Accounting/Business Planning Manager (or Manager Candidate) - Financial Accounting Department, Rakuten Total Solutions, Inc. (FACT) (Secondment)

Job Description:

Business Overview

Rakuten Group provides more than 70 services in a wide range of fields, including e-commerce, travel, digital content, and other Internet services in Japan and overseas, as well as financial services such as credit cards, banking, securities, electronic money, and smartphone app payments, mobile services such as mobile carrier services, and professional sports. By organically linking these services through a membership system centered on Rakuten members, Rakuten has created a unique “Rakuten ecosystem” that is unlike any other.

*Our Businesses Key Figures
https://global.rakuten.com/corp/careers/services/

Department Overview

You will be hired by Rakuten Group, Inc. and expected to be seconded to Rakuten Total Solutions, Inc. (RTS).
RTS is a shared services company in the group (100% subsidiary, about 2,000 employees), and provides end-to-end support for corporate operations: planning and launch, consulting, on-site operations, and system/IT setup and operations.
You will start in Accounting or Management Accounting at RTS. If you want, you may also work on accounting for Rakuten Group subsidiaries.  In the future, as we participate in the job rotation program offered by the Finance & Accounting Division of Rakuten Group, Inc., you will have the opportunity to build a diverse career in finance and accounting beyond RTS.

Position:

Why We Hire

RTS Finance & Accounting uses digital transformation (DX) to reduce manual work and aims to change the function from a cost center to a profit center.

Accounting Section
Hiring a manager (or manager candidate) to lead the team and support business growth.

Business Planning Section

This recruitment is aimed at filling a vacancy and strengthening our organization. Three years have passed since our founding, and we are now transitioning from our early stages to a growth phase; the goal is to strengthen RTS’s management accounting functions and organizational structure.

Currently, the team consists of two members in their 40s (including a senior manager) and three junior staff members in their 20s. We are seeking a mid-level manager candidate who can take on roles such as coordinating internal team operations and liaising with business divisions, as well as mentoring junior staff.

The appeal of the organization

- We offer an environment where team members from diverse backgrounds can exchange ideas and push each other to excel

- As accounting professionals, our mission is to comply with relevant laws and regulations and enhance the quality of our financial reporting, thereby strengthening transparency and trust with internal and external stakeholders and continuing to provide information that supports management decision-making

The appeal of autonomy and organizational culture

Depending on your experience and motivation, you may have the opportunity to participate in various projects

Career Path (Skills Gained and Career Trajectory)

- Our business continues to grow, offering numerous opportunities to engage in a wide variety of tasks. You’ll be able to leverage your past experience and accounting knowledge to gain a broad range of experience and skills

- After gaining experience in accounting and management accounting at RTS, you can either continue at RTS to become a specialist or use the rotation program to take on accounting duties at Rakuten Group, Inc.

Position Details

Accounting Section
Lead the accounting team and review members’ work while also handling accounting tasks.

Main Responsibilities
- Month-end/quarter-end/year-end closing, reporting, statutory requirements, and audit support
- Review accounting treatment under IFRS, JGAAP, and tax rules
- Plan and improve company-wide accounting operations
- Build workflows and guidelines
- Review accounting for M&A and restructuring
- Train and develop team members

Business Planning Section
This department provides support for management decision-making and business unit strategy formulation by conducting detailed forecasting and analysis of RTS revenue and expenses.
Through close communication with each business unit, we ensure the timeliness and accuracy of our data.

Main Responsibilities
- Forecasts, financial plans, and management reports
- Financial impact analysis of initiatives
- KPI management
- Budget planning and budget vs. actual management; work with related teams
- Support for new business launches and other planning tasks

Work Environment

Organizational Structure
- Number of people: Finance & Accounting, about 20 people/Accounting, about 10 people/Business Planning, about 5 people)
- Age group: Mainly in their 30s-40s

- Ratio of new graduates to mid-career hires: mostly mid-career hires

Average overtime hours
Average overtime: about 10-20 hours/month (may increase during closing or budgeting)

Backgrounds of Mid-Career Hires
Team members come from many industries (internet services, manufacturing, accounting firms, etc.).

Examples of Career Paths for Mid-Career Hires Who Are Thriving
Some people moved from RTS Accounting to Rakuten Group, Inc.’s Accounting or Finance departments.

Mandatory Qualifications:

Applies to both the Accounting Section and the Business Planning Section
- Basic accounting knowledge (Japan's Nissho Bookkeeping Examination Grade 2 equivalent), who are also interested in sales activities
- 3+ years of accounting work experience
- Basic Office skills (Excel: VLOOKUP, IFS, etc./PowerPoint: charts and tables) and interest in DX/AI
- Good communication skills to work with business divisions and other teams
- Business-level Japanese

Desired Qualifications:

Accounting Section
- Sales experience
- proactive attitude
- financial or management accounting experience
- tax experience

Business Planning Section
- Experience in managerial roles (such as section chiefs, team leaders, or supervisors) where responsibilities extend beyond one’s own routine duties to include coordinating team members’ work and achieving specific goals or resolving issues in ad-hoc tasks and projects
- Practical experience in financial accounting and management accounting

Other Information:

Additional information on Location

Shinjuku Office
6-27-30 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Shinjuku East Side Square

Additional information on Secondment

Employed by Rakuten Group, Inc. and seconded to Rakuten Total Solutions, Inc.

Related Pages
- Employee Benefits: https://global.rakuten.com/corp/careers/benefit/

- Employee Conditions: https://global.rakuten.com/corp/careers/information/

- Culture: https://global.rakuten.com/corp/careers/culture/

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Languages:

English (Overall - 3 - Advanced), Japanese (Overall - 4 - Fluent)