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At Koala we believe that designing better habitats leads to better lives – for our people, our planet, and the communities we’re part of. For a decade we have been perfecting our approach to furniture design; creating beautiful, flexible, innovative and sustainable products that solve the needs of real people. With rapid growth in Japan, we’re strengthening our finance function with a hands-on and technically strong Finance Manager. Reporting to the Group Finance Manager, this role goes beyond standard reporting — you’ll play a multi-functional role, ensuring accuracy in financial reporting while driving improvements in processes, compliance, and business performance. This is a high-impact position where you’ll be trusted to run the numbers for the Japan market, partner with global teams, and ensure our business is set up to scale successfully.
Job Responsibility:
Take ownership of the month-end close process, delivering timely and accurate financial results, including reconciliations and preparation of Balance Sheet and P&L
Reconcile multiple payment gateways across e-commerce sales channels, ensuring accuracy and timeliness in reporting
Work with third-party advisors to manage statutory tax compliance, including consumption tax, income tax, and asset tax
Strengthen governance, controls, and compliance frameworks across the Japan entity
Act as a key collaborator with the global finance team, ensuring alignment, transparency, and effective cross-border communication
Contribute to budgeting and forecasting processes, ensuring robust analysis and local insights
Apply curiosity and critical thinking to challenge the status quo and deliver practical improvements
Champion process governance and leverage data, systems, and emerging tools like AI to streamline workflows, enhance accuracy, and provide deeper business insight
Play a key role in evolving the finance function as the business scales
Requirements:
Bilingual Japanese & English skills (business level) a must
5+ years’ experience in financial accounting, with deep knowledge of general ledger, month-end/year-end close, tax compliance and audit
Previous experience in a manufacturing, eCommerce or retail industry
Professional qualification in accounting or finance such as CPA
Strong technical accounting knowledge, paired with the ability to think critically and apply it in a commercial context
Proven ability to work autonomously while maintaining strong governance and attention to detail
Excellent communication and influencing skills — able to work across both finance and non-finance stakeholders
Demonstrated curiosity in exploring new approaches, including how AI and modern systems can improve efficiency and insight
Successful track record of managing tight deadlines under pressure
Experience with NetSuite or other ERP systems is an advantage
What we offer:
Hybrid working options
Freedom and autonomy to do their best work
20+ days annual leave
Generous time off for volunteer, parental, Koala life leave and more
Social activities including Thursday lunches
Free Koala products for all employees
Learning Management platform Juno
Individual and team growth budgets and dedicated days
Employee Assistance Program, which includes unlimited sessions for financial, work, relationship, family or wellbeing support
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