Senior Accountant

WHAT IS BOX? 

Box is the market leader for Cloud Content Management. Our mission is to power how the world works together. Box is partnering with enterprise organizations to accelerate their digital transformation by creating a single platform for secure content management, collaboration and workflow. We have an amazing opportunity to further establish ourselves as leaders in the space, and we need strong advocates to help us achieve that goal.  

  

By joining Box, you will have the unique opportunity to help capture a majority of this developing market and define what content management looks like for the digital enterprise. Today, Box powers over 110,000 businesses globally, including 18,000 businesses in Japan, 75% of  Nikkei 225. 

  

WHY BOX NEEDS YOU  

We oversee all General Accounting duties, Tax and Treasury.   Our experienced team is looking for someone who will be a trusted Senior Accountant who is passionate about working cross-functionally with other teams, especially with Headquarter in US.  You will also be tasked with various projects to build world class processes and systems as Box Japan KK continues to scale and provide SOX/audit support. 

 

 

WHAT YOU'LL DO 

• Journal entries preparation, identifying and resolving errors, data anomalies, and exceptions for assigned accounts 

• Drive month-end close responsibilities including Account reconciliation. 

• Research on month-end variance (flux) analyses including P&L and Balance Sheet flux analysis for assigned accounts. 

• Accurate and timely preparation of and explanations for assigned audit related requests. 

• Work closely with a tax firm and file tax return on accurate and timely manner with supervision by Manager 

• Perform the above tasks in compliance with SOX, identifying control gaps, if any, and recommending process improvements. 

• Design, propose, and implement streamlined processes, automation, system enhancements, and best-in-class policies for effectiveness and efficiency. 

• Collaborate and serve as a liaison to other departments on accounting matters with cross functional impact, including but not limited to other Controllership functions, Strategic Planning and Analysis, People and Places team, Legal, Technical Operations, DC Engineering, and IT. 

• Assist with or be responsible for other duties and ad-hoc projects as assigned. Participate in wider departmental projects and initiatives as requested. 

  

  

WHO YOU ARE  

• Fluency in Japanese (reading/writing/speaking) and business level (reading/writing/speaking) in English, which enable to discuss business matters with  both Japanese/English speaking internal/external stakeholders.   

• 6-10 years of accounting experience  

• Excellent teamwork, time management, communication (written and verbal), professional documentation, organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills, attention to detail and customer-service oriented 

• Self-motivated and self-managed with the ability to multi-task and think independently and creatively 

• BA degree in Accounting, Business Administration, or Economics preferred 

• Understanding of US GAAP and familiarity with Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) 

• J-tax knowledge a plus 

• Strong MS Excel skills; NetSuite, Concur, Blackline, or Coupa experience a plus 

 

 

  

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY 

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. 

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