# Budget Management Member (FP&A) – IT Finance

## About the Role

The IT Planning Department manages the financial planning and management accounting of technology development costs across Rakuten Group. Its responsibilities include budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and reporting to support transparency, operational efficiency, and alignment between IT investments and organizational objectives.

This role supports system development teams with budget planning and execution. The successful candidate will lead Budget vs. Actual (BvA) and Budget vs. Forecast (BvF) analysis, providing clear information to technology managers and executives to support informed decision-making.

The position collaborates with CIO and CTO-level executives, technology managers and development project leaders—including teams at overseas subsidiaries—and the Corporate Finance and Accounting Division.

## Key Responsibilities

– Prepare timely execution plans for each Development department.
– Enter and maintain budget data in the Budget Management System.
– Conduct Budget vs. Actual and Budget vs. Forecast analysis.
– Prepare financial reports for technology organization managers and executives.
– Improve daily operational processes through PDCA-based initiatives.

## Required Skills

– More than three years of experience in FP&A, management accounting, or financial planning.
– Basic knowledge of financial accounting and management accounting.
– Experience analyzing data using Excel.
– Native-level Japanese.
– Business-level English.

## Preferred Skills

– Experience in process improvement.
– Professional experience in the IT industry.
– Nissho Bookkeeping Grade 2 certification or US CPA qualification.

## Cloud Platforms & Technologies

### Data & Analytics

– Excel

### Financial Systems

– Budget Management System

## FinOps Responsibilities

– Manage budgets for technology development costs.
– Prepare execution plans for Development departments.
– Conduct Budget vs. Actual and Budget vs. Forecast analysis.
– Support forecasting, variance analysis, and financial reporting.
– Provide budget and performance information to technology managers and executives.
– Improve IT finance operations through PDCA activities.

## Why You Might Be Interested

This role offers the opportunity to work at the intersection of IT finance and technology development. You will support budgeting and financial decision-making across development organizations while collaborating with senior technology leaders and corporate finance stakeholders. The position also includes responsibility for improving financial management operations and supporting teams across overseas subsidiaries.