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Masato Saito is leader of the Growing Enterprise Support Center and a Partner at EY Shin Nihon LLC, as well as spearheading IPO services for EY Japan.
He has over 20 years’ experience in J-SOX and IFRS auditing a diverse range of clients in multiple areas, including IT software, food, logistics and real estate funds.
He helps clients to administer IPOs and introduce J-SOX and IFRS standards, while drawing on extensive experience in managing and providing services to solve an array of issues. His experience of assisting startups with IPOs has given him professional expertise in open innovation with major corporations and innovation sectors such as AI, IoT and fintech.
Due to his knowledge of auditing in the IT software industry, he was previously chair of EY Japan’s Software Research Committee. He is a frequent lecturer at seminars and a participant in joint projects with industry groups.
He has also served as EY Innovative Startup operations manager, director of The Japan Academic Society for Ventures and Entrepreneurs, and as a member of the System Committee.
He is a Japan Certified Public Accountant and a graduate of the Faculty of Business Administration at Tokyo’s Hosei University.
How Masato is shaping the future with confidence
"As leader of the Growing Enterprise Support Center, I am ensuring that EY people can develop gain advanced skills and experience of IPO, enhancing the quality of our services to clients and supporting the formation of the IPO market in Japan.
By contributing to Japan’s startup ecosystem, my aim is to help Japan produce startups on par with GAFA which can be prominent and confident about their future on the global stage ."