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Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Operations Kyoto, Japan Full-time

Aromajoin Corporation, founded in Kyoto, Japan in 2012, is the leading startup in scent-controllable technology, originating from the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Japan. Our main goal is to digitalize aromas and create a new communication channel in addition to words, images, and audio.

Job description

  • Building the organization structure.
  • Formulating management strategy.
  • Planning and promoting financial strategy.

Requirements

  • Experience in finance management.
  • Experience with IPO processes.
  • Required licenses: certified accountant; driver’s license (AT-limited acceptable).
  • Education: bachelor’s degree, graduate degree, or higher.
  • Language: TOEIC 600 or above (daily-conversation level) is an advantage.
  • To keep our working environment healthy and pleasant and to maintain a sensitive sense of smell, please do not apply if you have a smoking habit.

Work conditions

  • Working hours: 09:00 – 18:00 (60-minute lunch break).
  • Overtime: Yes (about 20 hours per month on average).
  • Holidays: Discretionary labor system. Saturdays, Sundays, public holidays, and the New Year holiday (December 31 – January 3, 4 days).

Benefits

  • Insurance: employment, workers' accident, health, and welfare.
  • Salary review based on a comprehensive evaluation including company performance and personal achievement.
  • Bonus based on a comprehensive evaluation including company performance and personal achievement.
  • Commuting by car, motorcycle, or bicycle — free parking available.
  • Trial period: 3 months.
  • Retirement age: 60 (re-employment available up to 65).
  • Retirement payment system: none.
  • Your choice of PC and other work essentials.
  • Many events, such as cherry-blossom viewing and birthday parties!

Our team

We are a small, elite team. Although we are few today, we have an incredible opportunity to grow our business. As a startup, embracing multiple cultures and diversity matters to us — because our target market is not just Japan, but the whole world.

We are developing a revolution in the sense of smell built on brand-new aroma communication tools, so we are always looking for talented people with a strong mind, self-management ability, and a drive to meet world standards.

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