(Senior) Accountant

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What You'll Do

The (Senior) Accountant, Compensation, Treasury & Intercompany is a key member of the Korea Finance team, responsible for day-to-day finance operations across employee compensation and payroll-related activities, treasury and banking, and intercompany accounting and settlements. 

This role works closely with Korea Finance and HR stakeholders, external payroll service providers, banks, and regional/global finance teams to ensure accurate and timely compensation inputs, payments, cash transactions, and intercompany balances. The position requires strong hands-on ownership, sound accounting fundamentals, and the ability to coordinate operational processes independently across multiple stakeholders. 

Key Responsibilities

Compensation & Payroll Operations

• Prepare, consolidate, and review monthly compensation and payroll input data and coordinate payroll processing with the external payroll service provider. 
• Review payroll outputs, payroll-related tax information, and supporting schedules for accuracy and completeness, and coordinate payroll and related payments. 
• Support compensation-related accounting, including accruals, payroll allocations, and related general ledger entries. 
• Support annual bonus calculation and other compensation-related processes in coordination with HR. 
• Coordinate year-end tax settlement and other payroll-related statutory processes. 
• Manage retirement benefit and pension-related finance processes, including retirement benefit calculation and payment, pension administration, and coordination with retirement pension service providers. 
• Manage finance-related processes for MDP and other specialized compensation arrangements. 
• Support Global Mobility and secondment-related settlements, invoicing, accounting, and related individual income tax matters.

Treasury & Banking

• Manage day-to-day Korea treasury and banking operations covering KRW and foreign currency transactions. 
• Monitor bank transactions and account balances and perform regular bank reconciliations. 
• Prepare weekly and monthly cash forecasts and manage cash flow, liquidity, and funding requirements in coordination with regional/global Treasury. 
• Coordinate payments and incoming receipts, including payroll, employee-related payments, taxes, AP payments, AR settlements, refunds, and other manual payments. 
• Manage corporate banking transactions and foreign currency receipts and payments, including coordination with banks on supporting requirements. 
• Maintain banking administration, documentation, and related control requirements. 

Intercompany

• Manage intercompany settlements for the Korea entity in coordination with regional/global Intercompany and Treasury teams. 
• Review and reconcile intercompany payable and receivable balances and prepare supporting settlement files and cash settlement instructions. 
• Monitor settlement completion and investigate and resolve discrepancies or outstanding balances with counterpart offices. 
• Support intercompany invoicing and rebilling, including secondment and cross-office employee arrangements. 

Accounting & Closing

• Prepare journal entries and perform account reconciliations for payroll, treasury, intercompany, and other assigned accounts as part of month-end and year-end closing. 
• Monitor and resolve outstanding items and reconciliation differences and maintain appropriate supporting schedules and documentation. 
• Ensure accurate and timely accounting for assigned areas in accordance with applicable finance and accounting requirements. 
• Support external audit requirements by preparing relevant schedules, supporting documentation, and responses to audit requests. 

Tax & Compliance

• Review monthly payroll withholding tax information and support related tax filing and payment processes. 
• Support corporate income tax compliance by preparing relevant account information and tax adjustment supporting schedules. 
• Coordinate with external tax advisors and Global Finance on employee tax and other ad-hoc accounting and tax matters. 
• Maintain appropriate documentation to support tax compliance and related review requirements. 

Finance Controls & Shared Services

• Perform assigned finance control activities and maintain required supporting documentation and control evidence in accordance with PRISM and other applicable Finance control procedures. 
• Coordinate with GFOS and other Shared Service teams on finance processing and resolution of operational or accounting issues. 
• Support internal control reviews and related documentation requirements. 
• Participate in finance process improvement and system initiatives as required. 

What You'll Bring

 Experience 

• Bachelor's degree or above in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field 
• Minimum 7 years of relevant experience in Finance or Accounting, preferably within a multinational or professional services environment 
• Hands-on experience in payroll or compensation-related finance operations, treasury, or intercompany accounting 
• Solid understanding of accounting fundamentals, reconciliations, journal entries, and month-end closing processes 
• Experience working with external payroll providers and corporate banking platforms preferred 
• Experience working with regional/global finance teams in a multinational environment preferred 
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills; experience with ERP systems such as SAP is preferred 

Skills and Capabilities

• Strong analytical and reconciliation skills with high attention to detail 
• Excellent organizational and prioritization skills with the ability to manage recurring deadlines and multiple workstreams 
• Strong verbal and written communication skills 
• Proven ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across functions and geographies 
• Ability to identify issues, follow through with stakeholders, and drive matters to resolution 
• Proactive, resourceful, and responsive in a fast-paced environment 
• Strong stakeholder management skills with internal teams, banks, and external service providers 
• High level of integrity, accountability, and discretion when handling confidential employee and financial information 
• Flexible and adaptable to changing business needs 

Language

• Fluent in Korean and English, both written and spoken 

Key Competencies

• Strong ownership and execution capability 
• Ability to understand end-to-end finance processes and their accounting and cash implications 
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and recurring deadlines in a dynamic environment 
• Strong collaboration and relationship-building skills across local, regional, and global stakeholders 
• Attention to detail with a commitment to accuracy and quality 
• Continuous improvement mindset with a practical, hands-on approach 
• Self-motivated, proactive, and solution-oriented approach 

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