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Fact Base Inc.

Chicago (IL)

On-site

USD 110,000 - 140,000

Full time

23 hours ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan

Paid vacation

Job summary

Fact Base is hiring a Finance Manager, North America, to build and lead the regional accounting and finance function from the ground up in Schaumburg, Illinois. You will own the monthly close, multi-entity consolidation, and tax compliance for U.S.

GAAP, while coordinating with Tokyo and HQ on policy and audits. You will manage external CPA and payroll providers, drive controls, budgeting, and reporting, and hire the initial finance staff.

Qualifications

Practical knowledge of U.S. GAAP and federal and multi-state tax compliance.
Experience managing external CPA, tax or payroll providers.
Experience in a subsidiary of a foreign parent, a startup or fast-growing company.
Advanced business-level English or above.

Responsibilities

Own monthly close, multi-entity consolidation for North America.
Manage regional consolidation and reporting to headquarters.
Coordinate tax compliance with external advisors and transfer pricing.
Maintain internal controls and accounting policies; respond to audits.

Skills

US GAAP

Tax compliance

CPA or equivalent

Advanced English

Education

CPA or equivalent

Tools

Slack

Google Workspace

QuickBooks

Job description

Fact Base was founded on the vision of "building the order-and-procurement platform where machine shops take center stage", to help Japanese and global manufacturing lead the world again. Our flagship product ZUMEN is a drawing-centric manufacturing SaaS that lets small and mid-sized manufacturers manage drawings and production information in one cloud workspace.

Founded in 2022, we have grown to approximately 285 employees (June 2026) and raised JPY 900 million (Jan 2024), a JPY 1.45 billion Series B (Feb 2025) and a JPY 4.4 billion Series C (Nov 2025). In 2025 we became the first Japanese company to receive investment from Insight Partners, one of the world's leading B2B SaaS investors. We have subsidiaries in North America, Europe and Asia, and our leadership comes from Keyence, Accenture, Johnson & Johnson, Sapporo Breweries and SMBC Nikko Securities, among others.

Why we are hiring

Our North America region today is FACTBASE USA INC. (Schaumburg, Illinois). We will open locations across the U.S., a Mexican entity is being established, and Canada is planned next; the region is expected to exceed 100 people within a few years. Finance is currently run remotely from Japan with local CPA firms. We are establishing a regional finance function and are looking for the person who will own it.

Responsibilities

Monthly, quarterly and annual close for each North American entity (U.S. GAAP)
Regional consolidation and reporting to headquarters
Federal, state and local tax compliance and transfer pricing, with external advisors
Internal controls and accounting policies
Audit responses
Cash management and payment approvals
Management of outsourced CPA, tax and payroll providers
Budgeting and financial analysis for the Country Manager; setup of new entities
Hiring and leading finance staff (one to start)

Scope of change: duties as determined by the company.

What makes this role attractive

Build a regional finance function from 0 to 1 and own it as the region grows past 100 people and into new states and countries
Multi-entity, cross-border scope: consolidation, transfer pricing, new-entity setup and a Japanese parent company
Direct line to the Country Manager and close work with the CFO

Organization and reporting structure

Direct report: North America Country Manager, who sets your priorities and owns your performance evaluation and compensation decisions.

Dotted line: Head of Accounting at Tokyo headquarters, for standard processes and policies, professional guidance and approval of key external contracts; regular reporting and consultation on accounting and finance matters is expected.

Founding member: you build the North America region accounting and finance function and team (one staff member to start) from the ground up and own it for the whole region. You start on local outsourced providers and headquarters support, and over time build a function that stands on its own. In the first year, expect to step outside your specialty — general affairs, office setup, compliance and ad-hoc projects are part of the job.

Requirements

Must-have

Able to be the accountable finance owner for the region: full monthly close, multi-entity consolidation, building a controls framework, leading audit responses
Practical knowledge of U.S. GAAP and federal and multi-state tax compliance; experience managing external CPA, tax or payroll providers
Experience in a subsidiary of a foreign parent, a startup or a fast-growing company
Advanced business-level English or above

Nice-to-have

CPA or equivalent
Experience with Mexican or Canadian entities, or with a Japanese parent company
SaaS revenue recognition (ASC 606)

Who we are looking for

Enjoys building processes from zero rather than operating ones that already exist
Makes progress without a complete playbook and takes ownership of outcomes, not just tasks
Hands-on by default: does the work as well as manages it during the build phase
Communicates proactively across time zones and cultures, including with a Japanese headquarters

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