a Japanese accounting and tax firm in Singapore, from bookkeeping through to full statutory financial statements, with related tax work. Clients are mainly owner-managed and smaller entities. The main work is full-set bookkeeping and month-end closing, preparing statutory financial statements in English and Japanese, and corporate and individual tax computation and filing support. You will communicate directly in Japanese with Japanese-speaking clients, including private individuals relocating to Singapore, and prepare reports for the Japan head office in Japanese, while liaising in English with local colleagues and external parties. The firm operates on a strict no-overtime basis. The role is office-based with no work-from-home arrangement, but staff taking a summer break in Japan can bring a laptop and have work actually performed while away recorded as working time. A seven-hour working day can be discussed; in that case salary is pro-rated to seven-eighths, and hours worked beyond contract up to eight hours a day are paid, calculated monthly. The firm states that it is hiring with a view to developing future leadership of the practice. Working conditions are as follows. Hours: Monday to Thursday 9:00am–6:00pm, Friday 9:00am–5:30pm, including a one-hour break Working pattern: full-time eight-hour day, or a seven-hour day by discussion; fully office-based Overtime: none, as firm policy Leave: 12 days in the first year rising to a maximum of 20 with tenure, bookable in fine-grained increments; Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays off Bonus: performance bonus with a track record of at least one month; no 13th-month AWS Probation: two months Salary: set by experience, the scope of accounts handled and tax exposure
Responsibilities
- Full-set bookkeeping for a portfolio of client companies, mainly owner-managed and smaller entities
- Month-end closing
- Prepare statutory financial statements in English
- Prepare financial statements in Japanese
- Corporate and individual tax computation and filing support
- Communicate directly in Japanese with clients, including private individuals relocating to Singapore
- Prepare reports and documentation for the Japan head office in Japanese
- Liaise in English with local colleagues and external parties
Requirements
- Eligible to work in Singapore (Citizens, PRs, Dependant Pass holders, or eligible for an Employment Pass)
- Japanese at JLPT N1 level or equivalent — client communication, documentation and head office reporting are all in Japanese
- Business-level English
- 3+ years of hands-on experience at an accounting or tax firm
- Able to prepare a complete set of financial statements independently
- Japanese CPA, Japanese Certified Tax Accountant or USCPA (advantage — partial qualification or active study welcome)
- Practical tax experience (advantage)
- Interest in a long-term path towards practice leadership (advantage)