02-23-2009, 07:49 AM
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<br />Hi all,
I am about to start my MS program in Accounting at the University of Colorado. My family is from Japan and I lived there for 2 years. I really enjoyed living there, and I was wondering if anyone knew if it would be practical to believe that I could find a job in Japan when I graduate or after I have some working experience here. I know that to get any time of licensure there is very difficult, but if I am an American CPA, is there a good chance of finding work there? I imagine that financial regulations are different in Japan, but if there are American firms located there, would they function under American financial regulations? Also, I speak/read Japanese, so that may help too. Any feedback is much appreciated, thanks!
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Based on my experience of working with Big4 firms my opinion
If you have an American CPA and some experience with a big 4 accountancy firm and know Japanese, it might as well work out. Big4 accountancy firms usually look out for people with transferable skills and local language skills. Japan has got its own GAAP but a number of Japanese companies are also listed on US Stock Exchanges hence US GAAP conversion work.
You may want to speak to some one working in Japanese firm.
<br />Hi all,
I am about to start my MS program in Accounting at the University of Colorado. My family is from Japan and I lived there for 2 years. I really enjoyed living there, and I was wondering if anyone knew if it would be practical to believe that I could find a job in Japan when I graduate or after I have some working experience here. I know that to get any time of licensure there is very difficult, but if I am an American CPA, is there a good chance of finding work there? I imagine that financial regulations are different in Japan, but if there are American firms located there, would they function under American financial regulations? Also, I speak/read Japanese, so that may help too. Any feedback is much appreciated, thanks!
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Based on my experience of working with Big4 firms my opinion
If you have an American CPA and some experience with a big 4 accountancy firm and know Japanese, it might as well work out. Big4 accountancy firms usually look out for people with transferable skills and local language skills. Japan has got its own GAAP but a number of Japanese companies are also listed on US Stock Exchanges hence US GAAP conversion work.
You may want to speak to some one working in Japanese firm.
