Banking Reconciliation Associate- Japanese Speaking

About Payoneer

Founded in 2005, Payoneer is the global financial platform that removes friction from doing business across borders, with a mission to connect the world’s underserved businesses to a rising global economy. We’re a community with over 2,500 colleagues all over the world, working to serve customers, and partners in over 190 countries and territories.

By taking the complexity out of the financial workflows–including everything from global payments and compliance to multi-currency and workforce management, to providing working capital and business intelligence–we give businesses the tools they need to work efficiently worldwide and grow with confidence.

As a Reconciliation Analyst, you will play a critical role in ensuring the integrity and accuracy of our financial operations. You’ll be responsible for performing daily reconciliations, identifying and resolving discrepancies, and supporting continuous improvement in our reconciliation processes across multiple systems and banking partners.

What You’ll Do

• Perform daily reconciliations between bank statements and internal ledger records.
• Ensure all GPT and GLPS-related transactions are accurately captured and aligned across systems.
• Identify discrepancies and variances between internal and external records.
• Investigate root causes of mismatches and propose corrective actions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g., Treasury, Accounting, Payments, Operations) to resolve discrepancies promptly.
• Escalate unresolved or critical issues to management following established procedures.
• Track and document all reconciliation adjustments and communications related to GPT/GLPS discrepancies.
• Identify opportunities to streamline reconciliation processes and enhance automation or accuracy.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of reconciliation policies and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Ensure compliance with Japanese banks and regulatory requirements by managing communications and transactional coordination, including translation accuracy, processing of returns and recalls.
  
  

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field.
• 2–4 years of experience in financial reconciliation, accounting operations, or related roles.
• Proficient in Japanese (reading, writing, and comprehension) to support communication and documentation with Japanese banking partners.
• Strong understanding of general ledger systems and bank reconciliation processes.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and attention-to-detail skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.