Accountant

At Fujitsu, our purpose is to make the world more sustainable by building trust in society through innovation. Founded in Japan in 1935, Fujitsu has been a pioneer in technology and innovation for decades. Today, as a world-leading digital transformation partner, we are committed to transforming business and society in the digital age.

With approximately 99,000 employees across over 50 countries, Fujitsu offers a broad range of products, services, and solutions. We collaborate with our customers to co-create solutions that drive enterprise-wide digitalization while actively working to address social issues and contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

About the role

The Accountant will be responsible for managing aspects of accounts payables, including local creditors, fixed assets as well as first level support for external auditors, and month-end close activities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Processing and paying local suppliers.
• Analyse balance sheet accounts on a monthly basis.
• Preparation of monthly expense report.
• Reconcile vendor accounts.
• Coordinate month-end close, post and reconcile sub-ledgers and general ledgers for local accounts payables and fixed assets.
• Prepare and enter journals.
• Responsible for providing inputs for the preparation of weekly cash flow.
• Disburse and reconcile petty cash.
• Provide documentation, analysis and answer local payables and fixed assets related questions during the year-end audit.
• Process staff expense claim forms.
• Coordinate Fixed Assets Counts. Prepare variance analysis and investigate differences.
• Monthly Bank Reconciliation
• Credit Card Reconciliation
• Coordinate bank reference letters and bonds for bids.

Key academic qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance and/or Level II ACCA
• 2-5 years related experience
• Experience with Microsoft Great Plains would be considered an asset
• In-depth knowledge of finance principles, theories and concepts, including IFRS

Key attributes

• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office suite.
• Basic analytical skills with the ability to identify issues
• High level of attention to detail and quality
• Excellent time management, organizational and prioritization skills
• Ability to operate with little instruction on routine work and general instructions on new assignments
• Self-motivated and strong problem-solving abilities
• Maintain proper filing records for area of work – electronic and physical as applicable
• Strong interpersonal and communication (verbal and written) skills

At Fujitsu, we are committed to an inclusive recruitment process that values the diverse backgrounds and experiences of all applicants. We believe that hiring people from a wide variety of backgrounds makes us stronger, not because it's the right thing to do, but because it allows us to draw on a wider range of perspectives and life experiences.