当社は、ドイツに本社を置く総合化学会社です。持続可能な将来のために化学でいい関係をつくることを企業目的とし、環境保護と社会的責任の追及、経済的な成功の 3 つを同時に果たしています。また、全世界で約110,000人の社員を有し、世界中のほぼすべての産業に関わるお客様に貢献できるよう努めています。

当社は日本との関わりも長く、1888年に初めて日本市場に接触して以降、日本市場のパートナーとして事業活動を行っています。自動車、建設、医薬品・医療機器、電機・電子、包装材、パーソナルケア・ホームケア、農業・食品など、ほぼすべての産業に製品とソリューションを提供し、国内およびグローバル市場で活躍する日本のお客様の成功に貢献しています。

Objectives of the Position
The main areas for the job scope include financial reporting compliance for group reporting and overseeing legal compliance including tax filing, IFRS / J-GAAP closing and internal control as well as driving process optimization for financial reporting.

Main Areas of Responsibilities and Key Activities

Compliance in legal and corporate finance & accounting requirements
 Ensure compliance of the legal entity as per legal and corporate finance and accounting requirements (e.g. group reporting, J-GAAP reporting and tax filing).

Preparation of financial accounting, reporting and analyses
 Provide accurate financial data to internal and external parties in a timely manner.

Tax management
 Manage corporate tax compliance to assure the accurate and timely completion of all corporate tax returns, taking full advantage of all favorable tax codes/policies.
 Oversee inter-company transfer pricing documentation on the legal entity level and align with the global tax department.
 Prepare BEPS local file and submit it to the tax authority in a timely manner.

Management of fixed assets
 Direct maintenance of fixed asset records and related depreciation accounts in accordance with the local tax law.
 Oversee actual counting of fixed assets.

Financial analyses
 Undertake analyses on financial operational results to provide information and recommendation to management according to the defined scope and approaches.
 Provide technical financial advice and knowledge to other units within the financial/tax disciplines.
 Participate in a wide variety of special projects by providing financial recommendations.
 Keep up-to-date awareness of government/corporate/company regulation development to ensure the financial compliance and adherence of all regulations, policies, work procedures and instructions.

Education
 Bachelor’s degree or higher in relevant field (Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, Commerce)
 Certified tax accountant preferred

Working Experience
 Experience in finance reporting as well as audit procedure >5 years
 Annual financial closing process
 Preparation of J-GAAP based financial statements
 Preparation of tax returns including BEPS local file

Technical & Professional Knowledge
 Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint
 Proficiency in ERP systems (e.g. SAP) as an user