Manager Operations Finance

Position Summary

The Finance Manager, Japan is responsible for leading the country's finance function, including financial planning & analysis, controllership, compliance, business partnering, and team leadership. This role serves as a strategic advisor to the Japan leadership team, driving business performance, financial integrity, and achievement of corporate objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with business leaders to support strategic decision-making and profitable growth.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes.
• Deliver insightful financial analysis, performance reporting, and business recommendations.
• Drive revenue, margin, cash flow, and working capital improvements.
• Evaluate investments, commercial proposals, pricing, and capital expenditure requests.
• Ensure compliance with SOX, Vertiv policies, accounting standards, tax regulations, and local statutory requirements.
• Lead internal and external audits and maintain a strong internal control environment.
• Manage banking, tax, insurance, and financial risk management activities.
• Drive finance process improvements, automation, and reporting enhancements.
• Lead, coach, and develop the finance team while fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with regional and global finance teams to ensure alignment with corporate objectives.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field.
• CPA, CA, JCPA, or equivalent professional qualification.
• 8+ years of progressive finance experience in multinational environments.
• Strong experience in financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and controllership.
• Proven people leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong commercial acumen and business partnering capability.
• Business-level Japanese（JLPT N1） and business level of English skills.

Preferred

• Experience in industrial, engineering, manufacturing, infrastructure, or technology sectors.
• Knowledge of Japanese statutory reporting and tax requirements.
• Experience leading finance transformation or process improvement initiatives.

What Success Looks Like

• Trusted financial advisor to the Japan leadership team.
• Accurate and insightful financial planning, reporting, and forecasting.
• Strong governance, compliance, and internal controls.
• Improved profitability, cash flow, and working capital performance.
• Development of a high-performing finance organization.