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 role 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.

Canon, Inc. was founded in 1937 and employs about 165,500 people on a consolidated basis. Its business units cover printing (office multifunction devices, laser and inkjet printers), imaging (interchangeable-lens and compact digital cameras, network cameras), medical (CT, ultrasound, MRI, ophthalmic equipment) and industrial and other businesses (semiconductor and FPD lithography equipment, OLED display manufacturing equipment), including research, development and manufacturing.