Korean-Bilingual Senior FP&A Manager

About the role

The role entails overseeing financial planning and analysis for a specific operating function within a US business. Responsibilities include preparing and analyzing long-range forecasts, profit plans, and monthly spending, conducting monthly business reviews to track performance against budget, analyzing financial statements and key performance indicators, and developing financial models.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and analyze long-range forecasts, annual profit plans, monthly forecasts and actual spending for an operating function of the US business
• Lead channel- and SKU-level profitability analysis to identify key financial and operational issues, and proactively drive actionable solutions to improve business performance
• Monthly business reviews: meet with business partners every month to show how they are tracking vs. budget to ensure alignment of financials with strategic objectives. Identify risks and opportunities and investigate variances
• Perform financial statement and key performance indicator analysis
• Conduct trend and business driver analysis for current business outlooks
• Develop financial models to support decision making
• Headcount planning: consolidate, forecast, and plan headcount
• Manage capital expenditures, forecast and plan capital by project, ensure all capital projects receive proper authorization, and collaborate with functional teams including IT to manage overall NA targets
• Act as a key finance partner by actively communicating with cross-functional teams and HQ counterparts in Korea, ensuring alignment, timely information sharing, and effective issue resolution
• Perform special projects as assigned and provide financial support to key projects and initiatives
• Aid in the development of executive management presentations

Qualifications

• Minimum seven years of planning/forecasting experience for a large corporation
• Financial background and familiarity with financial planning, forecasting and monthly financial reporting
• Bilingual in Korean due to regular communication with Korea HQ
• Strong Analytical/Problem Solving Skills
• Excellent organizational and communication skills
• Ability to form strong relationships with Senior Management team and their staff members
• Willingness to communicate difficult information upward in a timely and thoughtful manner
• Self starter with ability to work independently with minimum direction
• Knowledge of Integrated accounting/general ledger system such as SAP, JDE or similar
• Capable of handling and maintaining confidential information
• Must be flexible to changing circumstances and work under strict deadlines
• Bachelor degree in accounting or finance with a CPA/MBA preferred
• Strong Microsoft Office skills