SENIOR ACCOUNTANT FOR ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

Position

OVERALL, MISSION

• To ensure on-going accuracy, reliability and integrity of accounts receivable (AR) financial accounting.
• Plan, organize and control accounts receivable for monthly, quarterly and annual closing under Group guideline for Louis Vuitton Japan K.K.

Job responsibilities

MAIN JOB RESPONSIBILITIES　

Regular financial operation - daily/weekly/monthly

• Revenue recognition, collection and reconciliation of AR and related accounting.
• Reporting of monthly sales, AR aging, cash forecast, etc, and any analysis for the management.
• Customer refund related communication.
• Invoicing, including management of collection and related accounting.　　

 

Annual and non-recurring tasks

• Annual closing related tasks for AR, including financial closing and tax filing related reporting.
• Internal and external audit relation.
• Payment method maintenance and management, including credit card terminal, merchant account, commission updates.

 

Inquiry and problem solving

• Store interaction for revenue recognition, AR boking, collection, reconciliation and customer refund.
• Investigate and resolve inquiries and issues regarding AR.

 

Project support

• Support financial projects, including new PSP implementation, improvements in store operation, regulation change, etc.

 

Profile

KEY REQUIREMENTS / QUALIFICATION AND SKILLS

Technical Experience, Skills and Abilities:

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in accounts receivable, preferably within the retail industry, including experience with high-volume transactions and/or credit management.
• Bookkeeping certificate grade 2 or equivalent qualification.
• Solid understanding of accounting principles and Japanese tax regulations related to accounts receivable.
• Strong PC skills, including advanced proficiency in Excel (e.g., pivot tables, VLOOKUP, etc.), Word, and communication tools such as Microsoft Teams.
• Experience with SAP is a plus.

 

Personality:

• Attitude for Passion and Enthusiasm: Strong sense of fairness, integrity, transparency, trustworthy. Responsible, positive, a hard worker, hands on attitudes.
• Excellent Communication Skills: Ability to clearly and concisely explain accounting concepts and procedures to store staff in a patient and understandable manner.

 

Language:

• Fluent  Japanese, business level English (ability to participate in English-language meetings)

Additional information

INTERNAL WORKING RELATIONS

• Teams in operations division, such as IT, Internal Control, Legal, Procurement.
• Retail division, stores and digital retail.
• Customer Services.

 

EXTERNAL WORKING RELATIONS

• Payment Method agencies, such as Credit Card Companies, payment service providers
• Banks, Insurance brokers.
• External Auditors and tax authorities

 

LOUIS VUITTON BEHAVIOURS

• Emotional Intelligence
• Self and Team Development
• Team Spirit
• Agility
• Decision Making
• Innovation
• Client Centric and Excellence

Skills development opportunities

• The analytical skills gained in AR (forecasting, variance analysis) are readily transferable to a Financial Analyst role, which focuses on analyzing financial data to support business decisions.

 

• The knowledge of internal controls and compliance gained in AR makes this a possible path, focusing on assessing and improving the effectiveness of internal controls.

Recruitment process

INTERVIEW PROCESS

1^st Interview: HR Interview

2^nd INTERVIEW: HM Interview

3^rd interview: Head of Div Interview