Japan Desk Associate (Hanoi Office)

Grant Thornton (Vietnam) Limited is an independent member firm of Grant Thornton International. We are a leading professional services organisation in Vietnam providing Audit, Tax, Advisory and Business Process Solution services. We have a professional team of 12 Partners and more than 380 professional staffs in offices located in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

We are looking for a qualified candidate to fill in a position of Japan Desk Associate of our Hanoi office. Detailed tasks of and required qualifications for this position are as follows:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

·        Translate relevant documents and provide verbal interpretation between Japanese, Vietnamese, and English;

·        Support internal communication between the Japan Desk and professional teams in managing recurring clients;

·        Carry out general administrative and secretarial duties as and when required;

·        Assist Assistant Manager with certain bookkeeping and financial reporting tasks;

·        Handle invoice filing, invoice verification, invoice issuance, and preparation of payment request forms;

·        Review expense reimbursements in accordance with client policies and Japan's Invoice System requirements;

Required Qualifications/skills

·        Bachelor's degree.

·        Excellent Japanese language skills in writing, speaking, and listening (at least N3 level);

·        Good communication skills in English;

·        Strong interpersonal and communication skills;

·        Working experience in a Japanese company or Japan Desk is a plus;

·        Accounting and tax knowledge is a plus;

Desired competencies:

·        Initiative: Demonstrate a thirst to understand how your role fits in and seeks opportunities to contribute beyond own role;

·        Adaptability: Shows agility and easily adjusts to changing work situations; and

·        Ownership: Takes responsibility for own actions and learns from experience.

Application Requirements:

·        Your application, resumemust be in English;