Accountant

Location:

Tokyo, 13, JP

Job Type: Full-Time

Work Mode: Hybrid

Job Level: Professional

Job ID: 13484

Company: Munich Re

Employment Type: Regular

Area of Expertise: Finance, Accounting & Controlling

Description:

Munich Re is the world’s largest reinsurer and a leading provider of reinsurance solutions. For nearly 130 years, Munich Re has been helping to address the major challenges of the future. As an international organisation, we bring together diverse expertise to develop solutions that make tomorrow’s world insurable.

We are currently seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Accountant to join our team in Japan. Reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Japan, this role is responsible for accurate and timely financial postings, reconciliations, and reporting support, while ensuring compliance with internal policies and local regulatory requirements. The role offers exposure across end-to-end finance processes and requires a strong commitment to accuracy, continuous learning, and collaboration.

Your Role

The Accountant will contribute to a range of activities, including but not limited to the following:

General Accounting

Execute routine general ledger postings for accounts payable, accounts receivable, and fixed assets, in compliance with accounting standards and internal guidelines
Perform quarterly and annual closing activities, including journal entries, accruals, provisions, and balance sheet reconciliations
Review and process expense claims in Concur (employee reimbursements), provide user support, and handle related ad hoc tasks
Perform cash management activities, including daily cash positioning and reconciliation of bank balances, to ensure adequate liquidity within internal guidelines
Identify opportunities to streamline processes and reduce manual interventions

Technical Accounting

Review and process reinsurance statements of account for Life and Health business
Ensure postings follow defined accounting flows, chart of accounts, and booking rules
Liaise with relevant teams to ensure data completeness and integrity
Prepare and maintain reconciliations for technical balance sheet accounts
Support quarter-end and year-end closing activities for technical accounting areas
Provide movement analysis and variance explanations
Assist in preparing supporting schedules and documentation for local regulatory reporting
Maintain appropriate documentation of internal processes and ensure compliance with internal guidelines

Your Profile

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
2–4 years of relevant finance or accounting experience, preferably within the insurance or reinsurance industry
Experience in general accounting, with exposure to insurance or reinsurance accounting considered an advantage
Experience with financial systems, preferably SAP and Concur
Interest in, or openness to using AI-enabled tools to improve efficiency
Strong written and verbal communication skills in English and Japanese, with the ability to communicate clearly and professionally
High level of accuracy and attention to detail
Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines
Demonstrates initiative, ownership, and a continuous learning mindset
Ability to collaborate effectively in an international and cross-functional environment

At Munich Re, we embrace, and value, the interaction of diverse backgrounds, experience, perspectives and thought. This interaction is the foundation of our open culture, spirit of partnership, of how our teams are built and cultivated, and of how we are supported and developed. And at the centre of this interaction is each of us.