ABOUT LA PRAIRIE

LA PRAIRIE -
The Luxury skincare house where audacious innovation has cultivated a pioneering approach to beauty. 
A place where heritage and creativity are infused with the values of care, passion, entrepreneurship and excellence.
A place where dedicated and diverse professionals each contribute to an inspiring and unique environment. 
A place for careers to grow and flourish and where our sustainable foundation nourishes talents and futures.

LA PRAIRIE. CREATE A BEAUTIFUL IMPACT.

Accountant / アカウンタント

Location: 

Tokyo, JP, 106-0047

Contract Type:  Permanent - full-time
Description: 

Operate overall accounting of La Prairie Japan (LPJ) as well as supporting internal business partners to support fullfilling accounting responsibilities.  Support continuous improvement in entire accounting operations to provide better and efficient internal services.
 

How you will create a beautiful impact:

Monthly accounting operations

  • Clear Account receivable
  • Payment processing and remittance of Accounts payable
  • Support issuing purchase order
  • Invoicing
  • Tax application process and payment
  • Approving employees’ expense report
  • Bank reconciliation
  • Fixed assets registration and depreciation
  • Rebate and accrual treatment
  • Clearing employee sales
  • Support internal control
  • Manage tax and compliance documents

 

Support month/quarter/year end closing

  • Support monthly cash flow
  • Support management of BS account
  • Input financial result into HQ designated system

 

Support LPJ internal legal documents

  • Manage contract, NDA, CoC and other legal documents
  • Manage employee training history

 

Communication and coordination with LPJ, HQ and external counterparts

 

Continuously support improving accounting operations to provide better and efficient internal services

 

Other possible duties assigned by the Finance Director and Senior accountant



What you need to have to be our next audacious and creative talent:

  • At least 5 years of experience in the accounting field
  • University graduate
  • Up to intermediate level in English and native Japanese (written & spoken)
  • PC literacy (including MS Office, especially strong in MS Excel, MS Access a plus). SAP experience is a plus
  • Holding Book-keeping 2nd grade and/or above or similar knowledge is desired
  • High attention to detail, able to work independently
  • Self-motivated, pro-active drive to achieve improvements
  • Entrepreneurial, audacious, dynamic mindset, resilience ​as well as Care mindset, Excellence and Passion