NAOMI HASHIMOTO

• Transferred Japan Frito-Lay’s accounting duties in Tokyo to parent company Calbee in Utsunomiya
• Successfully integrated accounting operations and reduced annual office rent & HR cost by approximately 10million yen.

• Reporting & Team Supervision: Reported to COO and supervised accounting team staff of 5
• General Accounting: Directed day-today accounting operations (incl Daily/monthly accounting entries), monthly/quarterly/yearend closings and preparation of financial statements in compliance with J-GAAP
• Budgeting & Variance Analysis: Managed financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting and monthly variance analysis (actual vs budget)
• Internal Control: Conducted internal control and ensured compliance with complex accounting policies & procedures
• Regulatory Management: Prepared reporting for corporate tax and consumption tax returns and collaborated with tax and audit offices to ensure proper filing
• Prepared consolidated package for parent company Calbee Inc
• Collaborated with Sales team to negotiate and standardize rebate with major distributors and successfully closed contract
• Built approval system on channel rebate and standardized accounting rules with parent company Calbee Inc

18 clients (Japanese companies in Chicago)

• Prepared monthly journal entries and reconciliations.
• Updated general ledger with latest entries.
• Reconciled balance sheets and streamlined best practices for balance sheet processes.
• Handled month-end and year-end end finances by managing and reporting fixed assets and other data.
• Reviewed documents and accounts for discrepancies and resolved variances.
• Completed year-end closing processes with controllers and external auditors.
• Wrote financial statements after reconciling general ledger accounts including tax provision calculation
• Implemented new accounting standards such as ASC842 lease, ASC606 revenue recognition
• Gross up calculation for expatriate employees
• 1040 preparation for expatriate employees
• Gathered, analyzed and reported financial information.
• Prepared accounts for industry audits and supported audit process.

• Managed general Accounting: Directed day-today accounting operations , monthly/quarterly/year end closings and preparation of financial statements in compliance with IFRS and J-GAAP
• Integrated System: Concur Travel and expense report -Minimized 20% of workload for each employee
• Controlled Budget: Preparation of budget/Discrepancy analysis of budget and actual Mainly for R&D dept.
• Improved Internal of Control in accordance with SOP: Preparation of documentation and flowchart to head office in Switzerland
• Joined to overseas training: Practical training with overseas team In Switzerland, Taipei and Israel

• International Accounting Management: Managed general accounting duties for UQ USA,INC
• UQ Singapore, UQ Korea and UQ Malaysia in compliance with US-GAAP, IFRS, and J-GAAP
• Performed monthly and quarterly closings, analyzed general ledger statements, reconciled accounts against budget, and supervised daily/monthly accounting entries
• Reporting & Team Supervision: Reported to CEO/COO of overseas subsidiaries (USA, Singapore, Korea, Malaysia) and supervised overseas accounting teams
• Staff Training: Trained professionals on accounting processes to unify global accounting rule
• Budgeting & Forecasting: Supported 1year/3years/5years forecast planning for overseas subsidiaries
• Analyzed and monitored variance between budget and actual by quarterly basis
• Documentation & Standardization: Produced manuals on accounting procedures for accounting team
• Compliance & Risk Management: Minimized legal risk and ensured compliance with laws through revising internal rules
• Regulatory Management: Collaborated with external tax and audit offices to ensure proper filing
• Prepared and ensured SOX documentation for company’s financial statements
• Joined to Global One Project (System Integration of Overseas Accounting Operations) supported by Accenture

• General Accounting: Managed overall accounting duties including monthly/yearend closings, journal entries, A/R, A/P, payment transactions (petty cash, payrolls & bank account balance maintenance) in compliance with J-GAAP
• Subsidiary Management: Monitored, analyzed and produced consolidated financial management for 45 domestic and 5 international subsidiaries
• Process Improvement: Documented manuals for users to standardize accounting procedures
• Compliance & Risk Management: Minimized legal risk and ensured compliance with laws through revising internal rules
• Outsourcing project to transfer accounting functions in Japan to overseas subsidiary in Dalian, China

Conducted financial audit engagements for 5 publicly and privately owned companies

• Reviewed annual securities report & summary of financial statements and ensured internal control
• Prepared reports for management on audit, financial conditions found, source and application of funds.
• Analyzed data and findings to prepare reports detailing financial information
• Communicated with auditee staff to obtain necessary information for audits
• Interviewed auditees to gather data needed to conduct audits
• Utilized spreadsheets to track, manipulate, interpret and communicate data

Dispatched as financial, and back office staff to the following global companies.

• Euro RSCG, Mar 2001 - Aug 2001
• Marubeni Group, Sep 1997 – Sep 1997, Mar 1998-Feb 1999, Sep 2000-Feb 2001
• Anjo International Nov 1999- Feb 2000
• Mitsui Marine Group, Oct 1997- Feb1998
• Solomon SB, Apr 1997 - Aug 1997

• Managed 160 new institutional and high net worth clients
• Advised investments on Japanese Equities, Fixed Income, and Investment Trust Funds