Head of Accounting

Global KA Holdings — Tokyo

Location: Tokyo
Employment type: Permanent Employee
Salary: JPY 10,000,000 – 15,000,000 per Year
Probation period: 3 months
Break time: 60 minutes
Days off: Saturdays and Sundays off, National holidays off, Year-end and New Year holidays off, Paid leave
Social insurance: Health Insurance
Smoking policy: No smoking on premises
Skills: j-gaap
Languages: Limited Professional English, Native or Bilingual Japanese

Mission

Global KA Holdings Inc. (GKA) is the holding company behind one of Japan's most dynamic and fast-growing education

groups — Kikokushijo Academy. We run schools, juku, and a growing platform business, all united by a mission to unlock

the potential of bilingual and globally-minded learners in Japan.

We are in full pre-IPO mode, targeting a Tokyo Stock Exchange listing, and building the institutional-grade infrastructure

to get there. This is not a back-office box-ticking role — it is a front-row seat to one of the most exciting chapters in

Japanese EdTech. If you want to do work that actually matters, at a company that is genuinely going places, read on.

We are looking for a sharp, technically excellent accounting leader to own our financial close, consolidated reporting,

and disclosure functions as we scale toward IPO. You will report directly to the CFO, work closely with our external

auditors and legal counsel, and build out a small but elite accounting team.

This is the kind of role where your fingerprints will be all over the company's financial history — the audits you manage,

the disclosures you lead, the systems you build will matter for years. We need someone who can run the numbers AND

lead a team, who thrives under pressure AND has the discipline to get the details right every single time.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual close — on time, every time

• Own consolidated accounting and group reporting packages across subsidiaries

• Drive statutory disclosure filings (有価証券報告書, 決算短信) — you are the expert in the room

• Be the primary interface with our external auditors (監査法人) — no hand-holding required

• Tackle complex technical accounting matters and bring clarity where others see ambiguity

• Continuously improve accounting processes, controls, and systems as we scale

• Build and mentor a small, high-performing team (~2 direct reports to start)

• Support J-SOX readiness as we move toward listing

Non-negotiables:

• Hands-on experience owning statutory disclosure documents — not just supporting, leading

• Ability to independently run consolidated accounting end-to-end

• Strong external audit management experience (you have sat across from 監査法人 many times)

• Deep J-GAAP expertise — this is the foundation everything else is built on

• A track record of leading financial close and improving accounting operations

• Experience managing or developing an accounting team

• Fluent Japanese

Nice to have:

• Experience in a listed or pre-IPO company — you know what good looks like

• Hands-on IPO experience (J-SOX, disclosure framework, audit readiness)

• CPA, JICPA, or equivalent qualification•English skill is a plus

Note: USCPA is not required — J-GAAP mastery and Japan IPO experience matter most here.

9-6

30 hours