Legal Entity Controller - Associate

Are you ready to make a significant impact on our firm's financial integrity and regulatory compliance? As a member of Finance team in Tokyo you will play a crucial role in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of our financials and risk management related to capital solvency. Join us to work in a dynamic environment where your expertise will contribute to the success of our diverse business operations.
As a Legal Entity Controller in the Finance team in Tokyo, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of our financials and risk management related to capital solvency.. You will leverage your financial and risk management expertise to manage capital adequacy and financial accuracy. Your work will ensure that the capital solvency and financial results are transparent to senior management and regulators, and that the firm’s legal entities remain robust in a dynamic market environment. We are seeking a motivated, intellectually curious individual who thrives in a collaborative environment and its passionate about innovate the next wave of financial and risk management control solutions.
Job Responsibilities:
Oversee capital adequacy, financial reporting, analysis, control processes for assigned legal entities, ensuring compliance with applicable rules and regulations.
Monitor and assess capital adequacy and regulatory risk including market risk and credit risk exposures, reporting to management
Prepare financial statements and local regulatory reports
Assess the potential impact on regulatory risk and capital solvency by new transactions in response to the request from business
Manage month-end currency hedge process
Support ad hoc queries and requests from management, auditors, or regulators
Coordinate with teams such as Product Controllers, Financial Controllers, Business Managers, Market Risk, Credit Risk, Treasury, Technology and Operations
Support new business initiatives
Seek better control procedures through cost/benefit analysis
Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or related field. Science and Technology background is also welcome.
Minimum of 3 years of risk management, finance, and/or accounting experience
Analytical and logical thinker with the ability to understand quantitative concepts relating to risk sensitivity, capital adequacy, Profit & Loss explanation, and stress scenario results etc
Strong team player with excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Ability to collaborate with a wide variety of teams
Deep sense of accountability and ability to work independently with limited supervision
Strong interest in an intellectually stimulating career within the Finance Industry
Native level Japanese and basic level English
Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:
Understanding of financial products such as shorting, margin trade, security borrowing/lending, options, swaps, forwards, and futures, including those valuation
GAAP knowledge (Japan GAAP and/or US GAAP) is a plus
Prudential regulations and Regulatory reporting knowledge
Prior involvement in market risk projects, regulatory initiatives, or capital planning
JCPA, Actuary, CFA, and/or FRM holders are a plus
Experienced candidates will have the opportunity for career advancement, including promotion to Vice President level, based on performance and demonstrated leadership capabilities