Assistant Manager

Centre People Appointments; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A Japanese financial institution is seeking an Assistant Manager for Business Coordination in London. The role involves overseeing business support operations, managing KPIs, and facilitating communication between stakeholders. Candidates should have strong analytical and interpersonal skills, with fluency in Japanese and English. This is a full-time, permanent position with hybrid working options available.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in business planning coordination or project management.
• Fluency in Japanese and business level of English required.

Responsibilities

• Organise work within the Business Support team and support business projects.
• Coordinate the development and reporting of KPIs for European offices.

Skills

Analytical

Planning

Interpersonal

Negotiation

Diplomacy

Tools

MS Excel

MS Office

Job description

Japanese speaking Assistant Manager Business Coordination

Ref: CC46538

A Japanese financial institution is currently recruiting an Assistant Manager for Business Coordination to work in their London office.

In this role, you will be responsible for organising work within the Business Support team and supporting the implementation of business projects.

The ideal candidate should have minimum 5 years’ experience in business planning coordination or project management, strong analytical, planning, and interpersonal skills, with advanced proficiency in MS Excel.

Fluency in Japanese and business level of English is required.

TYPE: Permanent, full-time

WORKING HOURS: 9:00-17:30 from Monday to Friday

SALARY: £45k depending on experience

LOCATION: London - Hybrid work available (2 days in office, 3 days at home)

Assistant Manager Business Coordination Main Responsibilities:

• Coordinate the development, tracking, reporting, and evaluation of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for their Offices in Europe and the relevant departments
• Facilitate communication between stakeholders to support business operations and participate in strategic discussions with Tokyo HQ and European offices
• Take the lead in catching up on delayed KPI items and reporting updates to senior management
• Assist the head of department to create Monthly PDCA material for Tokyo executives
• Collate and analyse business metrics including sales, revenue, costs, market share and partner information
• Lead on proposing and implementing improvements in the department's operations
• Manage customer complaints and response status
• Supervise and mentor the Business Support team
• Participate in management meetings to provide input on the KPIs management process
• Oversee the planning and management of key conferences and meetings
• Oversee internal control activities to ensure efficient and effective operation of the Business department
• Liaise with Tokyo HQ, their offices and departments in Europe to ensure Business initiatives are implemented
• Perform other related tasks as assigned by management
• Comply with their policies and procedures

Assistant Manager Business Coordination Ideal Candidate:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in business planning coordination or project management
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in people supervision
• Experience in Financial Services industry preferred but not essential
• Strong analytical, planning and organising skills
• Strong interpersonal, negotiation, and diplomacy skills
• Ability to execute against the strategy and drive results
• Intermediate in the MS Office Package; advanced proficiency in MS Excel
• Full fluency in Japanese and business level fluency in English

** All applicants for the Assistant Manager Business Coordination must have the right to work in the country as the Company is not able to offer visa support.

If your application is successful, you will be contacted within two business days. We regret that due to the high volume of applications we receive we cannot provide feedback on individual CVs.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Project Management

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