What NMC does

NMC corporation Ltd. (株式会社エヌエムシイ) is a privately held Japanese accounting office solutions provider headquartered in Tokyo, founded in 1989 by Akemichi Nomoto on the foundation of Nomoto Accounting Office (established 1973 in Iwaki, Fukushima). The company serves Japanese tax accountant and accounting firms (会計事務所) and, through them, the small and medium enterprise (SME) clients of those firms. Its core offering is a vertically integrated stack combining management consulting, cloud-based accounting and payroll software, remote staffing placement, and outsourced payroll/social insurance processing — a breadth that few competitors in the Japanese accounting software market replicate.

The technical centerpiece is the CASH RADAR PB System (CASH RADAR PBS), a cloud-based (SaaS) accounting and payroll platform evolved through three major generations: the original DOS-based CASH RADAR released in 1992, the Windows-based CASH RADAR Pro released in 2000, and the SaaS-native CASH RADAR PB System launched in June 2010. The platform is augmented by the Shishobako (私書箱) web communication tool for accounting firm-client document exchange, the My給与 (My Salary) employee self-service portal, and a workflow system that connects in-office staff with remote (在宅) workers. The technology stack is protected by three Japan Patent Office patents granted between 1998 and 2000 covering accounting processing, financial audit, and networked accounting processing architectures, and the platform has held JIIMA Electronic Invoice Software Legal Requirements Certification (No. 100600-00) since November 2019. The platform integrates with Moneytree (data import from 1,300+ Japanese financial institutions) and Jasnet Communications (28,000-accountant talent pool) as core ecosystem partners.

NMC's business model combines multiple recurring and transactional revenue streams: SaaS subscriptions for CASH RADAR PBS (monthly billing, tiered by employee count), per-employee pricing for payroll outsourcing (e.g., 715 JPY/employee/month) and social insurance retainer services (tiered from 4,950 JPY/month for 1-4 insured persons to 55,000 JPY/month for 150-199), success-fee placement pricing for remote staff introduction (no charge until placement, with a 3-month replacement guarantee), and professional services fees for management consulting. The company operates through wholly owned subsidiaries including NMC Tax Accountant Corporation (founded 2002), NMC Social Insurance Labor Attorney Corporation (2004), NMC Administrative Scrivener Office, and Nomoto Financial Consulting (Shanghai), giving it both vertical operating depth and a minor international footprint. Group-wide headcount is 85 employees as of the most recent disclosure.

Name

NMC

Legal name

株式会社エヌエムシイ

Website

https://nmc-van.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

NMC corporation Ltd. is a Japan-based, privately held provider of accounting office consulting, cloud-based accounting and payroll software (CASH RADAR PBS), remote staffing placement, and payroll and social insurance outsourcing, serving Japanese tax accountant and accounting firms and their SME clients since 1989.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Accounting & Payroll Software

NAICS

Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services (54121), Other Accounting Services (541219)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Financial Planning & Analysis Support (Budgeting, Forecasting, Management Reporting) (BPAAAGAJ)

Keywords

• Accounting software
• Payroll outsourcing
• Accounting consulting
• Remote staffing
• Practice management

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Accounting Office Management Consulting: NMC provides consulting services to accounting firms to improve their business operations, including standardization of staff workflows, client management, and business model transformation. This includes seminars and training programs.
2. Software Licensing (CASH RADAR PBS): SaaS-based accounting and payroll software (CASH RADAR PBS) sold as a subscription to accounting firms and their SME clients. The system is also OEM-supplied to financial institution partners. Subscription model with tiered pricing per employee count.
3. Staffing / Personnel Placement: Introduction of experienced accounting office staff (在宅スタッフ - remote workers) to accounting firms. Services include placement of remote accounting staff and office-based part-time staff. Pure success-fee model with no charge until a placement is made.
4. Payroll & Social Insurance Outsourcing: NMC Social Insurance Labor Attorney Corporation provides payroll calculation outsourcing, social/labor insurance paperwork services, and internal processing support using CASH RADAR PBS. Revenue is per-employee and per-transaction.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

NMC develops, sells, and supports the CASH RADAR PB System, a cloud-based (SaaS) accounting and payroll software platform that connects Japanese tax accounting firms with their SME clients for real-time bookkeeping, payroll calculation, and financial document management. Around this core software, the group sells management consulting for accounting firms, payroll and social insurance outsourcing via NMC Social Insurance Labor Attorney Corporation, and a success-fee remote-staff placement service connecting vetted work-from-home accounting professionals with accounting firms.

Product overview

NMC operates as a multi-product accounting office solutions provider with an integrated platform-plus-modules architecture. The core product is the CASH RADAR PB System, a cloud-based (SaaS) accounting and payroll software for SMEs and sole proprietors, which serves as the foundational platform. This core system is enhanced by several modules and features: My給与 for mobile salary slip access, ワークフローシステム for cloud-based work management connecting office and remote staff, and 私書箱 for client communication and document management. NMC also offers staffing services including 在宅スタッフ紹介サービス (remote staff placement) and various outsourcing services (給与計算代行, 社会保険・労働保険手続き代行). The company maintains group companies including NMC Social Insurance Labor Attorney Corporation and NMC Tax Accountant Corporation, with additional legacy products (CASH RADAR Pro Windows version, 財務プロ) and services like 経理コンビニ franchise model.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CASH RADAR: Cloud-based accounting and payroll software system (SaaS) for small and medium enterprises and sole proprietors
• CASH RADAR PBシステム
• 私書箱 (Shishobako)
• 在宅っくす
• Smart Work Sharing

Products and services

• CASH RADAR PB System (キャッシュレーダーPBシステム) Cloud-based (SaaS) accounting and payroll software that enables Japanese accounting firms and their SME clients to share bookkeeping and payroll data in real time; supports payroll calculation, financial bookkeeping, and document management without on-premise installation.
• Accounting Office Management Consulting (会計事務所経営コンサル事業) Consulting service for Japanese tax-accounting firms covering workflow standardization, staff training, service productization, client-management improvement, and business-model transformation based on NMC's 50+ years of operating-tax-practice know-how. Delivered via seminars, office tours, and direct engagements.
• Remote Staff Introduction Service (在宅スタッフ紹介サービス) Success-fee placement service connecting Japanese accounting firms with experienced remote (work-from-home) accounting professionals who have passed NMC's selection process. Pure success-fee pricing with no charge until placement is made, with a 3-month replacement guarantee. Over 80 accounting offices and 200+ remote workers have used the service since 2014.
• ZaitaX (在宅っくす) — Remote Staff Utilization Service Service brand for work-from-home accounting-staff utilization, enabling Japanese accounting firms to engage remote professionals on flexible terms — converting fixed personnel costs into variable costs while leveraging the ワークフローシステム cloud workflow.
• Payroll Calculation Outsourcing Service (給与計算代行サービス) Full-service payroll processing outsourcing from NMC Social Insurance Labor Attorney Corporation: monthly per-employee fee (715 JPY/month per employee plus startup/setup fees by employee-count band; 358 JPY per bonus calculation). Includes onboarding setup, data input, and ongoing monthly processing.
• Social Insurance & Labor Insurance Procedures Outsourcing (社会保険・労働保険手続き代行サービス) Social insurance and labor insurance procedures outsourcing delivered by NMC Social Insurance Labor Attorney Corporation's certified specialists — including new applications, annual renewals, employee changes, and ongoing filings. Tiered monthly retainer from 4,950 JPY/month (1–4 insured persons) scaling to 55,000+ JPY/month (200+), with separate annual filing surcharges.
• In-house Payroll Processing Support Service (給与計算社内処理支援サービス) Training-and-support package that helps companies process payroll internally using CASH RADAR PB System — one-time setup (33,000–88,000 JPY by employee-count band) plus monthly operational support (5,500 JPY/month for ≤49 employees; 8,800 JPY/month for 50+).
• Shishobako (私書箱) — Digital Mailbox & Electronic Document Storage Web communication and document-management system connecting accounting firms with their clients — enabling Q&A, report submission, secure storage of financial documents, and JIIMA-aligned electronic-invoice record-keeping; accessible via web and smartphone app (released 2024-06).
• Keiri Konbini (経理コンビニ) Franchise Model Franchise offering that packages NMC's standardized accounting-office management method (customer acquisition + operational standardization) into a replicable brand — presented on http://keiricon.jp/.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 80 accounting firms have used the remote staff introduction service since 2014
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ジャスネットコミュニケーションズ株式会社coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2016Jasnet Communications, with approximately 28,000 registered accounting professionals, supplies pre-screened remote-work-capable accounting staff to NMC's staffing platform. The partnership provides NMC with access to a large pool of qualified candidates while Jasnet gains distribution for its talent pool.
• マネーツリー株式会社coreTechnology or Integration · 1 September 2015Partnership with Moneytree to enable automatic import of financial transaction data from 1,300+ Japanese financial institutions into CASH RADAR PBシステム. Users can aggregate bank account data directly into the accounting software, improving efficiency and data accuracy.
• 株式会社日本総研EBサービスセンターminorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 1 February 1997NMC provided 'Sumitomo Salary Helper' (payroll calculation + banking system) to Sumitomo Life Insurance via Japan Sogo Ken's EB Service Center, further expanding OEM distribution in the financial sector.
• 滋賀銀行minorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 1 December 1996Shiga Bank adopted 'Ikkkyu-san' (NMC's payroll + banking system) following its launch by First Daiwa Bank, extending NMC's financial institution distribution network.
• 株式会社第一勧銀情報システムcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 1 April 1996NMC supplied its payroll calculation and banking integration software ('Ikkkyu-san') to First Daiwa Bank Information System as an OEM product, enabling the bank to offer a combined salary calculation and internet banking service to its corporate clients.
• SBI損保minorOthersListed as a major client/vendor for corporate insurance coverage.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• freee K.K. TSE-listed cloud accounting SaaS leader in Japan. freee serves Japanese SMBs and accounting firms with cloud bookkeeping, payroll, and HR modules - a direct overlap with NMC's CASH RADAR PBS offerings.
• TKC Corporation: TSE-listed Japanese developer of accounting office management and tax-accountant-targeted software. TKC serves the same core customer (Japanese tax accountants/accounting firms) with overlapping SaaS + consulting and is the most directly comparable peer in NMC's primary segment.
• Money Forward, Inc. TSE-listed cloud accounting, HR/payroll, and fintech platform for Japanese SMBs. Money Forward directly competes in cloud accounting and payroll (and integrates with 1,300+ financial institutions in Japan - the same data-aggregation space NMC accesses via its Moneytree partnership).
• Yayoi Co., Ltd. (弥生株式会社): Dominant Japanese SMB accounting software provider (formerly backed by KKR). Yayoi offers cloud/desktop accounting and payroll products targeting SMEs and accounting firms - directly competing with CASH RADAR PBS for the same customer base.
• PCA Corporation: Japanese accounting and HR/payroll software vendor with a strong installed base among accounting firms and SMEs. Directly comparable to CASH RADAR on cloud accounting, payroll, and accounting-office-targeted modules.
• Miroku Jyoho Service (MJS / ミロク情報サービス): TSE-listed provider of accounting/ERP software and services targeting Japanese accounting firms and SMBs. Overlaps with NMC's combination of SaaS, BPO, and accounting-office-focused offerings.
• OBC (Oxygen Business Consultant / オービックビジネスコンサルタント): Long-established Japanese provider of accounting, payroll, and HR software serving accounting firms and SMBs. Directly competes with CASH RADAR PBS in accounting/payroll SaaS for Japanese accounting offices.

Others

• Adecco Group Japan: Major Japan-based staffing and workforce solutions provider. Adjacent rather than directly competing with NMC's market, but operates in the same accounting/back-office talent-placement arena as NMC's 在宅スタッフ紹介 service.
• Robert Half Japan: Specialist staffing firm focused on finance, accounting, and back-office placements in Japan. Adjacent competitor in the segment of supplying accounting professionals to firms - though operating on a different model (permanent/contract placement vs. NMC's vetted remote-work success-fee model).
• Recruit Holdings (Works Company): TSE-listed Japanese HR/media conglomerate whose Works division includes job board and staffing services for SME and accounting-office hiring. Ecosystem/adjacent participant rather than a direct product competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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