{"id":24070,"date":"2026-02-04T18:47:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T18:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pasona.com\/job\/senior-accountant-japanese-bilingual\/"},"modified":"2026-05-24T16:48:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T16:48:10","slug":"061526","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/www.pasona.com\/en\/job\/061526\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior Accountant &#8211; Japanese bilingual"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Job Description: Senior Accountant &#8211; Japanese bilingual<\/h3>\n<p>\u30fb85-100K<\/p>\n<p>\u30fbEnglish and Japanese fluency <\/p>\n<p>\u30fb5 days in office<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Japanese company in NJ is looking for  Senior Accoutant.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The position entails the following job functions and responsibilities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Verifies information and maintains accounts receivable reports including but not limited to monthly sales, open invoices, and aging reports.<\/li>\n<li>Receives checks and prepares deposit slips; verifies remittances against business accounts; 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