Financial Accounting Leader

Job Overview

The Financial Accounting Leader is responsible for managing routine daily operations in the accounting department. This includes monitoring various reports in the accounting system to assure integrity of the data contained whilst managing a high performing team. The role will provide leadership with the development, planning, and continuous improvement of systems and processes.

What You Will Do:

• Prepares and reviews the Annual Financial Report.
• Interacts with external auditors concerning audit reports and compliance issues.
• Build and optimize processes through the team's goal setting and strategic communication with related departments to identify the management target goal to systematically manage timely report necessary financial information for the decision making.
• Identifies and reports impact of amendment of accounting related laws and regulations on the corporate public announcement, and by doing so, supports facilitating smooth communication between the management & external investors.
• Support the development and execution of the company’s internal control program while ensuring compliance with regulatory rules and deadlines.
• Conduct risk assessments of key accounts, financial reporting processes and information systems, and coordinate the scope of the internal controls monitoring process, ensuring adequate coverage.
• Coordinate with leadership on the design, implementation and evaluation of general and automated system controls and configurations.
• Evaluate the design of internal control activities, maintain and update key controls, ensure controls documentation reflects a high level of quality.

Basic Qualifications

• BA/BS degree required
• 10-15 years of relevant experience from public accounting and/or public multinational companies
• Must have prior deep hands-on SEC reporting experience
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of US GAAP and SEC regulations

Preferred Qualifications

• In-depth knowledge of US GAAP (accounting and reporting) and SEC Rules and Regulations
• Ability to perform independent research and prepare analyses of the impact of accounting and regulatory pronouncements on the company’s financial statements and accounting and disclosure practices.
• Experience in SOX control execution/documentation
• Detail-oriented with demonstrated oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work with senior management and influence decision making
• Strong multi-tasking skills and ability to adapt to change
• Ability to take ownership of projects and drive them through to completion.
• Ability to work with all levels of personnel, from staff to executive management.
• Korean essential/English Preferred

Recruitment Process and Others 

Recruitment Process  

• Application Review - Phone Interview - Onsite (or Virtual Onsite) Interview – Offer  
• The exact nature of the recruitment process may vary according to the specific job and may be changed due to scheduling or other circumstances.  
• Interview schedules and the results will be informed to the applicant via the e-mail address submitted at the application stage.  

Details to Consider  

• This job posting may be closed prior to the stated end date for application if all openings are filled.  
• Coupang has the right to rescind an offer of employment if a candidate is found to have submitted false information as part of the application process.  
• Coupang does not discriminate against disabled applicants or those with veteran status. We are proud to offer equal opportunities for all applicants.  
• Hiring may be restricted in case the legal qualifications required for hiring and work performance is not met.  
• This is a full-time regular position and includes 12 weeks of probation period; provided, however, the probationary period may be either skipped, shortened or extended if necessary for business purposes. 

Privacy Notice  

• Your personal information will be collected and managed by Coupang as stated in the Application Privacy Notice is located below.  

https://privacy.coupang.com/en/land/jobs/  

Document Return Policy

1. This notification is given pursuant to Article 11 (6) of the Fair Hiring Procedure Act.  
2. A job applicant, who has applied but not been finally selected for a position at Coupang (the “Company”), may request the Company to return his/her hiring documents submitted pursuant to the Fair Hiring Procedure Act. However, this will not apply where the hiring documents were submitted via the website of the Company or e-mail, or where the job applicant submitted those documents voluntarily without a request from the Company. In addition, if the hiring documents were destroyed due to a natural disaster or any other reasons not attributable to the Company, such documents will be deemed to have been returned to the job applicant.  
3. A job applicant who wishes to request the return of his/her hiring documents pursuant to the main sentence of paragraph 2 above should fill out a “Request for Return of Hiring Documents” [Annex Form No. 3 in the Enforcement Rule of the Fair Hiring Procedure Act] and submit It by email ([email protected]). In such case, within fourteen (14) days from the date of identifying the receipt of the request, the Company will send the hiring documents to the job applicant’s designated address via registered mail. Please be informed that the job applicant is required to pay the postage on the registered mail.  
4. In preparation for a job applicant’s request for the return of hiring documents pursuant to the main sentence of paragraph 2 above, the Company shall retain the original hiring documents submitted by the job applicant for 180 days from the completion of the recruiting process. If no request is made until the end of this period, all his/her hiring documents will be destroyed immediately in accordance with the Personal Information Protection Act.  
5. The above paragraphs 1 - 4 shall only apply when the labor-related laws of Korea govern the application. They are otherwise not applicable.