Accounting, Tax and Finance Specialist

The role starts with accounting-related responsibilities including standalone and consolidated financial closing, tax-related work, and funding-related work. Through job rotation, the employee may also become involved in a broad range of accounting duties, including work they have not previously handled.

Candidates are required to have practical accounting experience. Three or more years of experience in accounting, tax, or funding-related work is considered advantageous. The posting also requests Japanese Bookkeeping Certification level 2 or 3 or above, general MS Office skills, and a TOEIC score of 600 or higher. No specific university degree is stated.

The position is part of Canon’s accounting function, which is strengthening its response to increased expectations for corporate information disclosure and changes in the tax environment, including the introduction of globally based tax rules.

This is a full-time permanent position based at Canon’s headquarters in Shimomaruko, Ota-ku, Tokyo. Standard working hours are 8:30 to 17:00; some sites operate from 8:00 to 16:30. Overtime allowances are paid separately, except when the employee is hired as a supervisor excluded from overtime provisions. Annual salary is between 5.3 million and 8.7 million yen, with the final treatment determined according to experience and ability. Salary increases are provided once a year and bonuses twice a year, in June and December.

The workweek is generally a complete two-day weekend system with Saturdays and Sundays off, plus public holidays, year-end and New Year holidays, a May holiday period, and summer leave. The posting states 125 annual holidays, 20 days of annual paid leave subject to the joining month in the first year, five days of free vacation leave, refresh leave based on years of service, and condolence leave. Benefits include full transportation reimbursement, full overtime allowance where applicable, social insurance, a retirement allowance system, an employee pension, a company savings plan, an employee stock ownership association, a mutual aid association, education programs, childcare-related reduced working hours, company recreation facilities, and internal events.