Financial Analyst (Korean Bilingual)

About the role

Step into the innovative world of LG Electronics. As a global leader in technology, LG Electronics is dedicated to creating innovative solutions for a better life. Our brand promise, 'Life's Good', embodies our commitment to ensuring a happier life for all. We have a rich history spanning over six decades and a global presence in over 290 locations.

Our diverse portfolio includes Home Appliance Solutions, Media Entertainment Solutions, Vehicle Solutions, and Eco Solutions. Our management philosophy, "Jeong-do Management," embodies our commitment to high ethical standards and transparent operations. Grounded in the principles of 'Customer-Value Creation' and 'People-Oriented Management', these values shape our corporate culture, fostering creativity, diversity, and integrity.

At LG, we believe in the power of collective wisdom through an inclusive work environment. Join us and become a part of a company that is shaping the future of technology. At LG, we strive to make Life Good for Everyone.

What we can offer

A crafted employee experience designed to foster professional growth, a focus on health & well-being and an internal community that will set you up for success.

We offer an environment that enables colleagues to demonstrate their capabilities, focus on their work and create value. At LG, you're encouraged to take a creative and individual approach to challenges with strong emphasis placed on performance and skill-and equal, merit-based opportunities across the board. We want our colleagues to grow with our global business. That's why we deliver sure rewards for exceptional performance and offer industry-leading benefits. Come join the team!

The Opportunity

The Financial Analyst supports sales and business planning through financial analysis, reporting, forecasting, and data management. This role maintains reporting tools and master data; prepares recurring sales, profitability, and productivity reports; and coordinates monthly business plans, KPI targets, forecasts, and budgets. The analyst also evaluates business initiatives and cost-reduction opportunities, identifies trends and variances, and works with cross-functional partners to improve data accuracy, reporting efficiency, and business performance.

Fluency in Korean and English is required.

Responsibilities

• Drive cost/benefit and break-even analyses for business initiatives by gathering data, maintaining analysis files, and identifying potential improvement opportunities.
• Own day-to-day planning and reporting activities by maintaining sales, channel, COI, trade mix, and profitability automation tools, developing ad hoc Excel tools, and coordinating data requests and meeting follow-ups.
• Manage master data and reporting inputs through daily Ship-to/Bill-to mapping, Non-Project updates, model master maintenance, sales allocation and accrual data updates, and monthly new model updates with Product Management.
• Manage recurring sales and financial performance reporting, including Retail Daily Sales, weekly NGSI reports, monthly corporate/channel sales, consolidated sales/P&L, Direct Shipment, Ground Rule, customer profit analysis, and account sell-out/sell-through reporting.
• Drive customer and account profitability analysis by preparing data, tracking improvement actions, and addressing routine reporting inquiries.
• Manage monthly and quarterly sales productivity analysis by preparing data, tracking results, and maintaining productivity reports by salesperson and team.
• Coordinate monthly business planning by consolidating inputs from Sales, Product Management, and TD/BU and updating gross/net sales, deductions, marginal profit, P&L, and product/channel plans.
• Coordinate sales and operational KPI planning by maintaining KPI trackers, target inputs, change logs, and bonus templates and driving validation with HR/Corporate Planning.
• Execute monthly and quarterly financial reporting, forecasts, annual budgeting, and ad hoc analyses by collecting data, updating models, and analyzing basic trends and variances.
• Conduct financial and cost analyses for cost reduction, savings, staffing, and resource optimization initiatives in collaboration with senior team members.
• Own the maintenance and continuous improvement of existing accounting, planning, and reporting tools and processes to ensure data integrity, timely reporting, and efficient analyses.
• Partner with Sales, Product Management, TD/BU, HR, Corporate Planning, and other finance and functional teams to collect inputs, drive action-item follow-up, and improve scalable reporting processes and performance metrics.

Education / Experience (Requirements)

• Bachelor's degree in finance.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in data analytics or data management using an ERP system (preferred).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, including skills in pivot tables, VLOOKUP, charts, tables, and trend analysis.
• Korean & English fluency is required.

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• Recruiting Range $75,000 - $90,000 USD

Benefits Offered Full-Time Employees

• No-cost employee premiums for you and your eligible dependents for competitive medical, dental, vision and prescription benefits.
• Auto enrollment with immediate vesting of competitive company matching contributions in a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with several investment options.
• Generous Paid Time Off program that includes company holidays and a combined bank of paid sick and vacation time.
• Performance based Short-Term Incentives (varies by role).
• Access to confidential mental health resources to help you and your loved ones improve your quality of life. Personal fitness goal incentives.
• Family orientated benefits such as paid parental leave and support for families raising children with learning, social, behavioral challenges, or developmental disabilities.
• Group Rate Life and Disability Insurance.

Benefits Offered Temporary/Contractors

• Eligible for the relevant benefit programs offered through our partner agencies.