Analyst, Accounting (Japanese Speaking)

Imagine how your ideas and expertise can change a patient’s life. Patients are at the heart of what we do at Edwards Lifesciences. Our Finance teams work hard to optimize our current and long-term success and enable our ongoing strategy of innovation, leadership, and focus. As part of the team, whether providing analysis, forecasting, or reporting financial information, your application of accurate financial business practices will play a fundamental role in how we impact the quality of life for patients all over the world.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Review and approve employee claims in accordance with company policies.
2. Conduct introductory and refresher trainings to internal stakeholders relating to Coupa and Concur.
3. Provide moderately complex accounts payable analysis including ensuring the accuracy of the suppliers’ data (e.g., financial data, tax filing status) or accuracy and timeliness of invoice processing.
4. Proactively participate in projects (e.g., internal, external, year-end, and SOX audits) by analyzing data, participating in testing of the solution, and making recommendations to support the overall objectives of the department or company-wide strategic initiatives.
5. Identify, evaluate, and ensure the accuracy/completeness of the accounts payable accruals or any other reporting tasks to support the overall objectives of the department.
6. Resolve complex issues to bring invoices or supplier set up issues to closure by collaborating with other departments or suppliers.
7. Provide coaching and guidance to lower-level employees.
8. Develop and update process flows, policies and procedures, training materials for the assigned areas.
9. Other incidental duties.

Education and Experience:

1. Bachelor's Degree in related field, 3 years experience of previous related experience in accounts payable required.
2. Experience working in a medical device and/or manufacturing industry preferred.

Additional Skills:

1. Language proficiency is required in Japanese (Japanese N1/N2 level is preferred).
2. Proven expertise in Microsoft Office Suite (JDE preferred) including advanced Excel with general knowledge of accounts payable process and system (Coupa and Concur preferred).
3. Excellent written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal relationship skills.
4. Good problem-solving, critical thinking, and investigative skills.
5. Good knowledge of financial concepts and principles.
6. Expertise in own functional areas and general knowledge of other areas impacted within the business.
7. Ability to manage confidential information with discretion.
8. Strict attention to detail.
9. Ability to identify, report, and work on continuous financial process improvements based on feedback.
10. Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels.
11. Ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
12. Ability to work in a team environment, including inter-departmental teams and representing the department on specific projects.
13. Ability to build productive internal/external working relationships.
14. Ability to work in a multi-cultural, cross-regional environment in a fast-paced ambiguous organization.
15. Ability to pilot financial processes, report, and work on continuous improvements based on feedback.
16. Adhere to all company rules and requirements (e.g., pandemic protocols, Environmental Health & Safety rules) and take adequate control measures in preventing injuries to themselves and others as well as to the protection of the environment and prevention of pollution under their span of influence/control.