Minoru Hayata

Nutley, NJ 07110

Nationality: USA; Previous Nationality: Japan

Seasoned business leader with more than 15 years leading cross-functional teams responsible for implementing and executing strategic corporate initiatives resulting in game-changing productivity improvements. Many years’ handson knowledge and experience in Finance, Accounting M&A area. Recent activities used that knowledge on project managements related to financial fields. Holding Finance, Accounting and IT knowledge, successfully completed implementations in a variety of corporate functions including finance and manufacturing. Strong international experience that includes assignments in the USA, China, Singapore and Thailand. Fluent in Japanese, English, daily conversation in Thai and some Chinese.


Accounting
Finance
M&A
Business Requirements Analysis
CPA
Strategic Planning
New Business Development
Oracle ERP
Inventory Management
Setting up of company
(Listed up some applications at Google Play, and Apple Store, 2014 and 2019)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Dun & Bradstreet, NJ, USA

2013

Consultant – Project Manager

Worked (contract basis for 6 months) for localization of Compliance software. Dealt with Japanese handling process, system testing, manual translation, and onsite end user training.

Fuji Xerox of Shenzhen Ltd (FXSZ), Shenzhen, China

2010-2012

Project Management Lead for Inventory, Kanban and Finance System Redesign

Personally recruited by the President of FXSZ to modernize inventory management and finance functions. Planned and implemented full lifecycle inventory management system, automated the Just-in-Time Kanban monitoring system and restructured accounting processes.
  • Implemented factory-wide barcode system and eliminated the inventory differences between actual andaccounting figures for internal products. Worked closely with external vendors resulting in incoming barcode compliance at 95% within a year.
  • Planned and implemented new Kanban accounting system and eliminated errors in account payable and established the basis for Kanban vendor expansion.
  • Integrated the barcode system with legacy systems resulting in improved KPI visibility and accuracy enabling better reporting and decision making.

Fuji Xerox Asia Pacific Pty. Ltd, (FXAP), Singapore

2008-2010

Project Management Lead for Regional Oracle ERP Implementation

Personally recruited by the CEO of FXAP to standardize financial processes across the Asia-Pacific region of Fuji Xerox. Planned and implanted a centralized financial shared services function across 5 countries utilizing Basware connecting to Oracle ERP.
  • Worked with organizations across FXAP to create standardized processes meeting both local and FXAP centralized requirements.
  • Reduced head accounts from operation companies.
  • Establishing basic data for regional procurement services.

Thai Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd, Bangkok, Thailand

2006-2008

Project Management Lead for Thai Fuji Xerox Strategic Programs

Recruited to manage strategic program implementation including the tuning of an Oracle ERP / CRM implementation that did not meet the needs of the organization.
  • Replaced problematic leasing system with ABACUS system (custom built) to provide functionality that met local needs while enabling centralized management and reporting at the corporate level.
  • Acted as the Thai Fuji Xerox Financial Director in an interim capacity when the former director left with little notice closing the books on-time and accurately.
  • Systematically analyzed and restructured the corporate wide Oracle ERP / CRM implementation. Eliminated errors related tariff and costing matters.

Staff Services Co., Ltd, Japan

1996-2006

President of US subsidiaries

Sent by the parent company's president to clear out major critical problems created by previous management and eventually by the requirement of the parent company and closed the company without any reputational damages to the parent company in Japan. Subsequently, established a new corporation for the basis of business expansion in US conducting M&A of $20M employment agency.

Staff Service USA Corporation, New Yok -- closed entity

Staff Service America Corporation, New York -- establised entity


Hiraoka & Co., (HK) Ltd, Hong Kong

1992-1994

Accounting division manager

Responsible for monthly closing and yearly closing of the company books
  • Developed system and automated the accounting process for the company reducing manpower and increased the efficiency preparing financial statements.

Staff Service Singapore Pty. Ltd, Singapore

1989-1992

Managing Director

Sent by the parent company's president to establish a business in Singapore.
  • Created the company and the business from the scratch and managed the ongoing operations.
  • Established a fully computerized employment business system which became the core model for the parent company's business system

Dinabot Co., Ltd, Japan

1983-1989

R&D

R&D specialist for clinical trials and applications for New Drug Applications
  • Conducted research on pharmacokinetics, toxicology, and supported clinical trials (Phase I~IV) with medical doctors, and also prepared documentations for the new drug approval in Japan. Meanwhile, in charge of statistical analyses of clinical trial data.

CERTIFICATIONS

USCPA: State of Illinois, 2001 (Not a license)

Microsoft Certified System Engineer (NT4): 1999


EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Master of Business Administration

Fordham University Graduate School of Business Administration Professional Accounting and Finance

Masters of Science, Biology

University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan

Bachelor of Science, Biology

University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan

Kobe Institute of computing

Studied Electronics and embedded systems

Chulalongkorn University

Studied Thai Intensive courses and passed the all levels