Mapbox

Senior Accounting, Payroll Specialist

Mapbox

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Tokyo • Japan

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Oversee the accounting close, accounts payable (payment requests, bank payments, etc.), accounts receivable (processing of customer invoices and uncollected balances), Tax, and Treasury
  • Prepare payroll files for remittance to our external payroll provider
  • Manage the organization's tax affairs, including and not limited to residence tax, year-end tax adjustment, statutory report for Income/withholding tax, in coordination with the external tax firm for specialist advice
  • Coordinate with the company’s financial institutions on treasury-related matters
  • Manage contracts with contractors and vendors, and assist with requisitions and invoicing in our purchase order system
  • Support non-standard customer contract workflows with legal and Deal Desk
  • Ad hoc projects supporting various global finance team initiatives

Requirements

  • Strong English and Japanese communication skills (verbal and written), both with the internal customers and external providers
  • 3+ years of relevant accounting experience
  • Experience with NetSuite and HRIS Software
  • Self-driven and can thrive as the only accounting specialist in the region with minimal supervision
  • Experience working in a startup or a US-headquartered company is a plus
  • Experience in owning the Payroll processes and policies is a plus
Benefits
  • We value high-performing creative individuals who dig into problems and opportunities.
  • We believe in individuals being their whole selves at work. We commit to this through supportive health care, parental leave, flexibility for the things that come up in life, and innovating on how we think about supporting our people.
  • We emphasize an environment of teaching and learning to equip employees with the tools needed to be successful in their function and the company.
  • We strongly believe in the value of growing a diverse team and encourage people of all backgrounds, genders, ethnicities, abilities, and sexual orientations to apply.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
accountingaccounts payableaccounts receivablepayroll processingtax managementtreasury managementcontract managementfinancial reportinginvoicingfinancial analysis
Soft skills
communicationself-drivenindependentorganizationalcollaborationproblem-solvingadaptabilityattention to detailinitiativecustomer service