Senior Accountant

Mapbox Japan

Company

Mapbox

Location

Japan

Type

Full Time

Job Description

Mapbox is the leading real-time location platform for a new generation of location-aware businesses. Mapbox is the only platform that equips organizations with the full set of tools to power the navigation of people packages and vehicles everywhere. More than 4 million registered developers have chosen Mapbox because of the platform’s flexibility security and privacy compliance. Organizations use Mapbox applications data SDKs and APIs to create customized and immersive experiences that delight their customers.

What You'll Do

  • Oversee the accounting close accounts payable (payment requests bank payments etc.) accounts receivable (processing of customer invoices and uncollected balances) Tax and Treasury

  • Prepare payroll files for remittance to our external payroll provider

  • Manage the organization's tax affairs including and not limited to residence tax year-end tax adjustment statutory report for Income/withholding tax in coordination with the external tax firm for specialist advice

  • Coordinate with the company’s financial institutions on treasury-related matters

  • Manage contracts with contractors and vendors and assist with requisitions and invoicing in our purchase order system

  • Support non-standard customer contract workflows with legal and Deal Desk

  • Ad hoc projects supporting various global finance team initiatives

What We Believe are Important Traits for This Role

  • Strong English and Japanese communication skills (verbal and written) both with the internal customers and external providers

  • 3+ years of relevant accounting experience

  • Experience with NetSuite and HRIS Software

  • Self-driven and can thrive as the only accounting specialist in the region with minimal supervision

  • Experience working in a startup or a US-headquartered company is a plus

  • Experience in owning the Payroll processes and policies is a plus

What We Value

In addition to our core values which are not unique to this position and are necessary for Mapbox leaders:

  • We value high-performing creative individuals who dig into problems and opportunities.

  • We believe in individuals being their whole selves at work. We commit to this through supportive health care parental leave flexibility for the things that come up in life and innovating on how we think about supporting our people.

  • We emphasize an environment of teaching and learning to equip employees with the tools needed to be successful in their function and the company.

  • We strongly believe in the value of growing a diverse team and encourage people of all backgrounds genders ethnicities abilities and sexual orientations to apply.

By applying for this position you acknowledge that you have received the Mapbox Non-US Privacy Notice for applicants which is linked here.  Completing this application requires you to provide personal data such as your name and contact information which is mandatory for Mapbox to process your application.

We are committed to a fair and equitable hiring process. We do not discriminate against any protected class.

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Date Posted

11/11/2025

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