Japanese Speaking Job - Accountant & Administration Manager

People First; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Hybrid working

Job summary

People First Team Japan/ピープルファーストチームジャパン is seeking a Japanese-speaking Accountant and Administration Manager in South London. The role combines day-to-day accounting with office administration, offering a permanent contract and a salary between £40,000 and £55,000 plus bonus.

After an initial training period, a hybrid work pattern (2–3 days per week) is available. You will manage month-end and year-end closings, multi-currency transactions, payroll, and onboarding/offboarding, while ensuring

Qualifications

• Proven accounting experience and ability to handle month-end and year-end closing.
• Experience with UK accounting standards and tax regulations is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Handle day-to-day accounting, month-end and year-end closing, and financial statement prep.
• Manage accounts payable/receivable, cash flow, and multi-currency transactions.
• Prepare budgets and perform variance analysis for management.
• Oversee payroll, attendance, onboarding/offboarding, and employment contracts.
• Administer office tasks and improve accounting systems and processes.

Skills

Native Japanese

Business English

Excel

UK VAT & accounting

Tools

QuickBooks

Sage

Job description

Title:JapaneseSpeaking-Accountant&AdministrationManager

Salary:£40,000～£55,000+Bonus

Location:SouthLondon

Jobstatus:Permanent

Workinghours:37.5hoursperweek(2–3daysperweekHybridworkingavailableafterinitialtraining.)

Startdate:January2027

JapaneseSpeaking-Accountant&AdministrationManager-Responsibilities:

• Day-to-dayaccounting,month-endandyear-endclosing,andpreparationoffinancialstatements
• Managementofaccountspayable/receivable,cashflow,andmulti-currencytransactions
• Budgetpreparation,budgetvs.actualanalysis,andfinancialreportingtomanagement
• Payroll,attendancemanagement,andemployeeonboarding/offboarding
• Administrationofemploymentcontracts,officemanagement,andgeneraladministrativeduties
• Accountingsystemmanagementandprocessimprovement

JapaneseSpeaking-Accountant&AdministrationManager-Requirements:

• Provenaccountingexperience,withtheabilitytoindependentlyhandlebookkeepingthroughtomonth-endandyear-endclosing
• PracticalexperienceusingQuickBooksorSage
• Native-levelJapaneseandadvancedbusiness-levelEnglish
• IntermediatetoadvancedExcelskills(includingVLOOKUPandPivotTables)
• KnowledgeofUKaccountingstandardsandtaxregulations(includingVAT)isanadvantage
• Experienceinimport/export,internationaltrade,orfoodwholesaleindustriesisanadvantage

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.