Reason for Hiring

As the driving force behind the Fast Retailing Group’s company-wide transformation and profit growth, the Planning and Management Department sets management goals and plans from the perspective of the global headquarters while also serving as the organization’s financial steward. To build a robust, world-class financial foundation that supports a “global company aiming for 5 trillion yen in revenue,” we are strengthening our organizational structure across all functions.
Additionally, within the finance function, Global Finance Services is responsible for accounting and financial operations as well as business transformation, delivering the highest-quality finance services with maximum efficiency on a “Global One” basis every day. It also houses a Business Process Reengineering (BPR) function that drives operational consolidation and transformation in response to recent trends in digitalization and AI adoption. These two organizations operate as a unified global unit.

Department Overview

Fast Retailing’s accounting function in Japan consists of the following five teams:
　Global Planning and Control Department, Consolidated Accounting Team
　　　　　　Planning and Management Department, Japan Business Accounting Team
　Global Finance Services, Tokyo Accounting Team
　Global Finance Services, Global Cost Team
　Global Finance Services, Yamaguchi Accounting Team

The Accounting Teams are responsible for preparing monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in a timely and accurate manner, and for reporting the financial information necessary for management decision-making to internal and external stakeholders. At the same time, they are required to identify issues and resolve problems based on accounting data, as well as to continuously verify and strengthen the effectiveness of internal controls.
Depending on their specific functions, members of the Accounting Team are based at the Ariake and Roppongi headquarters or the Yamaguchi headquarters, and they carry out their duties in collaboration with the Finance Services teams in Kuala Lumpur and Shanghai, as well as with accounting teams in various countries.

Job Description

We are currently seeking accounting professionals. Specifically, we are looking for candidates to serve as potential team leaders in one of the following five areas, performing the duties outlined below.

• Consolidated Accounting: Consolidated financial statements and disclosures, audit support, establishment of accounting policies, and operational guidance for subsidiaries.
• Japan Business Financial Closing: Preparing financial statements for Japanese subsidiaries, providing financial reports to management, and resolving day-to-day issues.
• Cost Accounting: Cost accounting and cost variance analysis reports for countries worldwide; implementation of process and cost improvement measures.
• Japan Tax: Responsible for tax filings for Japanese subsidiaries in collaboration with a certified public tax accountant firm; tax effect accounting and tax consulting.
• Tokyo and Yamaguchi Accounting Teams: Responsible for specific accounting tasks; rotate every 1–2 years to gain broad experience.

We will inform you of your anticipated area of responsibility upon joining during the selection process.

Career Paths

• We work with managers to design individualized career development plans for each employee and help bring them to fruition through job rotations. There are ample opportunities to excel not only in Japan but also through overseas assignments. At our operational center, GFSM (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), many employees transferred from Japan are thriving.
• There are also many opportunities for job rotations within the Planning and Management Department, covering areas such as business planning, finance, and taxation.

Required Experience, Skills, and Abilities

• At least 3 years of experience in accounting or cost accounting at a global company with 3,000 or more employees, or similar experience at an audit firm
• Ability to proactively engage others and solve problems
• Strong communication skills

Preferred Experience, Skills, and Abilities

• Certified Public Accountant
• Nippon Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) Bookkeeping Level 2 or higher
• Experience in cost accounting at a manufacturing company
• English proficiency (Guideline: TOEIC score of 700 or higher). We also welcome candidates who, even if they lack work experience using English, are eager to acquire these skills in the future.

Company Name

Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.

Employment Type

Full-time Employee (Permanent, with a 3-month probationary period)

Annual Salary

• Annual Salary Range: 6.72–12.96 million yen (Monthly Salary: 420,000–720,000 yen)
• Allowances: Commuting allowance, overtime pay, etc. (*All subject to company regulations)
• Bonuses: Semi-annual bonuses twice a year, year-end bonus (eligibility and amount determined based on company performance and performance evaluations)
• Promotions twice a year (determined based on performance evaluations)

*Salary will be determined based on company regulations, taking into account your previous annual income and experience, and is not limited to the figures listed above.

Working Hours

Flexible work hours or managerial/supervisory position

• Flexible work schedule

Standard daily working hours: 8 hours; Break: 1 hour
Core hours: 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Flexible hours…6:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Overtime may be required

• Supervisors

Based on the working hours of the employee’s department; left to the employee’s discretion

Holidays and Leave

Two days off per week (Saturdays and Sundays; national holidays are considered workdays). Annual paid leave, special leave (including leave for weddings and bereavement), and childcare and family care leave programs, etc.
*In addition to paid leave, special leave is granted in the first and second halves of the fiscal year (the number of days granted varies depending on employment status and the company to which the employee belongs)

Insurance Coverage

Social Insurance (Health Insurance, Employees’ Pension Insurance, Unemployment Insurance, Workers’ Compensation Insurance, Long-Term Care Insurance)

Employee Benefits

Employee stock ownership plan, mutual aid association, partner welfare programs, employee discount program, cafeteria, dedicated shuttle bus (for commuting to the Ariake office), defined contribution pension plan

Other

• Our company actively recruits mid-career professionals across various Group companies (Fast Retailing, UNIQLO, GU, etc.). We would appreciate it if you could review the information below and consider applying.
• Within the Fast Retailing Group, you may apply to multiple companies simultaneously. However, please note that even if the selection process proceeds at multiple companies, you can only advance to the final selection stage for one position at a time.
• Based on your submitted resume and interview performance, we may suggest other companies or positions within the Fast Retailing Group.

• Measures Against Secondhand Smoke: As a general rule, smoking is prohibited on company premises and indoors, and we do not have designated smoking rooms. (Smoking is prohibited during working hours, including break times.)

Roppongi Headquarters: Midtown Tower, 9-7-1 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo

*Your location may be changed to a location designated by the company, including overseas locations.