General Accounting Manager (M/F)

Vacancy details

General information

Organisation

About Vilmorin-Mikado

Vilmorin-Mikado is a Franco-Japanese seed producer that has specialized in developing, producing, and selling vegetable seeds for professionals since 1743. As a responsible partner in the vegetable food chain, Vilmorin-Mikado is committed to helping better nourish people everywhere. Our wide range of unique, original seeds is distributed on five continents in more than 100 countries. Vilmorin-Mikado has more than 1,000 employees and recorded sales of €218 million in 2020-2021, of which 15% was entirely devoted to research. World leader in carrots and witloof chicory, Vilmorin-Mikado is also a major player in salads, tomatoes, sweet peppers, kabocha squashes, daikon radishes and bunching onions. Nearly three centuries ago, Vilmorin-Mikado's founders began our Tree Seeds work, which actively contributes to rebuilding sustainable forests. www.vilmorinmikado.com

Vilmorin-Mikado is part of Limagrain, an agricultural cooperative and an international seed group owned by French farmers, Limagrain is driven by its purpose: cooperating for the progress of agriculture everywhere, for everyone. Focused on the genetic progress of plants, Limagrain breeds, produces and distributes field seeds, vegetable seeds and agri-food products www.limagrain.com - #Limagrain  

Reference

2023-8566  

Position description

Employment Type

Regular Full Time

Contractual hours

Full-time

Function

SUPPORT FUNCTIONS - FINANCE

Main Goal

In your new role, you will supervise the Accounting Section of the Finance & Accounting Department, managing five department members and communicating with other divisions and group companies, such as coordination of operations. You will be in close collaboration with the Asian CFO (Japanese).

Job description

Your missions will be to : 

  • Supervise monthly settlement, interim settlement and annual settlement,
  • Supporte FP&A managers in the management accounting process (budgeting and forecasting),
  • Coordinate external audits (twice a year),
  • Make IFRS reporting to group companies,
  • Prepare corporate tax and consumption tax returns in collaboration with consigned tax accountants),
  • Improve ERP (JDE, started operation in April 2021),
  • Cash Flow Management : Collaborate with banks, approval of domestic and overseas payments, etc.

You will be introduce to satellite systems for ERP systems (expense reimbursement, approved workflow, etc.)

Profile

Experience : 

  • Finance-related managers (3 years or more),
  • Experience in accounting management in a global company,

Skills : 

  • Informatic :
    • Good skills in Office 365 in particular with Excel: use of Pivot Table,
    • Good level in IFRS and ERP (JDE, SAP, etc.),
  • Communication:
    • Be able to adapt according to the situation and the contact,
    • Be able to use the telecommuting system to promote work (for employees working at the company, at home and at work),
  • Language :
    • English business level (including communication with group companies and business trips),

 

Company

VILMORIN-MIKADO

Position localization

Job location

Asia, Japan

Location

1-4-11 Ohnodai, Midori-ku - 2670056 Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture - JAPAN

Candidate criteria

Minimum level of education required

Bachelor's degree

Specific expertise

  • Accountancy
  • Finance
  • Communications
  • Management and Administration

Minimum level of experience required

3 years or more

Languages

  • Japanese (3 - Professional)
  • English (3 - Professional)

Requester

Position start date

01/08/2023