{"id":23477,"date":"2025-12-18T16:22:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T16:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pasona.aukrim.net\/job\/cfo-japanese-bilingual-2\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T17:45:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T17:45:56","slug":"000713","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/www.pasona.com\/en\/job\/000713\/","title":{"rendered":"CFO-Japanese Bilingual"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt\">Japanese industrial manufacturing holding company in NYC seeks Japanese Bilingual\u00a0CFO,\u00a0as a strategic executive responsible for overseeing all financial operations, ensuring compliance with internal controls, and driving financial performance across the organization. This role requires a balance of operational leadership, risk management, and strategic planning to support both domestic and international business activities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 11pt\">Strategic Financial Leadership:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;font-family: DengXian\">\u2022<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt\"> Develop and implement financial strategies aligned with corporate goals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;font-family: DengXian\">\u2022<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt\"> Lead and develop accounting, finance\/treasury and credit teams.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;font-family: DengXian\">\u2022<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt\"> Foster a culture of accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;font-family: DengXian\">\u2022<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt\"> Support expansion, warehousing, and logistics initiatives with financial insights.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;font-family: DengXian\">\u2022<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt\"> Advise the CEO and Board of Managers on financial planning and risk management.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 11pt\">Financial Operations:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;font-family: DengXian\">\u2022<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt\"> Ensure accurate and timely reporting in compliance with US GAAP and IFRS.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;font-family: DengXian\">\u2022<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt\"> Supervise the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and board reports.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;font-family: DengXian\">\u2022<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt\"> Oversee budgeting, forecasting, and financial 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frameworks, including reporting requirements related to internal controls.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;font-family: DengXian\">\u2022<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt\"> Maintain compliance with tax, audit, and regulatory requirements.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;font-family: DengXian\">\u2022<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt\"> Liaise with auditors, regulators, insurance providers and financial institutions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 11pt\">Credit Management:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;font-family: DengXian\">\u2022<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt\"> Oversee the credit department and ensure robust credit policies are in place to assess customer risk and manage exposure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;font-family: DengXian\">\u2022<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt\"> Approve credit limits and monitor receivables aging, past due accounts, and bad debt reserves.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;font-family: DengXian\">\u2022<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt\"> Collaborate with sales and operations to align credit decisions with business growth while protecting cash flow.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;font-family: DengXian\">\u2022<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt\"> Lead initiatives to improve DSO (Days Sales Outstanding) and reduce delinquency rates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 11pt\">Operational Efficiency<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 11pt\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;font-family: DengXian\">\u2022<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt\"> Collaborate with commercial teams (sales and purchasing) and provide financial and administrative support and advice to drive strategic growth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;font-family: DengXian\">\u2022<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt\"> Partner with operations to optimize cost of delivery, warehouse efficiency, and vendor terms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;font-family: DengXian\">\u2022<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt\"> Lead cost-reduction and process improvement initiatives, including adoption of new technologies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 11pt\">Qualifications:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;font-family: DengXian\">\u2022<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt\"> Bachelor\u2019s degree in Accounting, or related field and a MBA or CPA (or equivalent) is required.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;font-family: DengXian\">\u2022<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt\"> 15+ years of financial leadership experience, preferably in distribution, logistics, or supply chain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;font-family: 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11pt\">\u00a0<\/span><strong>#LI-XJ1<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_promoted":"","_job_location":"","_application":"info@aukrim.com","_company_name":"","_company_website":"","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_remote_position":0,"_job_salary":"","_job_salary_currency":"","_job_salary_unit":""},"job-categories":[],"job-types":[],"class_list":["post-23477","job_listing","type-job_listing","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pasona.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/23477","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pasona.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pasona.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pasona.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pasona.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-categories?post=23477"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pasona.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-types?post=23477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}