Finance Manager, Korea

Major scope

• Business partnering with commercial heads in Korea.

• Reporting to Regional Financial Controller in Hong Kong, responsible for management account review, business planning and forecast, daily banking and treasury management, and local compliance in Korea.

• Process enhancement and projects.

 

Role & Responsibility

• Business partnering with commercial heads in Korea

• Business partnering with commercial heads and teams in Korea to support daily businesses and expansion in the market from finance and compliance perspective.

 

Daily finance and accounting

• Working closely with the finance team in Hong Kong to support daily finance and accounting processes and review management accounts prepared by Hong Kong team.

 

Business planning and forecast

• Supporting Regional Financial Controller and CFO to prepare annual budget and regular forecast and analysis for strategic planning in Korea.

• Reviewing monthly management accounts vs budget for variance analysis and highlight key points for management review and strategic planning.

• Monitoring business performance, CAPEX and major costs for different markets and stores and managing related budget and inventory level.

 

Local compliance

• Managing local tax advisors (external CPA firms), legal advisors and auditors to handle regular tax filing, annual audit, local compliance, etc. in Korea.

• Be the contact point with local tax authorities and other Government departments to manage the brand’s daily compliance and related topics in Korea.

 

Daily banking and treasury management

• Liaise with local banks to manage bank account setup, daily liquidity management and cashflow planning in the market.

 

Process enhancement and projects

• Supporting different business units in the region for process and control enhancement, including store opening, new business channel setup and standardization.

• Any other tasks or projects assigned.

 

Qualifications / Education Requirements

• Bachelor degree or above in Finance and Accounting.

• Qualified with KICPA or any internationally recognized accounting qualification.

• At least 8 years’ experience in finance, accounting and business planning for retail business, with more than 3 years of solid business partnering experience in supporting retail operations in Korea.

• Hands-on experience in managing retail related projects including new store opening, process enhancement, etc.

• International exposure with working experience outside Korea is a plus.

• Strong computer skills is essential (MS Office/Excel), hands-on experience in SAP is a plus.

• Fluent in English / Korea.

• Able to work independently and contribute to the growing team.

• Flexible in a changing environment and work to strict deadline

 

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.