Japanese Speaking Financial Administrator

People First (Recruitment) Ltd; Letchworth; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment company is seeking an experienced Administrator in Letchworth to handle various financial duties such as invoicing, reconciliations, and audit support. The role requires excellent attention to detail, proficiency in English and Japanese, and familiarity with Microsoft Excel. Candidates should possess organizational skills and the ability to work both independently and within a team in a hybrid work environment. Competitive salary and opportunity for growth are offered.

Qualifications

• Experienced Administrator with excellent attention to detail.
• Communication skills in English and Japanese, including translation.
• Ability to work accurately and independently.

Responsibilities

• Submit SAP-related codes in Japanese.
• Enter supplier invoices and raise payment runs.
• Produce sales invoices and collect debt.
• Conduct bank reconciliations and month-end journals.
• Assist with audits, budgeting, and VAT returns.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication in English and Japanese

Microsoft Excel

Ability to prioritise workload

Teamwork

Organised and improvement-oriented

Tools

SAP

IBM Notes

Job description

Salary: GBP25-30K

Location: Hertfordshire

Job status: Permanent

Working hours: 9am to 5.30pm (3 days in the office, 2 days WFH)

Start date: ASAP

Responsibilities:

• Submission of SAP related codes in Japanese, as requested by the Financial Controller.
• Entering supplier invoices.
• Raising payment runs and ad hoc payments.
• Producing sales invoices and collecting debt.
• Bank reconciliations, agreeing SAP to the bank statements.
• Entering month end journals.
• Fixed assets recording and processing.
• Assisting with the annual audits, both internal and external.
• Assisting with the budgetary process.
• Support financial analysis.
• Filing and archiving of invoices.
• Assisting with VAT returns.
• Checking and processing employee expenses.
• Liaison work with the Japanese headquarters (approval procedures, contracts, IT), as requested by Managers.

Requirements:

• An experienced Administrator with an excellent attention to detail.
• Communication in both English and Japanese, including assisting translation.
• The ability to work accurately.
• Basic knowledge and experiences of Microsoft Excel is required, such as sumifs, vlookups and pivot tables.
• SAP and IBM Notes knowledge desirable, but not essential.
• Ability to prioritise workload, working independently and as part of a team.
• Well organised and a continuous improvement attitude.

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We would be grateful if you could send your CV as a Word document. If your application is successful, you will be contacted within 7 days. We regret that due to the high volume of applications we receive we cannot provide feedback on individual CVs. Please note that we can only consider candidates who are eligible to work in the UK and are able to provide relevant supporting documentation.

People First is committed to increasing diversity, and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status or whether or not they have a disability.