Tax staff - Finance and Accounting Strategy Department (FASD)

Tokyo, Japan March 18, 2026 Full Time Workday

Job Description:

Business Overview 

Rakuten Group’s mission is to contribute to society by creating value through innovation and entrepreneurship. We provide over 70 various services such as online shopping mall “Rakuten Ichiba”online travel service “Rakuten Travel”, online banking service “Rakuten Bank” and others including sports businesses. 

  

Department Overview 

You will entrust the accounting work of Rakuten Group subsidiaries and businesses. The assignment will be Rakuten Group Co., Ltd. Finance and Accounting Strategy Department Accounting Section.

In the telecommunications business, we have entered the carrier business with innovative technology and forward-thinking spirit, and continue to take on the challenge of providing attractive services.  

In order to create innovative services of a global standard, we are promoting the creation of systems and environments that enable each and every employee to challenge his or her own potential to the fullest and expand the scope of his or her activities. 

Finance and Accounting Strategy Department Accounting Section consists of four groups - Corporate Accounting Group, Business Accounting Group, Fixed Assets Management Group and Tax Group - and is responsible for the overall financial accounting area. 

Position:  

Position Details 

We expect you to contribute to the business through appropriate tax declarations, tax and tax effect calculation related work, etc. This position enables us to apply multifaceted knowledge and experience to various issues, and to the reward of building and supporting new businesses from the initial stage. 

- Tax filing business 

- Tax and tax effect calculation business in fiscal year results and quarterly results 

- Consideration of tax treatment 

- Audit response 

- Tax investigation response

Work Environment

4ppl

Mid-career hires from major tax accountant corporations or from the accounting department of business companies 

Mandatory Qualifications:

- Tax practice experience for more than 3 years 

- Knowledge of general accounting and tax affairs

Required Competency Requirements

- Sense of responsibility (Understanding, thinking, thinking, and taking positions to finish) 

- Responsiveness (being able to respond flexibly to changes without being bound by the framework) 

- Propulsion (to always be able to take action to move things forward) 

- Challenge spirit (being able to give challenges to the team and to themselves and grow the organization) 

Desired Qualifications: 

- Experienced Accounting Firm 

- Experience using the accounting system SAP 

- Experience or understanding of the Japanese Group total system 

- Experience or understanding of financial results in the IFRS standard 

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