Manager, Finance

A Snapshot

As a Finance Manager, you will report to the Senior Finance Manager - Japan and play a critical role in strengthening financial control, governance, and scalable finance processes across the Japan business during a period of rapid growth.

Working closely with Finance, Operations, and regional stakeholders across Japan, Sydney and Singapore, you will contribute to the development of a best-in-class finance function that supports business growth while maintaining strong financial discipline and governance.

This role offers broad exposure across financial control, capital project governance, business initiatives, and cross-functional finance activities. You will have the opportunity to work on a wide range of operational and strategic matters while developing the skills and experience required for future finance leadership opportunities.

Key aspects of the role include:

• Supporting the continued growth of AirTrunk's Japan business through strong financial control and governance
• Driving process improvement, simplification, and standardisation across finance activities
• Acting as a key finance lead across accounting, finance operations, and capital project activities, balancing hands-on execution with effective review and oversight
• Partnering with regional and local stakeholders on strategic and ad hoc business initiatives
• Helping build scalable finance processes and controls to support a rapidly expanding organisation

Your Day to Day

Financial Control & Reporting

• Support month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of financial reporting
• Review balance sheet reconciliations and maintain strong control over key financial accounts
• Prepare and review journal entries, accounting analyses, and supporting documentation for significant or complex transactions where required
• Ensure compliance with internal policies, accounting standards, and financial governance requirements
• Coordinate and support annual external audits across a large and growing portfolio of Japan entities, partnering with auditors, service providers and internal stakeholders.
• Support statutory reporting and regulatory compliance activities across a growing portfolio of Japan entities
• Review accounting analyses, statutory financial statements, tax deliverables and other outputs prepared by external advisers and service providers, applying sound professional judgement and challenge where appropriate
• Assist with financing-related reporting obligations and board reporting requirements as needed
• Contribute to the ongoing enhancement of financial reporting processes and controls to support an expanding legal entity structure

Capital Projects & Asset Governance

• Support financial oversight of capital expenditure programs across Japan
• Partner with colleagues across Finance and Operations to ensure appropriate governance over capital projects and construction-in-progress balances
• Review asset classification and capitalisation assessments to ensure accurate accounting treatment
• Support the management, review and reconciliation of construction-in-progress balances, partnering with finance operations colleagues to ensure timely capitalisation and accurate project accounting
• Contribute to the ongoing enhancement of project accounting and capital management processes and controls

Business Growth & Strategic Initiatives

• Partner with finance and business leaders on strategic projects, process improvement initiatives, and business expansion activities
• Support implementation of new systems, processes, and operational frameworks as the business scales
• Participate in cross-functional and regional initiatives that drive continuous improvement across the organisation
• Act as a trusted finance partner across the business, providing analytical insights, practical advice, and financial support to stakeholders.
• Support the Finance leadership team in evaluating new business opportunities, corporate initiatives, and organisational scaling requirements as the Japan platform continues to expand.

Requirements 

• 8-12 years of relevant experience in accounting, audit, financial reporting, or financial control roles
• Strong understanding of financial reporting, accounting principles, internal controls, and financial governance
• Experience managing or auditing multiple legal entities, special purpose vehicles, funds, or complex corporate structures would be highly regarded
• Experience gained within Big 4 audit, accounting advisory, transaction services, structured finance, real estate funds, or similar professional services environments is highly regarded
• Ability to review and assess complex accounting analyses prepared by internal or external specialists
• Experience working with externally managed accounting, fund administration, or service provider operating models would be advantageous
• Experience within real estate, infrastructure, data centre, construction, or other capital-intensive industries would be advantageous, but is not required (SPC, SPV, TMK)
• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced and evolving business environment
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills
• Hands-on, proactive individual who is willing to take ownership and drive outcomes
• Comfortable operating at both a strategic and detailed level, with a willingness to remain hands-on when required
• Mature team player with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build collaborative relationships across a diverse stakeholder group
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• CPA, CA, or equivalent professional qualification preferred
• Fluent in both English and Japanese