What you will do is:
Provide business partnerships with VSD division, support to deliver financial commitment, working with regional operations and commercial teams to identify opportunities and risks, executing strategic and tactical plans.
Attract, select, direct, and motivate professionals that consistently apply generally accepted accounting principles, with high integrity and promote teamwork. Manage resources effectively.
Direct the regular financial processes for the operation including month-end closing, monthly financial forecast, annual plan, including reporting and analysis of results. Ensure accurate and challenging plans and forecasts are submitted, with comprehensive analysis of significant variances to enable the discovery of the root cause and enable appropriate decision making and corrective action.
Conduct balance sheet reviews to ensure accuracy of stated balances and review account reconciliations. Ensure maintenance of proper accruals and reserves. Analyze operating results and balance sheet elements to determine and recommend profit and cash recovery opportunities.
Assure the existence and competency of financial processes and procedures to comply with US GAAP and corporate policies to guarantee the integrity of financial reporting. Ensure compliance with statutory requirements, and Sarbanes Oxley documentation as appropriate in the responsible control environment.
Work closely with Corporate and regional treasury to develop proper cash management strategy and execute on the cash pooling and dividend repatriation plans for the legal entities under supervision.
Demonstrate financial leadership to help drive through Corporate, Divisional and Regional initiatives and ensure they are enhancing financial performance of MKS business operations in Japan.
What will you bring to the team, along with your curiosity is:
Ability to operate across, and influence within, a complex matrixed global organizational structure. Exhibits managerial courage in defending a position and handling conflict.
Working knowledge of financial and ERP systems. Oracle and/or SAP and HFM strongly preferred.
Ability to prepare, analyze and interpret financial and operations analyses/reports. Effective presentation skills.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills in both Japanese and English.
Preferred knowledge and experiences:
BS degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business Administration; CPA or (or equivalent)/MBA preferred.
Minimum of 10 years’ experience including 5+ years of increasing supervisory experience with at least 3 years of multi-site/country financial leadership. Multinational company and Financial Controller experience is a plus.