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Administration Assistant with Japanese language - FTC 12 months, Dublin
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Location:
Dublin, Ireland
Job Category:
Other
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EU work permit required:
Yes
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Job Reference:
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Job Views:
4
Posted:
01.06.2025
Expiry Date:
16.07.2025
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Job Description:
We are Grant Thornton. We go beyond business as usual, so you can too.
Grant Thornton Ireland (GT) has almost 3,000 people in 9 offices across Ireland, The Isle of Man, Gibraltar, and Bermuda, with a presence in over 145 countries around the world, and a global network of over 68,000 people.
At GT, we work as, bringing local knowledge and national expertise, with a global presence, to help businesses succeed – wherever they are located. We make business more personal by investing in building relationships and empowering our clients to make the right decisions for their organisation now and for the future. Whether that is working with the public sector to build thriving communities, with regulators and financial institutions to build trust, or with a diverse range of businesses to help them achieve their goals, Grant Thornton Ireland work hard to support clients to act on the issues that matter.
At GT Ireland we don’t just predict your future, we build it.
A Career at GT
Looking for a more fulfilling role in professional services? One where fresh thinking, collaboration and diversity are valued? At Grant Thornton we do things differently.
What does this mean for you?
A career in a more inclusive working environment, a more collaborative work culture, a more supported, flexible working role, more possibilities to grow and more opportunities to help shape the future for your clients. We respect and value your experience. And we want you to bring your authentic self to work and be at your best. It is how it should be.
Grow with us
At Grant Thornton, we care about our people and work hard to make you feel valued. If you are looking to deepen and develop your skills, knowledge, and experience throughout your career, then that is what you will get, and more.
This role will provide support to a BPO project with a Japanese entity. Reporting to the Manager and/or Assistant Manager, the Finance Assistant will work as part of the finance team who are responsible for supporting AP process, invoice translation, data input, report production and month end process for a large multinational client. This position would suit someone who is willing to gain accounting experience in a high-paced professional services environment while combining it with study or other personal commitments.
Main responsibilities:
* Providing support in the following areas:
* Invoice/credit card statements translation (Japanese to English) and journal preparation;
* Invoice issuance in Japanese;
* Ad-hoc translation for some legal documents, review of reporting materials and e-mails;
* Inputting vendor invoices and maintaining excel trackers;
* Assisting manager with ad hoc tasks;
* Annual leave cover for other international entities;
* Provide periodical reports and ad hoc reports as required.
The successful candidate will possess:
* Advanced Japanese. The candidate must be able to read and write in Japanese (Katakana) without difficulty;
* Fluent English – spoken and written;
* Capable of working on own initiative and learning fast;
* Ability to be flexible in meeting deadlines when required;
* Advanced analytical, written and oral communication skills;
* Basic Excel skills would be required (basic pivot tables, basic formula);
* Experience working as part of a team supporting others.
Following requirement would be advantageous but not an absolute requirement:
* Accounts Payable process experience;
* Bookkeeping with basic accounting knowledge (Fixed Asset, Prepayments etc);
* Preparing journals, accruals, depreciation for month end reports.
Life at GT
Reward and benefits:
Our reward and benefits are designed to create an environment where our people can flourish. We are committed to building a culture where our people have access to the necessary benefits to help promote a healthy lifestyle and thrive.
Equity, diversity and inclusion
At Grant Thornton, we provide equitable opportunities for all our colleagues. We are a responsible, sustainable business where equity,diversityand inclusion(ED&I)isattheforefrontofourworkplace culture agenda,and today,we continue to build and develop on our existing ED&I structure and strategy to meet our workplace culture needs. People are at the heart of our business and teams built with varied backgrounds, racial differences, cultures, sexual orientations, religious orientations, ages, gender identities, abilities and family types present diverse viewpoints, which need to be heard and valued.
We are all at our best when we are able to be ourselves and we view integrity and authenticity as integral values to bring to our day-to-day work-life at the firm. We are excited to see the personality and perspectives you will bring to our team because we know we will all benefit from them. Diversity of thought, background and experience enables better decision-making, improves the quality of our delivery, and helps us to meet the needs of our clients. Our firm is built on people and their ideas, so we want to hear all the new perspectives and fresh thinking you have to offer. You form the bedrock of our firm’s best-practice principles and we will champion you as leaders from day one.
Recognition:
We want to create a culture of recognition and celebrating success, by saying thank you to people who surpass our expectations and recognising the right values and behaviours. Our recognition scheme is our way of highlighting and promoting achievements. Whether you simply want to say thank you, celebrate a special occasion or give an award for doing something exceptional, you can do all of this and more through the scheme.
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