Intermediate Accountant

Intermediate Accountant Hands-on finance and operations role supporting accounting, compliance, vendor management, and reporting. Requires accuracy, discretion, initiative, and strong process management. Join our Tokyo team at Shapefarm, where creativity, technology, and storytelling come together to build games enjoyed by players around the world. Behind every great game is a strong financial foundation, and we're looking for a talented accountant to help support our growth, maintain financial excellence, and contribute to the success of our global projects. This is a 12 month fixed term role. Role Summary This is a hands-on role that combines accounting, financial administration, vendor coordination, compliance support, and operational reporting. You will work closely with management, external partners, and our parent company to help maintain accurate financial records and support the day-to-day operations of the business. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, dependable, proactive, and comfortable working in a fast-moving creative industry with high standards of accountability. This role carries significant responsibility. Our projects may attract substantial commercial attention and external scrutiny, so accuracy, professionalism, discretion, and strong process management are essential. What you’ll do: Manage day-to-day accounting activities, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, reconciliations, expense processing, and the maintenance of accurate financial records. Prepare monthly financial reports and supporting schedules, assist with budgeting, forecasting, cash flow monitoring, and support month-end and year-end close processes. Coordinate with external accountants, auditors, tax advisors, and banking partners, ensuring compliance with Japanese accounting and tax requirements. Support group financial reporting, intercompany transactions, reconciliations, and reporting deadlines. Oversee payroll operations in Japan, ensuring accurate and compliant processing, reporting, recordkeeping, vendor coordination, and continuous process improvement. Manage contracts, invoices, payments, procurement, and documentation for external partners, while tracking vendor deliverables and supporting strong financial controls across multiple projects. Maintain contracts, financial records, and documentation, while supporting compliance, audit preparation, and effective filing systems. Coordinate administrative activities across departments and contribute to process improvements that enhance operational efficiency and professionalism. Skills and Behavioural Competencies Initiative and autonomy: You take responsibility for your work and are able to work autonomously. You show initiative and determine when issues should be escalated. Clear, consistent and proactive communicator: You think about what information people need and convey that information in a transparent, clear and timely manner. You check to see if people have understood or need additional information. You identify when you need more information to do your job and ask for it. Problem solving: Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to exercise sound judgement and make decisions based on accurate and timely information. Openness to change: You want to learn what works, share ideas, and are willing to try new things out. You are adaptable and prepared to shift direction after discussion about benefits and risks. Teamwork: You are willing to assist and support others as required and get on with team members. Planning, organisation, and attention to detail: You develop and use systems to organise and keep track of information or work progress. You review and check the accuracy of information. You show an ability to work on and prioritise multiple initiatives at the same time. What we’re looking for: Required 3+ years of accounting or finance experience Experience working in Japan and familiarity with Japanese accounting practices Strong attention to detail and organizational skills Ability to manage sensitive information confidentially Comfortable handling both accounting and administrative responsibilities Strong written and verbal communication skills Proficiency with accounting systems and Microsoft Excel Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines Professional, reliable, and process-oriented mindset Preferred Experience working with international or parent-company reporting structures Experience in gaming, software, entertainment, or technology industries Experience coordinating with external vendors and contractors Understanding of audit preparation and compliance processes Comfort working in an English and Japanese bilingual environment (we value clear communication over perfect fluency). Japanese Visa Qualifications A bachelor's degree or 10 years of experience. How can we support you? We want to set you up for success and make our recruitment process as accessible as possible for you. In your application, feel free to let us know if you need anything to make your experience or environment more comfortable. We'll do our best to support you! At Shapefarm we… Are humble Make sure the job gets done Take responsibility for our work and our actions Have the willingness to walk the extra mile to help others Have a positive attitude towards problem-solving Department Finance Locations Tokyo Remote status Hybrid