Kenji Ueda

Kenji Ueda is the Chief Financial Officer and a partner at Ernst & Young Tax Co. (EY Tax). He began his EY career providing legal auditing and IPO support services at a predecessor firm of Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC. He later joined EY Tax where he has focused on M&A, corporate restructuring, stock valuation, succession planning and business reconstruction while supporting group company tax compliance and advising on the introduction of consolidated taxes.

His international experience includes providing tax advice to Japanese businesses and working at the Japan tax desk while based in Singapore between 2015 and 2017.

He is a contributing author to several titles, including a guide to group company taxes and the consolidated tax regime, a collection of case studies on business reconstruction in the leisure industry (both published by Chuokeizai-sha) as well as a Q&A about the accounting, tax and legal aspects of treasury stock (published by Seibunsha).

A graduate of Keio University’s Faculty of Economics, he is a Japan Certified Public Accountant and Japan Certified Public Tax Accountant.

How Kenji Ueda is shaping the future with confidence

“Tetsuzo Ota, founder of the auditing firm that became today’s Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC., described our mission as a commitment to society to provide essential accounting services and contribute to the ongoing prosperity of the Japanese economy by building trust in corporate finance. These words had a profound impact on me when I joined the firm.

Throughout my career as an EY professional, meeting the needs of my clients has allowed me to make a wider contribution to all stakeholders. Even at a time of significant change for both society and my industry, this goal remains the same. While I now provide tax rather than accounting services, meeting the evolving needs of a wide range of clients in diverse sectors and geographies is helping them to imagine and shape the future with confidence.”