Japanese Translator/ Interpreter

Posted:
12/17/2024, 8:08:00 PM

Location(s):
Central Visayas, Philippines ⋅ Cebu City, Central Visayas, Philippines

Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Software Engineering

Who we are:

Accenture in the Philippines is a pioneer in Accenture’s global delivery network. Over the past 30 years, we have expanded our capabilities to become a powerhouse company providing end-to-end technology and business services. As part of Accenture’s global footprint in over 120 countries, covering 40-plus industries, we have been working with the biggest companies in the country and around the globe.

Innovation, a constant at Accenture, enables us to find new ways to stay ahead of our clients’ challenges. Our inclusive, diverse, and strong culture of equality helps us constantly drive innovation in the workplace. By combining our industry expertise and the deep skills of our people with the latest technologies and our uncompromising high-performance standards, we help organizations grow their business and succeed in the digital age.

The work:
Interpreter

  • facilitates communication between a Japanese-speaking party and an English-speaking Filipino counterpart. Meetings and conferences may be conducted in physical or virtual platforms.
  • interprets oral communications such as discussions at meetings and events. It is crucial that interpretation is accurate without leaving out or changing any information that is being communicated.
  • interprets trainings conducted by Japanese technical staff for English-speaking staff (and vice versa) especially during the transfer of new product lines or in improvement projects.
  • moderates presentations involving Japanese and English-speaking staff. Area of interpretation can vary widely from management concerns to technical discussions.
  • assists in the daily conversations initiated by a Japanese or English-speaking staff regarding a particular concern. These are usually short and spontaneous instances in daily operations where an interpreter is immediately needed.

Translator

  • translates various forms of internal written communications including documents and forms, minutes of meetings, email correspondence to presentations.
  • translates contracts and documents for software developers, programmers, testers such as those for analysis, development, design, test specifications, limitations as well as bug reports for Software Quality Assurance (SQA).
  • translates documents pertaining to the transfer of certain product lines. These include manufacturing standards, equipment control standard, manuals, working standards, control plan, design and process, drawings, inspection forms, instructions and reports.
  • attends to queries raised regarding the deciphering of Japanese words or characters contained in a document.
  • uses translation tools for dictionary and TM-building. It is important to accurately and consistently convey the meaning of the original text and be faithful to the essence of the text.

Here’s what you’ll need:

  • Interpreter - Experience in Interpreting for Japan Projects
  • Translator - Experience in Translations for Japan Clients/Projects.

What’s in it for you?

  • You will be part of Accenture’s growing community of technology professionals, continually expanding to provide the best services to our clients.
  • At Accenture, you will be working on innovative projects, while being exposed to the latest emerging technologies and industry best-practices.
  • We offer trainings and development programs and courses to help you grow your own tech stack and certifications.

What we believe

All our leaders are committed to building a better, stronger, and more durable company for future generations to create positive, long-lasting change. Inclusion and diversity are fundamental to our culture and core values. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative and creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.

Our position as partner to many of the world’s leading businesses, organizations and governments affords us both an extraordinary opportunity and a tremendous responsibility to make a difference. Sustainability is one of our greatest responsibilities, which we embed it into everything we do and for everyone we work with.

Accenture is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities.  Please let your recruiter know if you require reasonable accommodation to enable your participation in the recruitment process, they will be happy to assist you.

Professional & Technical Skills:
- Required Skill: Expert proficiency in Japanese Language.
- Strong understanding of linguistic nuances and technical terminology in Japanese and English.
- Experience in translating technical documents and materials.
- Knowledge of translation tools and software.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Additional Information:
- The candidate should have minimum 2 years of experience in Japanese Language.
- This position is based at our Cebu office.


Minimum 2 year(s) of experience is required

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with 774,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com 

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