Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate.

The Eurofins network of companies is the global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and agroscience contract research services. It is one of the market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies, as well as having an emerging global presence in Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisations. It also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products.

In over 35 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to 61,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of ca. 900 laboratories in 61 countries. Eurofins companies offer a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products.

In 2022, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 6.7 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

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Summary

◼ Reporting to the Finance Director of Eurofins Japan, this person will be responsible for leading a team within Finance to oversee and lead several functional areas, provide technical guidance for entire Finance and lead transformational initiatives towards goal to become a “best in class” organization.

◼ Be the point of contact to the Global Tax Team and participate in global tax related initiatives as required.

◼ Eurofins Japan NSC (National Service Center) is a company which provides Finance, HR, Legal, Purchasing and Administrative services to all businesses of Eurofins Japan Group, an industry leader in the area of laboratory testing comprised of a diverse and dynamic business portfolio of 8 major business lines, close to 20 operating entities, and about 1,200 employees with aggressive growth plans for the next few years.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Responsible mainly for managing the areas of tax, treasury, revenue recognition, fixed assets and payroll accounting
• Hands-on manager role expected to perform actual day-to-day tasks as needed
• Manage up to about 5 staff
• Be the source of technical guidance for the entire Finance Team.
• Preparation of monthly P/L and B/S based on IFRS and company requirements, specifically in the areas of, though not limited to, Revenue Recognition, Payroll Accounting, Fixed Assets, and Tax.
• Treasury function - cash management, cash flow projection, NWC management and handling funding of both operational cash and investments.
• Lead / support completion of monthly/quarterly reporting package to HQ in collaboration with Finance’s Controlling & Reporting Team.
• Handle audits by external and internal auditors
• Lead improvement of financial processes, integration of new companies and compliance to all internal control/audit requirements.
• Collaborate effectively with FP&A team with regards to various tasks such as preparation of budget vs actual reports, expense processing, CAPEX management, payroll and headcount analysis, and ad hoc requests from local management and HQ.
• Active role in implementation of new ERP system and standardized processes
• Respond to ad-hoc requests from global/regional offices.
• Provide coaching/training to staff, promote a culture to change/grow Specific scope of responsibilities include, though not limited to, the following:
• Point of contact to the Global Tax Team, participate in global tax related initiatives as required
• Tax accounting
• Tax return preparation (coordination with vendors)
• Tax audits
• Handle queries from business
• Responsible for fixed asset related accounting and tax where scope includes CAPEX/OPEX accounting, depreciation, leases, asset inventory, ARO, LHI and other related items
• Work closely with finance teams and business stakeholders to ensure proper protocols are followed with regards to CAPEX management
•  Prepare monthly accounting entries related to payroll and other personnel costs
• Work closely with HR payroll team to ensure accurate and compliant reporting of personnel costs
• Revenue recognition in accordance with Eurofins policy based on IFRS
• Work closely with finance teams and business stakeholders to ensure client contracts are reviewed timely for assessment of proper revenue recognition methodology
• Cash management and preparation of cash flow forecasts for all group companies
• Funding requests to global treasury for timely replenishment of working capital and investments for business expansion
• Payment processing and other related tasks
• Support business to improve net working capital (DSO/DPO)

This position will enable candidate to

• Gain hands-on experience to apply and further strengthen technical knowledge of finance
• Gain in-depth understanding of working in a dynamic, global atmosphere across a broad range of businesses
• Future rotation to other teams of Finance will be available based on the skills and performance of the candidate.
•  Gain experience of a team undergoing a transformation towards a “best practice” finance organization

• Proven leadership skills to lead and build a high performance team
• Fluent level of Business English skill in speaking, writing and reading is a must
• At least 10 years of relevant experience
• Past experience at an auditing firm strongly preferred
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Ability to adapt well in a fast-paced environment and comfortable in handling uncertainty or the lack of established precedence
• Possess strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to build strong relationship with business and various stakeholders