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2024 permanent Accounting & Finance salaries in Japan.

Your access to up-to-date permanent salaries for a range of Accounting & Finance roles based in Japan; allowing you to accurately benchmark what you pay your teams.

Hiring for Accounting & Finance in Japan.

After years of outsourcing and offshoring resulting in smaller finance departments, we have seen organisations increase their Accounting & Finance hiring in Japan this year.

83%
of Accounting & Finance hiring managers globally found hiring 'very or quite competitive' in 2023.

The majority of activity has been focused on finance professionals who can partner commercially with the business and can utilise both new technologies and processes. We have also seen numerous senior executive-level roles come from start-ups, with those companies favouring CFO candidates who can support fund-raising and/or IPO preparation.

When hiring, organisations tend to still prioritise CPA-qualified candidates - ideally Japanese - who have a strong understanding of local finance principals, but can work with overseas terms and accounting standards.

The top 3 things Accounting & Finance talent look for when moving jobs:

  • 1

    High salary offers

  • 2

    Job satisfaction

  • 3

    Career progression opportunities

In demand roles

  • FP&A
  • CFO, Head of Finance
  • Accounting Manager
  • Treasury

Valuable skill sets

  • CPA
  • Bilingual
  • Finance Transformation
  • IT skills

Up, down or flat? The state of salaries.

As has been the case in Japan for some time, salaries have remained flat. The higher rates of inflation have not yet translated to higher pay rates across Accounting & Finance - and this is likely to remain the case throughout 2024.

Finance departments will remain streamlined, but there will be a demand for professionals who can partner with the business and work with new technologies, as well as those who are bilingual. Candidates who have these skills can expect to receive competitive offers.

46%

of Accounting & Finance hiring managers expect salary offers will increase for certain roles in the next year.

Accounting & Finance salaries in Japan

Job Title Sector Sub Sector Location
Job Title Sector Sub Sector Location Low Median High

Head Of Finance

Finance (Senior Management)
Finance (Senior Management)
Financial Services Finance (Senior Management) Tokyo ¥16,000,000 ¥26,000,000 ¥35,000,000

CFO / Chief Financial Officer

Finance (Senior Management)
Finance (Senior Management)
Financial Services Finance (Senior Management) Tokyo ¥25,000,000 ¥35,000,000 ¥50,000,000+

Analyst

Management Accounting
Management Accounting
Financial Services Management Accounting Tokyo ¥6,000,000 ¥7,000,000 ¥8,500,000

Associate

Management Accounting
Management Accounting
Financial Services Management Accounting Tokyo ¥7,500,000 ¥10,000,000 ¥13,000,000

VP

Management Accounting
Management Accounting
Financial Services Management Accounting Tokyo ¥11,000,000 ¥15,000,000 ¥19,000,000

Director

Management Accounting
Management Accounting
Financial Services Management Accounting Tokyo ¥16,000,000 ¥22,000,000 ¥28,000,000

Analyst

Financial Control
Financial Control
Financial Services Financial Control Tokyo ¥6,000,000 ¥7,000,000 ¥8,500,000

Associate

Financial Control
Financial Control
Financial Services Financial Control Tokyo ¥7,000,000 ¥9,500,000 ¥12,500,000

VP

Financial Control
Financial Control
Financial Services Financial Control Tokyo ¥10,000,000 ¥15,000,000 ¥18,000,000

Director

Financial Control
Financial Control
Financial Services Financial Control Tokyo ¥15,000,000 ¥20,000,000 ¥28,000,000

Analyst

Product Control
Product Control
Financial Services Product Control Tokyo ¥6,500,000 ¥7,500,000 ¥8,500,000

Associate

Product Control
Product Control
Financial Services Product Control Tokyo ¥7,500,000 ¥11,000,000 ¥14,000,000

VP

Product Control
Product Control
Financial Services Product Control Tokyo ¥11,000,000 ¥16,000,000 ¥19,000,000

Director

Product Control
Product Control
Financial Services Product Control Tokyo ¥17,000,000 ¥22,000,000 ¥30,000,000

Analyst

Valuation Control
Valuation Control
Financial Services Valuation Control Tokyo ¥6,500,000 ¥7,500,000 ¥9,000,000

Associate

Valuation Control
Valuation Control
Financial Services Valuation Control Tokyo ¥8,000,000 ¥11,000,000 ¥14,000,000

VP

Valuation Control
Valuation Control
Financial Services Valuation Control Tokyo ¥13,000,000 ¥16,000,000 ¥19,000,000

Director

Valuation Control
Valuation Control
Financial Services Valuation Control Tokyo ¥18,000,000 ¥23,000,000 ¥30,000,000

Analyst

Tax
Tax
Financial Services Tax Tokyo ¥6,000,000 ¥7,000,000 ¥8,500,000

Associate

Tax
Tax
Financial Services Tax Tokyo ¥8,000,000 ¥10,000,000 ¥13,000,000

VP

Tax
Tax
Financial Services Tax Tokyo ¥10,000,000 ¥15,000,000 ¥18,000,000

Director

Tax
Tax
Financial Services Tax Tokyo ¥15,000,000 ¥20,000,000 ¥28,000,000

Analyst

External Audit & Assurance Tokyo ¥4,000,000 ¥4,500,000 ¥5,000,000

Associate (Consultant)

External Audit & Assurance Tokyo ¥5,000,000 ¥6,000,000 ¥7,000,000

Senior Associate (Senior Consultant)

External Audit & Assurance Tokyo ¥6,000,000 ¥8,000,000 ¥9,000,000

Manager

External Audit & Assurance Tokyo ¥8,000,000 ¥10,000,000 ¥12,000,000

Senior Manager

External Audit & Assurance Tokyo ¥11,000,000 ¥13,000,000 ¥15,000,000

Director

External Audit & Assurance Tokyo ¥14,000,000 ¥16,000,000 ¥18,000,000

Partner (Managing Director)

External Audit & Assurance Tokyo ¥18,000,000 ¥30,000,000 ¥30,000,000+

Lead Partner

External Audit & Assurance Tokyo ¥30,000,000 ¥40,000,000 ¥50,000,000+

Chief Financial Officer

Commercial Businesses Tokyo ¥15,000,000 ¥20,000,000 ¥30,000,000

SSC Director

Commercial Businesses Tokyo ¥15,000,000 ¥17,000,000 ¥23,000,000

Senior Finance Analyst

Commercial Businesses Tokyo ¥7,000,000 ¥9,000,000 ¥11,000,000

Revenue Accountant

Commercial Businesses Tokyo ¥5,000,000 ¥6,500,000 ¥8,000,000

Management Accountant

Commercial Businesses Tokyo ¥5,500,000 ¥7,000,000 ¥10,000,000

Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

Commercial Businesses Tokyo ¥10,000,000 ¥12,000,000 ¥15,000,000

Financial Planning and Analysis Director

Commercial Businesses Tokyo ¥13,000,000 ¥16,000,000 ¥22,000,000

Financial Director

Commercial Businesses Tokyo ¥14,000,000 ¥17,000,000 ¥24,000,000

Financial Controller

Commercial Businesses Tokyo ¥6,000,000 ¥8,000,000 ¥10,000,000

Financial Analyst

Commercial Businesses Tokyo ¥5,000,000 ¥7,000,000 ¥9,500,000

Financial Accounting Manager

Commercial Businesses Tokyo ¥10,000,000 ¥12,000,000 ¥15,000,000

Financial Accountant / Group Financial Accountant / GL Accountant

Commercial Businesses Tokyo ¥4,500,000 ¥6,000,000 ¥8,000,000

Finance Manager

Commercial Businesses Tokyo ¥10,000,000 ¥12,000,000 ¥15,000,000

Credit Manager

Commercial Businesses Tokyo ¥7,000,000 ¥8,000,000 ¥9,500,000

Credit Controller

Commercial Businesses Tokyo ¥6,000,000 ¥7,000,000 ¥8,000,000

Cost Accountant

Commercial Businesses Tokyo ¥4,500,000 ¥7,000,000 ¥8,500,000

Bookkeeper

Commercial Businesses Tokyo ¥4,000,000 ¥4,500,000 ¥5,000,000

Billing Administrator

Commercial Businesses Tokyo ¥4,000,000 ¥4,500,000 ¥5,000,000

Accounts Receivable Specialist

Commercial Businesses Tokyo ¥4,500,000 ¥5,500,000 ¥6,000,000

Accounts Payable Specialist

Commercial Businesses Tokyo ¥4,500,000 ¥5,500,000 ¥6,000,000

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