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ID #15476985
State South Carolina
City Seoul
Job type Full-time
Salary USD TBD TBD
Source Biogen
Showed 2021-06-15
Date 2021-06-15
Deadline 2021-08-14
Category Et cetera
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South Korea Finance Head, Seoul

South Carolina, Seoul 00000 Seoul USA

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Job Description

Management:

  • Ownership of affiliate P&L; partner with GM and local cross functional teams to deliver financial targets compliantly
  • Drive OPEX discipline within the affiliate and achieve leveraged P&L YoY
  • Strong finance stewardship over business deals; W/S negotiations; vendor management
  • Collaboration with local business to develop and execute operation plan with business partner
  • Represents local affiliate dealing with banks, tax authorities, various financial institutions
  • Attract and hire the best talent to build a strong local finance team for future

Financial reporting and analysis​:

  • Oversee all aspects of local finance including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Intercompany, Project Accounting and Fixed Assets; monthly general journals
  • Responsible for month end closing call with International controller and address any accounting / planning issues within affiliate business (i.e., audits, actual results, weigh in/approve pricing negotiations with Partners, etc)
  • Ensure all accounting entries are booked on time and accurately in support of the monthly and quarterly close process
  • Develop and own the Financial analysis on all new deals with partners, and represent Finance in all new negotiations

Statutory reporting and tax:

  • Responsible for tax and statuary filings, as well as, compliance with company’s Internal Controls and SOX requirements
  • Ensure statutory audit requirements are completed per the client assistance schedule
  • Collaborate with auditors, company secretary and company directors for all statutory audit matters
  • Ensure transfer pricing documentation is prepared and filed in accordance with latest legislation

Financial controls:

  • Be the local advocate for the development and implementation of new policies and procedures in accordance with the overall Corporate Policies and Procedures
  • Partner with International and Corporate Finance to ensure key metrics, processes and best practices are consistently implemented
  • Ensure quarterly segregation of duty (SOD) review and remediate any conflicts
  • Maintain SOX control matrix and ensure controls are in place and effective
  • Partner with L&C; S&G team to ensure a sound internal control environment
  • Lead local finance team and deliver training to local employees for any finance policy or process changes

Provide financial and planning support:

  • Active member of Affiliate Leadership Team advising on affiliate business and performance and contributing to identifying organizational opportunities and effectively addressing risks
  • Lead local financial reviews and play a key role in other business reviews and Annual Operating Plan
  • Provide financial updates for the business function and communicating financial guidance for forecasts, annual budget planning, etc
  • Provide key inputs for G&A budgets, capital budgets, leasing and depreciation schedules

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance or Economics required. MBA perferred
  • PCPA or CA qualified professionals
  • Over 10 years of professional experience in Finance of a similar role
  • Solid experience with ERP systems (Oracle, SAP or comparable systems )
  • Biotech/pharma experience is a plus, but not required.

Additional Information

A key member of the South Korea management team and a key contributor for the APAC, BIR finance team. This role will own and oversee all aspects of local finance, business operations and business services; will act as a strong Finance Business Partner for local and APAC management team. Main responsibilities include, but not limited to, (1) P&L ownership & management for South Korea Affiliate; (2) collaboration internal & external cross functional teams to drive business growth and deliver operation excellence; (3) financial reporting and analysis, (3) statutory reporting and tax, (4) financial controls, (5) support APAC finance head and cost center managers on financial and business planning needs. In addition, this role will support the organization with presentations and ad hoc analytical requests, as well as interact with the broader International Finance organization.

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