■概要

・FCV（燃料電池自動車）およびエネファーム（家庭用燃料電池）、全固体電池の研究開発をリードできる方。

量産に向け将来を見据えた先行開発・研究開発に力を入れています。

■具体的には（ご経験に応じてお任せ致します。）

・全固体電池におけるセラミックス材料の焼結

・原料粉末の秤量、合成粉末の粉砕、成形、焼成炉への出し入れ

・作成したサンプルの評価（結晶相、微構造、電気化学特性など）

・先行設計、評価、解析

■将来性

・燃料電池（固体高分子形・PEFC、SOFCタイプ）は車載用動力源、家庭用発電装置、電子機器用小型電源、非常用電源としての用途が高く期待されています。

・全固体電池は、電動車時代の到来とともに、クルマづくりも大きな変革期を迎えています。電動車の性能向上、低コスト化推し進めるためには、材料にも踏み込んだ新たなモノづくり技術を開発し、革新を図っていく事が重要となります。

■セル開発

PEFC（固体高分子形燃料電池）、SOFC（固体酸化物形燃料電池）

<採用背景>

・世界的に2020年～30年までの新規FCV（燃料電池自動車）投入計画が各都市で相次いで発表されている。同時に商業運行の実証プロジェクトが進行していること、水素ステーションの普及が着実に進んでいることから将来のFCV需要の拡大を見込んでいます。

・全固体電池は、高容量化に伴う安全性、経済性が求められており、安心、安全な車社会の実現に向けた新たな電動技術を開発が必要です

* Please be advised that if you do not currently reside or have permission to work in the Japan region, we reserve the right not to proceed.

** Please also be advised that if you clearly do not meet the requirements of the position, we reserve the right not to proceed although consultants will always endeavor to consider your profile for other positions.

Summary

Technology Service which helps thousands of people around the world buy and sell heavy equipment, trucks, and other assets every month with multiple onsite and online selling platforms and a  commitment to first-class customer service.

The firm hires innovative entrepreneurial spirited professionals who want to transform the global used equipment market.

The Territory Manager will play an integral role to execute Corporate Strategic Sales Plan in generating consignments through sales and marketing efforts by attracting buyers and sellers to us. sales and promoting the Company’s unreserved auction services and programs to existing and new customers within their assigned territory.

Reporting to the Regional Sales Manager, the Territory Manager will be an individual and regional team contributor for achieving the annual Gross Auction Proceeds (GAP) and Commission Revenue through pro-active prospecting and cold-calling of new customers within the assigned territory as well as strong account management of the existing customer base.

Responsibilities:

• Be responsible for selling all of our company. multi-channel solutions within the assigned territory
• Source and grow sales with new business by building strong/lasting, personal, and professional relationships with customers. Develop a strategy and plan for securing potentials customers in the assigned territory.
• Develop assigned territory by utilizing their Playbook & executing on their Core Activity & Behavior Script; building, maintaining and updating Playbook on a frequent basis; identify geographies & sectors that are under-penetrated; and maintaining an accurate pipeline within Salesforce
• Achieve quarterly and annual production & performance targets
• You will have ability to prepare customized presentations using sales materials and systems for new and existing customers to achieve future business.
• Support and develop new and existing relationships with customers to continue the sales growth. Ensuring proper execution of sale through coordination with “Win Team” to fully service accounts including: sales support, operations, administrative, valuations and field marketing.
• Actively support the Unreserved Commitment to Safety: to send everyone home, every day, the way they came to work, by taking personal responsibility for your safety and safety of your team, co-workers and customers.

Requirements:

• You are fluent in Japanese and have a working knowledge of English.
• 5 to 10 years in a structured outside / field sales role within auctioning sector, and a consistent track-record of meeting / exceeding quotas.
• You will have strong negotiation skills and ability to think strategically about customers’ needs
• You will perform deal math accurately with speed when negotiating and evaluate solution risk vs reward.
• You will have pro-active identification, prevention and troubleshooting of all customer service needs including technical issues.
• It is necessary to have the ability to travel 1 to 4 days per week to cover the territory, as well as up to a week a few times per year to attend auctions and training.
• You’ll have to maintain a valid, clean driver’s license.
• It helps if you have experience around construction equipment.
• You will have strong communication skills, especially when it comes to listening.
• You’re relentlessly driven to seek new business. For you, time behind a desk is time lost.
• You’re competitive, but you never sacrifice integrity to win business.
• You have a natural ability at building authentic customer relationships
• And you have a strong work ethic without sacrificing your sense of humor or ability to have fun on the job.

This Job will require you to:

• Attend auction sales, 1 to 2 days each in duration within the region, where you'll meet with your customers and your colleagues.
• Work primarily from a home office and on the road.

What the Company Offers:

• Competitive base salary + bonus
• Company car
• Pension form with company contribution
• ESPP - Employee Stock Purchase Plan with company matching
• Yearly performance review
• International working environment
• Stable and growing organization
• Career development opportunities

* Please be advised that if you do not currently reside or have permission to work in the Japan region, we reserve the right not to proceed.

** Please also be advised that if you clearly do not meet the requirements of the position, we reserve the right not to proceed although consultants will always endeavor to consider your profile for other positions.

Summary

Join a well-respected solution provider for embedded systems in the automotive industry as an account manager responsible for managing all sales activities for the assigned account(s) and for coordination with other company’s departments with objectives to achieve sales quota and maintain strong relationship with customers and their management. The role is a key part of the team to advance the firm’s goals in transforming the automotive industry.

Responsibilities

The account manager is responsible for managing all sales activities for the assigned account(s) and for coordination with other departments with objectives to achieve sales quota and maintain strong relationship with customers and their management

• Major automakers or automobile ECU suppliers are our target customers
• Require an ability to build and maintain long/strong relationship with engineering division at the customer and their management
• Understanding customer's requirements and needs and propose corresponding products and solutions articulating unique selling points and advantage
• Visit customers on daily basis, create an account and business plan, negotiate on price, terms and conditions, create and execute service/product contract, processing orders with help from assistants, collection of account receivable, handle customer complaint, etc.
• Field application engineer (FAE) will work with you during a course of business acquisition when engineering discussions are needed
• A sales assistant supports daily operating activities (quotation / order entry / telephone handling)

Requirements

• Over 5 years of work experience at sales/marketing division or technical division on software and hardware tool development
• Order processing skills
• Experience of high-profile sales
• Ability of intercultural communication and English proficiency (TOEIC score over 700)
• Solution based sales experience is a big plus
• Intermediate level of Microsoft PowerPoint

Preferred Skills

• Engineering degree of any kind
• Experience in automotive industry
• Knowledge of measurement/calibration, AUTOSAR or Model-based development, HILS
• Experience of sales planning and strategic plan development
• Knowledge of electrical control or embedded software

Work Conditions

給与条件：経験、前職給与、弊社内基準を考慮して決定します
給与改定：年１回
賞与制度：業績賞与制度有（決算期12月）
残業：有
勤務時間：始業9：00　終業18：00　
　　　　　フレックス制度有　コアタイム10：00-16：00
休日・休暇：完全週休2日制（土日）、祝日
　　　　　　創立記念日（10月）、夏季休暇3日、年末年始休暇（6日）
　　　　　　有給休暇（2年目より20日付与）、慶弔休暇　等
　　　　　　計画的年始有給休暇付与制度　有
福利厚生：通勤手当支給（当社規程による）
　　　　　社会保険完備
　　　　　確定拠出年金、退職年金制度
　　　　　会員制福利厚生サービス　等

* Please be advised that if you do not currently reside or have permission to work in the Japan region, we reserve the right not to proceed.

** Please also be advised that if you clearly do not meet the requirements of the position, we reserve the right not to proceed although consultants will always endeavor to consider your profile for other positions.

Summary

Join one of Japan’s foreign leading automotive Tier 1 Suppliers in their comfort driving assistance BU focused on assistance systems based on cameras, automatic lights, lane keep assist, surround view and e-mirrors. They are a global company, headquartered in France, with more than 100,000 people working internationally and more than 6,000 working in Japan. They are currently looking for someone with a background in ADAS engineering systems to join their team.

You will be responsible for the front camera products for the HONDA account.

Responsibilities

• Define and tailor the System architecture of the product
• Secure the product robustness, apply standards
• Support System Requirement Management
• Define and tailor the System architecture of the product
• Define and tailor the System Structure of product and its components in line with platform configurator
• Ensure an optimize design to cost approach
• Check patent
• Identify and support management of technical risks of the System architectures in projects
• Propose constant improvement in relation with platform
• Secure the product robustness, apply standards
• Enforce standards System solutions
• Support System Design Review
• Manage the link with other stakeholders / calling for hierarchical support if needed
• Capitalization of the know-how (Standardization, Specifications, technical reports, processes and guidelines)
• Support System requirement Management
• Provides inputs and requirements to the stakeholders for the development
• Interface with customer for System architecture content
• Contribute to refine the functions into the right sub-systems of System

Requirements

• Engineering Degree (Master or Bachelor of Software engineering or equivalent)
• Japanese Native / English Business TOEIC 800 or more
• More than 5 years of experience in the System engineering (Requirements analysis and decomposition, Platform design including HW and SW interface design, DFMEA) in automotive, mobile phone, networking or home appliances industries.
• Customer interface experience for negotiation and reconciliation of SW scheduling, issue reporting
• Strong leadership with good communication/negotiation skill
• Team management experience (3 persons or more)
• Understanding of Automotive SPICE, AutoSAR and Functional Safety
• Understanding of CAN/LIN, SOTIF, Cybersecurity, FOTA
• Fluent bilingual of Japanese and English
• Proactiveness
• Team player

Preferred
Tier-1 experience of electronics product with JOEM

• Experience of Camera (lens, imager) development
• Experience of Project management for engineering team.

Work Benefits

【勤務時間】
フレックスタイム制:始業及び終業の時刻は労働者の決定に委ねる
所定労働時間/日：　8時間　休憩　60分
コアタイム　なし、
寮あり（社内規定あり）


【待遇・福利厚生】
交通費支給, 退職金制度, 財形貯蓄制度, 健康保険, 厚生年金保険, 雇用保険, 労災保険

試用期間：　3カ月

【休日・休暇】
完全週休2日制

有給休暇
3か月勤務後 ３日付与(3か月後3日、7カ月後10日、1年後から毎年20日付与
休日日数121日

土曜、日曜、リフレッシュ休暇、慶弔休暇
年末年始休暇、ゴールデンウィーク休暇、夏季休暇（会社カレンダーあり）

昇給：年1回（4月）
賞与：年2回（７月、12月） 

* Please be advised that if you do not currently reside or have permission to work in the Japan region, we reserve the right not to proceed.

** Please also be advised that if you clearly do not meet the requirements of the position, we reserve the right not to proceed although consultants will always endeavor to consider your profile for other positions.

Summary

Join one of Japan’s foreign leading automotive Tier 1 Suppliers in their comfort driving assistance BU focused on assistance systems based on cameras, automatic lights, lane keep assist, surround view and e-mirrors. They are a global company, headquartered in France, with more than 100,000 people working internationally and more than 6,000 working in Japan.

They looking for someone with a background in CAE, who will be accountable for the deliverables and ensure they meet the specifications made by the customer, and if need be, communicate  with the development team any improvements that need to be made, as well as working with the customer to ensure they are happy with the final deliverable product. For this position, the customer is Subaru.

Responsibilities

Accountable for the deliverables

• Apply the specific product development plan following project Management scheme.
• In charge of the robust design in line with the economic targets.
• Applies Standardization rules, exceptionally will request destandardizations based on sound justifications.
• Call for all necessary design reviews.
• Make sure that Design Reviews of other networks are happening in a timely manner. (Purchase, Industrial)
• Represent the R&D function at the customer.
• Interface with the customer for the R&D subjects of the project, break down and cascade internally customer requests and needs.
• Report and escalate to his project manager or R&D manager as needed.

成果に対する説明責任

• プロジェクト管理手法に従って特定の製品開発計画を適用する。
• 予算目標に沿った堅牢な設計を担当する。
• 標準化ルールを適用します。例外的に、妥当な理由に基づいて標準化解除を要求します。
• 必要な設計レビューをすべて要求する。
• 他課のデザインレビューがタイムリーに行われていることを確認する。（購買、生産）
• 得意先に対するR＆D機能を代表する。
• 顧客とのプロジェクト活動のインターフェースとして、要求、ニーズを社内展開する。
• 必要に応じてプロジェクトマネージャまたはR&Dマネージャに報告し、エスカレートする。

Responsible for detailed scheduling and resource planning

• Contribute to the identification of the needs in terms of resources, equipment, investments
• Establish detail break down of the activities to meet the milestones
• Realize development activities and achievement targets for resource goals.

詳細なスケジューリングとリソースプランを担当する

• 資源、設備、投資の観点から、ニーズの特定に貢献する。
• マイルストーンを達成するための活動の詳細を確立する。
• リソース目標に対し、開発活動、達成目標を実現する。

Management of the design development team

• Daily management of all R&D contributors, dedicated or not
• Assign to them the work packages needed
• Regular review with R&D manager and the Expert to check alignment between needs and availabilities.

設計開発チームの管理R＆Dチームの日々の管理。

• R＆Dチームの日々の管理。
• R＆Dチームに必要な環境を整える。
• R&Dマネージャとエキスパートとの定期的なレビューにより、ニーズと結果の整合性をチェックする。

Requirements

• Having experience of design, development and drawing creation by ownly in industrial product fields in about 15 years.
• Possible to calculate theoretical values in a simple model for strength, rigidity, fatigue, vibration, etc., or to calculate using finite element method.
• Able to negotiate and coordinate with people from various departments inside and outside the company.
• Japanese; Native level
• English; TOEIC 650 or equivalent

• 工業製品の設計開発を自ら行い、図面化した経験が15年前後ある。
• 開発の全体日程から、設計チームの具体的タスク設定、日程目標を作成、管理できる。
• 社内外の様々な部署の人達との交渉、調整が出来る。
• 日本語;　ネイティブレベル
• 英語;　TOEIC 650 相当

Preferred

• From the whole schedule of development, able to create and manage specific task settings and schedule goals of the design team.
• Able to negotiate in difficult circumstances and coordinate with people from various departments inside and outside the company.
• For resin injection molded parts or sheet metal press parts, able to design products in consideration of tooling feasibility and assembly process.
• Having experience for experiments by ownly on development.
• English; TOEIC 800 or equivalent
  
• 社内外の様々な部署の人達と難しい交渉、調整が出来る。
• 強度、剛性、疲労、振動等の簡易モデルでの理論値計算が出来る、もしくは有限要素法などを用いた計算が出来る。
• 樹脂射出成型部品、もしくは板金プレス部品について、金型構造、組み立て工程を考慮した設計が出来る。
• 開発に係わる実験を、自ら行った経験がある。
• 英語;　TOEIC 800 相当

Work Benefits

【勤務時間】
フレックスタイム制:始業及び終業の時刻は労働者の決定に委ねる
所定労働時間/日：　8時間　休憩　６０分
コアタイム　なし、
寮あり（社内規定あり）


【待遇・福利厚生】
交通費支給, 退職金制度, 財形貯蓄制度, 健康保険, 厚生年金保険, 雇用保険, 労災保険

試用期間：　３カ月

【休日・休暇】
完全週休2日制

有給休暇
3か月勤務後 ３日付与(3か月後3日、7カ月後10日、1年後から毎年20日付与
休日日数121日

土曜、日曜、リフレッシュ休暇、慶弔休暇
年末年始休暇、ゴールデンウィーク休暇、夏季休暇（会社カレンダーあり）

昇給：年1回（4月）
賞与：年2回（７月、12月） 

* Please be advised that if you do not currently reside or have permission to work in the Japan region, we reserve the right not to proceed.

** Please also be advised that if you clearly do not meet the requirements of the position, we reserve the right not to proceed although consultants will always endeavor to consider your profile for other positions.

Summary

Join one of Japan’s foreign leading automotive Tier 1 Suppliers in their comfort driving assistance BU focused on assistance systems based on cameras, automatic lights, lane keep assist, surround view and e-mirrors. They are a global company, headquartered in France, with more than 100,000 people working internationally and more than 6,000 working in Japan. They are currently looking for someone with a background in ADAS engineering systems to join their team.

Responsibilities

• Define the System Architecture of The Product
• Secure the Product Robustness, Apply Standards
• Support Metier Requirement Management
• Distribute and Split the Functions per Metier

• 製品のシステムアーキテクチャを定義する
• 製品の堅牢性を確保し、標準を適用
• メティエの要件管理をサポート
• メティエごとに機能を分散・分割

• Define the System architecture of the product

製品のシステムアーキテクチャを定義する

• Define System Structure of product and its components in line with platform configurator

プラットフォームコンフィギュレータに合わせて、製品とそのコンポーネントのシステム構造を定義します。

• Ensure an optimize design to cost approach
  コストアプローチに最適化された設計を実現
• Check patent

特許をチェック

• Identify and support management of technical risks of the System architectures in projects
  プロジェクトにおけるシステムアーキテクチャの技術的なリスクを特定し、管理をサポートします。
• Propose constant improvement in relation with platform
• Secure the product robustness, apply standards
  プラットフォームとの関係で常に改善を提案
  製品の堅牢性を確保し、標準を適用
• Enforce standards System solutions
  規格の施行 システムソリューション
• Support System Design Review
  サポートシステム設計レビュー
• Manage the link with other metiers / calling for hierarchical support if needed
  他のメティアとのリンクを管理する/必要に応じて階層的なサポートを呼び出す
• Capitalization of the know-how (Standardization, Specifications, technical reports, processes and guidelines)
  ノウハウ（標準化、仕様書、技術報告書、プロセス、ガイドライン）の資産化
• Support System requirement Management　サポートシステム要件管理
• Provides inputs and requirements to the métier for the development
  開発のためにメティエにインプットと要件を提供する。
• Interface with customer for System architecture content
  システムアーキテクチャの内容について、顧客とのインターフェース
• Contribute to refine the functions into the right sub-systems (system - mechanical - software - hardware …)
  正しいサブシステム（システム、機械、ソフトウェア、ハードウェア...）に機能を洗練させることに貢献します。
• Distribute and split the functions per metier　メティエごとに機能を分散して分割する
• Translate system requirements in metiers requirements
  システム要件を要件定義に翻訳する
• In collaboration with the different competences (Metiers) define the functions into the right sub-systems (system - mechanical - software - hardware …)
  異なるコンピテンシー(Metiers)と協力して、機能を適切なサブシステム(システム、機械、ソフトウェア、ハードウェア等)に定義します。
• Ensure the inter-operability of all sub-systems
  すべてのサブシステムの相互運用性を確保する

Requirements

• Engineering Degree (Master or Bachelor of Software engineering or equivalent)
• Japanese Native / English Business TOEIC 800 or more
• More than 3 years of experience in this space

Work Benefits

【勤務時間】
フレックスタイム制:始業及び終業の時刻は労働者の決定に委ねる
所定労働時間/日：　8時間　休憩　６０分
コアタイム　なし、
寮あり（社内規定あり）


【待遇・福利厚生】
交通費支給, 退職金制度, 財形貯蓄制度, 健康保険, 厚生年金保険, 雇用保険, 労災保険

試用期間：　３カ月

【休日・休暇】
完全週休2日制

有給休暇
3か月勤務後 ３日付与(3か月後3日、7カ月後10日、1年後から毎年20日付与
休日日数121日

土曜、日曜、リフレッシュ休暇、慶弔休暇
年末年始休暇、ゴールデンウィーク休暇、夏季休暇（会社カレンダーあり）

昇給：年1回（4月）
賞与：年2回（７月、12月） 

* Please be advised that if you do not currently reside or have permission to work in the Japan region, we reserve the right not to proceed.

** Please also be advised that if you clearly do not meet the requirements of the position, we reserve the right not to proceed although consultants will always endeavor to consider your profile for other positions.

60% Support Accounting and Finance:

• Tracking of payments – sending out financial statements
• Direct contact with customers (dealers) for financial information exchange o Support in creation of financial plans / payment plans
• Follow-up on financial plans / payment plans
• Active communication with Finance department in HQ in English o Support accountant by entering invoices / data
• Reporting on financial topics to the management

30% Administrative Assistant:

• Assisting managers for external/internal meeting/reservation arrangements o Answered inbound and outbound phone calls/emails; greeting visitors
• Sending, receiving and distributing mail
• Maintain office memos and informational postings
• Office administration tasks like office material purchasing, external maintenance coordination
• Provide support to each department and at times for special events to help make operations successful
• Oversee office inventory
• Filing in general

10% General Support Role:

• Other duties and tasks as assigned by manager

Requirements

• Japanese (native level) and English (high communication level) communication skills
• Skill in effective verbal and written communication
• Able to read and understand financial statements in Japanese
• Attention to detail - Word and Excel intermediate levels

Preferred skills:

• Basic experience with SAP
• Experience in reviewing and preparing legal documents/ contracts
• Occasionally it will be necessary to work on weekend/overtime especially when we have shows/events (for example Tokyo Motorcycle Show)

Summary

A great opportunity has arisen in a firm that provides technology services and solutions to thousands of automotive dealerships and OEMs.

As a Sales Manager your role will be to ensure the effective and efficient sales of the company’s CRM/SFA systems. Working as lead of the sales team, you will need to be an experienced and motivated individual to lead our sales in Japan. Being based in the Tokyo office, you will be required to pro-actively manage and lead our sales.

This company is looking for people with the right cultural fit. That means being passionate and enthusiastic and having what it takes to drive their business forward. They also look for people who are keen to develop new knowledge and skills, because their growth is ultimately dependent on yours.  

Responsibilities

• Sales manager to be responsible for developing, facilitating, and implementing all aspects of sales and marketing strategies relative to those customer accounts and/or territories that have been assigned as Inside Sales Accounts.
• Responsible for the maximization of sales and profit through the sales of hardware, software and related company Services against an agreed plan
• Responsible for achievement of monthly, quarterly and annual sales targets.
• Maintain and grow existing baseline recurring revenue.
• To meet those sales targets through professional diligence in meeting the needs of the customers, maintaining complete customer satisfaction and applying the company Sales strategy/model to generate increased share of wallet.

Requirements

• A strong background in software sales
• A proven track record of sales growth gained in the automotive industry and strong commercial acumen
• Management background with understanding of leading teams of new business and account management executives
• Customer focused - maturity and diplomacy to handle the various levels within the target client organizations.
• Able to implement a professional structured sales approach incorporating Prospecting, Contact Management, Qualification, Presentation, Objection Handling and Closing Techniques.
• Excellent team leader, motivator.
• Results driven, ambitious, competitive
• Excellent communication skills, especially around listening, questioning – politely assertive
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Highly computer literate and familiarity with CRM/SFA systems
• Self-driven, highly motivated, proactive
• 3-5 years of sales work experience
• English is not a must but will be a plus
• Highly detail orientated within process orientated environment

Process:

• Generally speaking, there will be 2 interview steps and also including a UCAT Personality Test which takes about 40 minutes to complete.

Summary

European automotive supplier specialized in plastics for products ranging from external components through to system level. Strong in composite materials for light weighting the vehicle, the firm is going from strength to strength.

Reporting to the Finance Controller for Japan & Korea and responsible for a small team of financial accountants your role will be to take responsibility for planning, supervising and controlling the preparation of financial statements in accordance with local statutory, IFRS and Group Standards.

Responsibilities

• Closely work with Finance Controller Japan & Korea and shall be able to prepare and analyze reports for group reporting purpose as well as ad-hoc studies supporting decision-making process

• Work is performed in a fast-paced environment requiring high flexibility.

Management / Team Development:

• Directly manage the Japan Finance accounting team (4 direct people at the moment) and develop competencies in line with the growth of the company
• Adapt and structure the accounting organization to achieve entity and department objectives while observing corporate guidelines.
• Enhance the collaboration of finance with other departments on financial matters as appropriate
• Contribute to Finance function continuous improvement both for Technical Center in Tokyo as well as for the plant in Kyushu (requiring frequent business trips to Kitakyushu plant)

Accounting and Internal Controls:

• Enforces the application of both Corporate and local accounting standards (IFRS and JGAAP respectively)
• Implements Corporate financial, functioning and operating procedures and control their enforcement
• Maintain integrity of the accounts through monthly reviews of full balance sheet (ageing balances for all accounts and management of accruals and prepaid expenses)
• Administer general accounting, fixed assets register and inventory valuation in coordination with Plant and Technical Center FP&A team
• Controls and books payroll in coordination with HR Department
• Supports SAP enhancements and act as a key user for finance modules
• Liaises with Corporate for any legal, treasury and taxation issues.
• Window person with external/internal auditors, tax advisors, banks, lending institutions, and tax authorities.
• Prepare the yearly tax return with the support of tax advisor and in charge of other tax computation (consumption tax, business duties and withholding taxes) and Corporate reporting
• Actively committed to strengthen the internal control environment

Country Finance Controller support:

• Coordinates the costing process in SAP in coordination with the Plant Controller
• Coordinates monthly rolling forecast, budget and Business Plan processes for Japan under the supervision of the Finance Controller Japan & Korea
• Prepare ad-hoc reports for local management.

Requirements

• Japanese native and English fluency (working language)
• Strong experience in accounting, costing, pricing, and financial reporting
• Has operated or ability to operate on topics such as budgeting, forecasting and FP&A
• Japanese or US CPA with BIG 4 experience as an auditor or manager
• 10+ years of experience, including 5+ years of team management as Chief Accountant or Finance manager, preferably in the automotive/manufacturing industry and for a global organization.

Technical Skills

• Ability to follow up issues related to trans-functional processes (Finance, Purchasing, Logistics, Sales)
• SAP experience as a key user: FI, CO, MM and SD modules.
• Japanese tax declaration process experienced
• Ability to analyze and prepare Financial Statements based on IFRS & Japanese GAAP
• Budgeting/forecasting processed experience
• Excellent mastering of excel and PowerPoint
• HFM knowledge preferred

Summary:

Manage customer facing projects in Japan with close communication with the HQ in TLV, and be responsible for the overall execution (focus on Cost, Quality, Time, Delivery and Methodology) while working with the entire company from sales and marketing to research, development, quality and testing, to ensure success as defined by adherence to scope, budget, operational needs, timeline and resources

Job description:

• Create and maintain comprehensive project plan, Gantt, and budget, execute project reviews, risk management monitoring (plan and mitigation), communicate customer's requirements and performance targets for key stakeholders, lead quality audits to achieve compliance
• Financial responsibility on projects effort estimation, actual spending, forecast and margin responsibility. Capex planning and tracking
• Reflect to the customer the project activities and keep alignment between different stakeholders inbound and outbound
• Communicate proactively with all involved personnel to create engagement, provide encouragement, identify problems, create solutions, and implement efficiency improvements
• Analyse current and future automotive architectures, and assist the major automotive companies with creating a connected and secure automotive future
• Responsible for customer satisfaction and leverage that for future change requests and upsell opportunities
• Study the market requirements and developments, communicate with partners and customers to deliver products that exceed all expectations
• Travel in Japan and abroad to meet customers and lead projects

Requirements:

• 5+ years experience as a project manager in the automotive industry working with leading Japanese OEMs and Tier-1s
• 5+ years experience working with development teams according to automotive grade development process, capability maturity models (ex. Automotive SPICE v3.1, Functional Safety ISO 26262, CMMI, Cyber Security ISO 21434 standards)
• Excellent communication skills, Japanese as mother tongue, excellent verbal and written skills in English
• Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated ability to convey complex information in a clear and concise manner
• Highly positive, motivated and self-driven
• Solid organizational skills, including attention to detail and ability to handle multiple priorities
• BSc/BA degree in engineering, computer science or related field

Preferably:

• Experience in automotive/cyber security
• Experience working with foreign companies
• Familiarity with network protocols
• Verbal and written business communication skills in Korean will be advantages (possibility to cover Korean Market too)