Kojiro Ishikawa works in the Financial Services Office as both a Partner on the Financial Accounting Advisory Services team and a Finance FoP Leader on the Mega Bank Account team.
He is also involved in developing standards for financial instrument accounting as a member of the Technical Committee of the Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
After joining Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC in 2004, he handled accounting audits in the financial sector, including banking, insurance, and securities.
He has provided a range of advisory services, including financial product evaluations, business revitalization, IFRS-related services, settlement processing-related services, and internal control-related advisory services.
He is the co-author of Industry-Specific Accounting Series: Banking and IFRS International Financial and Insurance Accounting Practices (Japanese language books published by Dai-ichi Hoki).
Building a better working world
I provide a range of advisory services to support financial institutions operating in today’s challenging domestic business environment, facing prolonged low inflation, low interest rates, and the rise of FinTech.
I am working to build a better working world by supporting financial institutions. Specifically, I am supporting the introduction of IFRS to accelerate overseas expansion, realize efficiency and stability by improving the settlement process, and realize long-term value by improving internal controls and governance.