Financial Controller - Soho House Tokyo

Who We Are…

We are a collection of members' clubs, restaurants, hotels and cinemas, catering to those in the film, media, fashion and creative industries. The company has unique ventures throughout the UK, USA, Canada, Europe and Asia, with new openings planned globally. Soho House is a space for its diverse membership and teams to connect, grow, have fun and make an impact.

Opportunities for all…

Soho House was created to bring diverse communities of people together, and we take the same approach when building our teams. We thrive on differences and believe it is critical to our success as a global company. Soho House is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace that seeks to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We therefore encourage applications from all genders, races, religions, ages and sexual orientations, as well as parents, veterans, people living with disabilities, and any other groups that could bring diverse perspectives to our business.

Job Purpose:

To successfully set-up the Finance function within Tokyo as part of the pre-opening team.

To lead the Tokyo finance team in providing financial support for strategic and operational business planning, including budgeting and forecasting, financial control, financial evaluation of new projects, and reporting procedures in line with company standards.

Main Duties:

• To exercise controllership responsibilities by ensuring accounting records and financial information is maintained accurately and up to date in accordance with generally accepted accounting and auditing standards.
• To partner with the GM and function heads on budgeting, forecasting, scenario analysis, and to drive key business initiatives.
• To manage treasury functions, cashflow analysis, group reporting, and local statutory audits; oversees local tax filings and cash flow management incl. weekly cashflow forecast.
• To prepare and present periodic house performance reports in review meetings with UK Support Office and the local management team.
• To provide insightful analysis and rolling forecasts to assist operations teams in revenue generation.
• To identify and implement various cost-saving initiatives and proposes operational streamlining measures.
• To offer support, insights, and timely analysis to department heads to enhance their understanding of departmental financial performance.

Requirements / Qualifications:

• Good command in both spoken and written English and Japanese
• Demonstrate strong leadership qualities, possess excellent interpersonal and communication (verbal, written and presentation) skills and have a result-oriented approach.
• Strong sense of business acumen, analytical, communication and reporting skills.
• Must have previously worked with a Japanese entity and familiar with local financial rules and regulations.
• With a professional accounting qualification (preferably CPA, ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) is preferred.