About the Opportunity

Job Type: Contingent Worker

Contract duration : 11 months.

Application Deadline: 30 April 2026

Job Description

                                                                                                

Title                 Assistant Manager - Japan

Department      Finance

Location          Dalian

Reports To       Senior Manager

Level                Accountant - 4

We’re proud to have been helping our clients build better financial futures for over 50 years. How have we achieved this? By working together - and supporting each other - all over the world. So, join our Legal Entity Control - Japan team within Finance Hub in Dalian and feel you are empowered to contribute your value as well as developing your career path.

About your team

Dalian Legal Entity Control team is a centralised financial operations centre for the Asia Pacific Region. Multi-lingual teams of accounting professionals, dedicated to specific countries, control all facets of the region financial accounting processes in a shared services environment.

About your role
Provide dedicated end-to-end accounting support to Japan financial controller based in Sydney, managing the day-to day financial operations for Japan legal entities and ensuring full compliance with local regulatory and tax obligations. Liaise proactively with Sydney Financial Control team, Asia Pac Business Finance teams, and Global Capability Hubs to execute deliverables as directed, and support team operations and projects to uphold our high standards of customer service and operational excellence.

Key responsibilities are:

• Provide general accounting support, manage all period-end processing, and ensure timely and accurate month-end and year-end close
• Prepare board reports and financial statements; support year-end and half-year-end audit activities and respond to audit queries
• Prepare tax workings and filings (e.g. C-tax/BP tax /Withholding Tax /Corp. /Enterprise /Inhabitants Tax, etc.) and support tax-related queries and audits
• Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations; review daily bank reconciliations for designated accounts and resolve reconciling items
• Prepare regulatory reports (e.g. MoF reports, CAR, Flash reports, surveys, disclosure reports, business reports, etc.)
• Monitor and manage aged creditor balances and escalate issues as appropriate
• Manage and assist with intercompany settlements
• Handle ad-hoc queries and reporting requests
• Maintain and enhance process documentation and standard operating procedures (SOPs)
• Identify and implement process improvements in line with FIL policies; support managers on accounting-related matters and participate in process efficiency or system enhancement projects as required
• Perform other ad-hoc duties and accounting-related tasks as assigned by management
• Participate in team and task rotation programs

About you

If you fulfil following experience, skill set and qualification you may be the right candidate for this role.

•           +5 years’ experience as an GL accountant, preferably in a financial services organisation

•           University degree in accounting and / or finance

•           Relevant accounting qualification

•           High degree of integrity and strong team collaboration mindset

•           Knowledge of Oracle cloud package (ideal but not essential)

•           Advanced level of written/spoken English and Japanese (business level required)

•           Proven experience and strong interest in leveraging technology to drive process efficiency

•           Attention to detail, adapt to change

•           Good communication and interpersonal skills

Feel rewarded

For starters, we’ll offer you a comprehensive benefits package. We’ll value your wellbeing and support your development. And we’ll be as flexible as we can about where and when you work – finding a balance that works for all of us. It’s all part of our commitment to making you feel motivated by the work you do and happy to be part of our team. For more about our work, our approach to dynamic working and how you could build your future here, visit careers.fidelityinternational.com.