Supportive Audit Facilitates Effective Subsidiary Management

We at BEYOND BOUNDARIES Certified Public Accountant Office are dedicated to delivering premier auditing and accounting services to support your business operations in Japan. All our certified public accountants have extensive experience working at one of the Big4 accounting firms (KPMG, EY, Deloitte and PwC). As a result, every partner and staff member brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to service every business need in accounting, which your subsidiary requires. Our strength are :

(1) Audit and Accounting Services Specialized in Japanese Subsidiaries of Foreign Companies.

We at BEYOND BOUNDARIES specialize in providing auditing and support services in accounting to Japanese subsidiaries of foreign companies. Japanese CPAs in  large firms focus on listed companies generally, often leaving foreign-owned subsidiaries underserved. However, we differentiate ourselves in the market by filling audit and accounting needs of foreign companies’ subsidiaries in Japan. Our partners and staff have acquired many years of experience serving this market and we are experts in providing specialized services for your subsidiaries.

(2) Boasting a Stable Engagement Team Comprised of Experienced CPAs

We assign the same members of our engagement teams. Unless required for professional independence, we do not rotate team members without reason. This consistency allows us to build deep knowledge of our clients and to reduce your anxieties and stress when there are frequent member changes. You can expect to work with the same auditors for more than five years, up to a maximum of seven. And all our partners and staff have nearly ten years of auditing experience, primarily with the Big4 firms. We’re fully equipped with the knowledge and experience to support and assist your subsidiary’s staff in Japan.

(3)  Ensuring Prompt and Responsive Communication

Our office operates without complex approval hierarchies. Partners are directly involved in client communications from the beginning, ensuring that inquiries are addressed as quickly as possible, either on the same day or within a few days.

Profile of Our Director

Kentaro Kakumoto has nearly twenty years of auditing experience, including eight years at KPMG and nine years as a CPA at a law and patent office established by German people. He has signed audit reports for numerous foreign-affiliated companies in Japan, providing auditing services across a wide range of industries, including software, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, logistics, retail, and others. Kentaro holds a master’s degree in pharmacy and has management experience in the accounting department of a PR company. His unique background and extensive knowledge of accounting enable him to effectively support the management needs of your subsidiary. With Kentaro in charge of overseeing the operations at BEYOND BOUNDARIES, you can feel rest assured that your subsidiary will achieve smooth and timely closing and reporting.

Our office offers the following services to your subsidiaries:
‐Audit and Assurance Services
‐Consulting Services on Accounting

We are dedicated to completing audits efficiently and effectively by working closely with our clients. To help your subsidiary’s accounting department work seamlessly together with our auditors, we at BEYOND BOUNDARIES minimize any unnecessary stress and concerns you might have. To achieve this, we strive to eliminate excessive auditing procedures and minimize turnover of our team members. We at BEYOND BOUNDRIES, who specialize in providing audit services to foreign-affiliated subsidiaries, ensure that your subsidiary receives optimum auditing services, and furthermore, make sure that you obtain all necessary information smoothly and promptly through ongoing communication with us.

Audit of Reporting Packages in Accordance with IFRS and other Standards

Our certified public accountants gained auditing experience by working at one of the Big4 accounting firms (KPMG, EY, Deloitte and PwC). They provide auditing services for reporting packages in accordance with IFRS, US GAAP, and other GAAPs. Our auditors possess the requisite knowledge and professionalism to complete audits of subsidiaries smoothly and promptly. In addition, you never need to worry about our office being outside of the group auditor’s network firm, because our partners as component auditors have successfully conducted audits in collaboration with the following accounting firms. Indeed, we are better equipped than other accounting firms to handle changes in parent audit firms.

• KPMG
• PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers)
• EY (Ernst & Young)
• BDO
• RSM
• Grant Thornton
• Baker Tilly
• Moore Global
• and many others.

Audit of Financial Statements in Accordance with Japanese GAAP

Preparing financial statements that are in accordance with the Japanese Companies Act and Tax Law is crucial for conducting business in Japan. Our Japanese certified public accountants will enhance the reliability of your subsidiary’s information and can improve the efficiency of managing subsidiaries by conducting audits rooted in integrity. As for consulting services in accounting, not audit services, we can prepare financial statements (including a cash flow statement) in English in line with the Japanese Companies Act and Tax Law from Japanese financial statements in accordance with the law.

Tailored Solutions: Basic, Standard & Premium

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We offer consulting services also, in order to support accounting departments in Japanese subsidiaries to achieve their business objectives.

Accounting policies and regulations are becoming increasingly complex, and requests from auditors are becoming more demanding year by year. Therefore, book closing requires much more time and knowledge than before. In the majority of cases, we suspect that the number of back-office members in your subsidiary is limited, and likely they are often busy conducting routine work. By availing yourself of our consulting services, you can receive all the accounting support you need, whenever you need it, without your needing to hire additional full-time or part-time staff. At BEYOND BOUNDARIES, experienced CPAs take the lead to ensure appropriate and smooth closing by providing the knowledge and skills that your subsidiary requires. And in addition, due to our extensive connections with other specialists you can receive one-stop services for your Japanese subsidiary for all your needs. Please feel free to ask us.

Our consulting services include:

• Preparation of financial reporting packages that comply with IFRS, etc.
• Support for auditor correspondence, among other services.

Please contact us, and we will provide you with a price estimate for our services.