Aoyama Sogo Accounting Firm Co. Ltd.
an independent member firm of PrimeGlobal
Board Members
Kazuhiro Matsuzawa
Founding Partner / Representative Director and Chairman
Born in 1967 in Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture
Japan Certified Public Accountant / Certified Public Tax Accountant
AERS (Association for Real Estate Securitization) Certified Master
Small and Medium Enterprise Agency Approved Support Organization
Ministry of the Environment Carbon Accounting Basic Advisor
Member of Japan Association of Corporate Executives
Notable Publications/Contributions
- Understanding Accounting Department Functions through Illustrations. Revised edition (Joint author, Published April 2024, JMA Management Center)
- Accounting News July 20, 2005 edition / No.1089 Trends and Analysis of Real Estate Securitization and related Tax and Accounting Issues (Chuokeizai-sha, Inc.)
- March 1990
- Graduated from Meiji University (School of Commerce)
- October 1990
- Joined Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC
- March 1994
- Registered Certified Public Accountant
- August 1999
- Founded Aoyama Sogo Accounting Firm
- April 2005
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Founded Aoyama Sogo Tax Corporation (a separate entity for tax practice)
Became Representative Director - November 2013
- Became CEO of ASA
- October 2018
- Became Chairman of ASA
- April 2021
- Became Representative Director of ASA Reporting Professional K.K.
- May 2024
- Became Representative Director of ASA FACTOR K.K.
Masaki Aguni
Founding Partner / Representative Director and Chief Executive Officer
Born in 1970 in Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture
Japan Certified Public Accountant / Certified Public Tax Accountant
AERS (Association for Real Estate Securitization) Certified Master
Adjunct Professor at Showa Women’s University, Accounting and Finance in Global Business Department
External Corporate Auditor of FANTAS technology K.K.
External Corporate Auditor of Tokyo Gas Real Estate Investment Advisory Co., Ltd.
Auditor of GLP Foundation
Auditor of Japan-Africa Baseball & Softball Foundation
Auditor of Hands on Tokyo (approved specified NPO)
Notable Publications/Contributions
- Understanding Financial Statement Accounts and Journal Entries (Joint author, Published 1999, JMA Management Center)
- Accounting News July 1, 2004 / No.1054 / Securitization of Accounts Receivables in Fund-raising (Chuokeizai-sha, Inc.)
- March 1993
- Graduated from Keio University, Faculty of Law
- October 1993
- Joined Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC
- April 1997
- Registered Certified Public Accountant
- August 1999
- Founded Aoyama Sogo Accounting Firm
- April 2005
- Founded Aoyama Sogo Tax Corporation (a separate entity for tax practice)
Became Managing Director - November 2013
- Became Executive Vice President of ASA.
- October 2018
- Became CEO of ASA.
- April 2021
- Became Director of ASA Reporting Professional K.K.
- June 2021
- Became Representative Director of ASA Advisory K.K.
- April 2024
- Became Representative Director of ASA REIT Partners K.K.
Hirohide Sato
Director
Born in Tokyo
Hirohide Sato is the Director of Aoyama Sogo Accounting Firm. In 2016, he joined ASA as a managing member in charge of Strategic Planning and HR and General Affairs.
Prior to ASA, he spent 15 years at a U.S. real estate fund and a business investment fund and now invests in several companies of his own. In addition to consulting for SMEs, he serves as an executive of several companies.
Hirokazu Ando
Corporate Officer
From Hokkaido Prefecture
Hirokazu Ando is a Corporate Officer of Aoyama Sogo Accounting Firm. Since joining in 2008, he has provided ongoing management support of real estate securitization SPCs. He also opened our first regional office in Fukuoka. In 2021, he became director of ASA Reporting Professional. In 2024, he became director of ASA FACTOR and corporate officer of Aoyama Sogo Accounting Firm. Prior to ASA, he was an accountant in the travel industry.
Ayumi Gennai
Corporate Officer
From Tottori Prefecture
Ayumi Gennai is a Corporate Officer of Aoyama Sogo Accounting Firm. Since joining in 2017, she has been involved with HR and personnel affairs. She became Corporate Officer in 2022. Prior to ASA, she worked for a consulting firm that dealt with hotel turnarounds and hotel management. After that, she was in an HR role at a shared service provider of HR, accounting, and finance.
Tetsuya Nakamoto
Corporate Auditor
Born in Fukuoka prefecture
Since joining Aoyama Sogo Accounting Firm in July 2007, he has been involved in accounting and finance. He was appointed as Corporate Officer in June 2022. Prior to ASA, he worked 3 years in finance and accounting at a construction material manufacturer and later at several companies performing IPO preparation.
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