TBS Finance Solutions Delivery Lead, Takeda Business Solutions, Japan

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Job Description

Please note that this job requires business-level Japanese speaking, writing, and reading skills.

タケダの紹介

タケダは「世界中の人々の健康と輝かしい未来に貢献する」ことを企業の存在意義（パーパス）としています。そして目指す未来を共有しながら、一人ひとりが自分の可能性を引き出し、お互いの個性を認め合う、多様性にあふれた先進的な組織作りに取り組んでいます。私たちと一緒に、世界中の人々のいのちに貢献し、さらなる成長と活躍を目指しませんか。

タケダはグローバルな研究開発型のバイオ医薬品のリーディングカンパニーです。従業員は創業時から受け継いできたタケダの価値観であるタケダイズム（誠実＝公正・正直・不屈）を道しるべとしながら、患者さんに寄り添い（Patient）人々と信頼関係を築き（Trust）社会的評価を向上させ（Reputation）持続可能な事業を発展させる（Business）を日々の行動指針としています。

”Better Health for People, Brighter Future for the World” is the purpose of a company. We aim to create a diverse and inclusive organization where people can thrive, grow and realize their own potential while enabling our purpose. We continue to innovate and drive changes that will transform the lives of patients. We’re looking for like-minded professionals to join us.

Takeda is a global values-based, R&D-driven biopharmaceutical leader. We are guided by our values of Takeda-ism, which has been passed down since the company’s founding. Takeda-ism incorporates Integrity, Fairness, Honesty, and Perseverance, with Integrity at the core. They are brought to life through actions based on Patient-Trust-Reputation-Business, in this order.

OBJECTIVES / PURPOSE

As part of Takeda’s Global Capability Model, we are advancing globally scaled ways of working to drive efficiency, standardization, and broader access to capabilities.

Takeda Business Solutions (TBS) is a global organization that partners with the business and uses data and digital capabilities to standardize and optimize end-to-end Finance and Procurement processes. With a clear line of sight to the patient, TBS creates seamless experiences that free up our people to focus on our purpose: better health for people and a brighter future for the world.

Within TBS, the Finance Solutions tower is responsible for global accounting operations, including record-to-report, invoice-to-cash, acquire-to-retire, treasury solutions, tax solutions, statutory financial reporting, and Record-to-Disclose global process ownership.

The Japan Delivery Center Lead is part of the TBS Finance Solutions tower and is accountable for Japan finance operations, delivering lean, harmonized, and high-quality processes, driving alignment to global standards, and providing strong in-country business leadership. The role combines operations leadership, transformation delivery, and strategic business partnering to position Finance Solutions Japan within a global, standardized, and digitally enabled operating model.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Lead TBS Japan Finance Solutions Operational Team covering Record-to-Report, Invoice-to-Cash, Acquire-to-Retire, Treasury, and in the future potentially also some activities related to direct & indirect Tax, ensuring delivery of high-quality, efficient and compliant finance operations.

• Drive transformation and alignment to global process standards, ensuring Japan finance operations adopt and embed standardized global processes, methodologies and best practices as defined by TBS globally, reducing local customizations and enhancing consistency across the network.

• Support the centralization of select finance activities to the Global Hub in Poland, partnering closely with the Poland Hub leadership to define the transition roadmap, manage knowledge transfer, and ensure seamless migration of in-scope processes while maintaining business continuity and service quality.

• Champion digital transformation initiatives, including the SAP S/4HANA implementation in Japan, driving global process standardization and ensuring local readiness, stakeholder alignment, data migration integrity, and successful adoption of the new platform and related digital tools.

• Operate as TBS Leader and business partner locally, acting as a single point of contact for the local Japan Finance Director, Global Tax, Global Treasury and other local leadership, ensuring strong alignment and collaboration between TBS services and local business needs.

• Partner with different TBS towers (i.e. Global Inventory, Fixed Assets, Invoice-to-Cash and R2R Operations Hub, Controllership / Data Analytics & Insights team, Risk & Controls, TBS Strategic and Relationship Management team and other delivery center leads) as well as DD&T, global & local finance, legal and compliance teams to identify and drive continuous improvement, robotic and intelligent automation initiatives as well as identifying and implementing new technological tools, methodologies, and improved processes which enable better process standardization, improved user experience and efficiency gains.

• Ensure all processes and services are compliant with Takeda policies, global standards and Japanese regulatory requirements (including IFRS and J-GAAP). Lead to enhance the risk and control framework for the operations and ensure practices are in line with company risk, J-GAAP/IFRS and US SOX and control best practices.

• Ensure effective escalation model is in place locally and maintain strong governance and service delivery oversight.

• Be a lead change agent for global and TBS initiatives, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation within the Japan finance team and in line with the Global Finance Vision.

• Upskilling of team including capability building aligned with future operating model.

CORE ELEMENTS RELATED TO THIS ROLE

• Proven record of leading and running large accounting & controlling teams and delivering shared service strategies, ideally in a Japanese business environment

• Finance transformation experience in a global organization, including ERP implementations (SAP S/4HANA experience desirable)

• Demonstrated experience in centralizing or transitioning finance activities to shared service centers or global hubs

• Proven track record of driving continuous improvement initiatives applying common methodologies such as LEAN or EOAR

• Proven people management experience – successful record of recruiting, organizing, developing and retaining professional staff in a large team (~50 people)

• Strong experience in finance & accounting, analysis, reporting, controlling and management at a multinational organization

• Strategic change and project management experience

• Strong customer service focus & business partnering skills

• Strong stakeholder and relationship management, with the ability to navigate Japanese business culture and corporate etiquette

DIMENSIONS AND ASPECTS

Technical/Functional (Line) Expertise

• Operational experience in leading shared services or country finance organizations, preferably in Japan

• Senior Finance role with strategic, transformation and operational experience

• Strong understanding of end-to-end Finance business processes

• Experience with SAP ERP systems; SAP S/4HANA implementation or migration experience is a strong advantage

• Understanding of Japanese regulatory and tax requirements, J-SOX compliance and local statutory reporting

Leadership

• Strong strategic thinking and decision making

• Demonstrated success in leading Finance teams through significant transformation, including process centralization and system migrations

• Experience developing and managing high-performing teams (~50 people) in high-volume and high-pressure environments

• Ability to form strong working relationships across a matrix environment with ability to collaborate and influence executive leadership

• Excellent communication, listening and influencing skills; ability to listen, anticipate customer needs and influence solutions

• Act as a change agent, drive TBS culture and mindset within Japan, championing global standardization and digital transformation

Decision-making and Autonomy

• Technically strong with proven ability to make sound decisions and lead projects to successful completion

• Ability to lead effectively and work concurrently across multiple priorities in a goal-oriented, timeline-driven, and remote management work environment

• Solutions oriented, with the ability to structure ambiguous problems and develop qualitative and quantitative approaches / methodologies for identifying and assessing various options to provide solutions

• Strong business acumen with an ability to understand the business implications of decisions

• Result oriented – drives to pragmatic solutions and balances the ideal with the practical in order to deliver best value to the organization

• Makes timely decisions and translates strategy into action. Ensures impact is quantified, tracked and realized

Interaction

• Establishes credibility and earns respect with Japan and global Finance stakeholders. Able to facilitate alignment without compromising principles

• A partner to the Japan Finance Leads, Country Managers, TBS LT and other Takeda Corporate Functions

• Engages with the business to understand current and anticipate future requirements

• Partners with the Finance Solutions Team and the Global Hub in Poland to promote harmonization, simplification and transformation programs

• Able to influence with and without authority

Innovation

• Challenges the status quo to drive greater value and growth for the business

• Drives simplification, innovation and continuous improvement activities while ensuring business continuity and minimal business disruptions

• Ensures sharing of knowledge and best practices across Japan, the Global Hub in Poland, TBS sites and TBS globally

• Applies digital environment knowledge — including SAP S/4HANA and automation tools — to create better solutions and insights

Complexity

• Operating in a complex, R&D-centric, heavily regulated environment with specific Japanese regulatory requirements

• Demonstrated capability to successfully collaborate in a matrix organization and manage a complex cross-functional environment driving the execution of Japan Finance transition and transformation plans

• Drives changes in-country and within the delivery center, with the combination of process, project and change management expertise

• Working within an international / global remit and across cultures, with particular sensitivity to Japanese business practices and cultural norms

EDUCATION, BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS

• Desirable: Master's in Business Administration

• Required: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related field

• Professional Finance leader with 10–15+ years' experience in industry

• Professional Finance Qualification such as CPA (Japanese or international), ACA, ACCA or equivalent; Strong experience in finance & accounting, treasury, planning, analysis, budgeting, reporting, controlling and management at a multinational organization

• Fluent in English and Japanese (both written and spoken)

• Experience with SAP S/4HANA implementation or migration is highly desirable

• High degree of integrity, confidence and self-awareness

• Confident and persuasive with strong influencing skills; able to win internal support for new ideas and initiatives

• Appreciates, understands and effectively negotiates within and across other cultures, with strong sensitivity to Japanese business customs

• Customer-centric and solutions-oriented attitude with demonstrable experience in providing solutions based on customer needs

• Interpersonal Skills: People leadership and management skills (e.g. energetic, visionary, motivational, resilient & highly driven individual who thrives on professional challenges)

• Strong negotiation & interpersonal skills (e.g. tact/diplomacy, persuasion, cooperation, ability to motivate others)

• Experienced in handling sensitive and confidential issues/situations and cultural sensitivities

• TBS problem-solving and entrepreneurial mindset — driven to create and innovate

• Finance process and technology knowledge. Familiar with Finance technology – e.g. SAP, SAP S/4HANA, BlackLine etc. and enabling technology

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Flexibility in working hours due to global nature (different time zones, including regular collaboration with European and Polish teams) and demands of the role and the organization

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

Flexibility to travel domestically and internationally

タケダのDE＆I

Better Health, Brighter Future

Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary:

• Allowances: Commutation, Housing, Overtime Work etc.

• Salary Increase: Annually, Bonus Payment: Twice a year

• Working Hours: Headquarters (Osaka/ Tokyo) 9:00-17:30, Production Sites (Osaka/ Yamaguchi) 8:00-16:45, (Narita) 8:30-17:15, Research Site (Kanagawa) 9:00-17:45

• Holidays: Saturdays, Sundays, National Holidays, May Day, Year-End Holidays etc. (approx. 123 days in a year)

• Paid Leaves: Annual Paid Leave, Special Paid Leave, Sick Leave, Family Support Leave, Maternity Leave, Childcare Leave, Family Nursing Leave.

• Flexible Work Styles: Flextime, Telework

• Benefits: Social Insurance, Retirement and Corporate Pension, Employee Stock Ownership Program, etc.

Important Notice concerning working conditions:

• It is possible the job scope may change at the company’s discretion.

• It is possible the department and workplace may change at the company’s discretion.

Locations

Tokyo, Japan

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time