Korean Speaking Finance Manager

Position Summary

Why join our team?

ESBO (European Service Business Organisation) is responsible for identifying, evaluating and determining new opportunities within the digital media and advertising industry with the goal of crafting scalable services and businesses on top of the global footprint of European Samsung Smart TVs and Mobiles. The ESBO team is working to build value for partners, advertisers, and agencies through its outstanding insights into TV viewership in the shifting media landscape.

Role and Responsibilities

Your key responsibilities

We are seeking a highly skilled Korean-speaking Forecasting Specialist to join our team. The ideal candidate will work closely with the business to identify key targets and growth areas at an account level, ensuring accurate forecasting of credit limits on a quarterly and annual basis. This role involves cross departmental and intercompany collaboration in relation to credit limit management and therefore requires highly effective communication skills. Additionally, the specialist will monitor ongoing business activity using multiple systems and information platforms, making data-driven recommendations in relation to credit limit requirements.

What will be your key deliverables?

• Collaborate with the business to identify and understand key targets and growth areas at the account level.

• Own forecasting process for credit limits required to service the business on a quarterly and annual basis working alongside internal partners, consolidating the data and analysing variances for reporting

• Manage relationship with internal credit risk teams and Global HQ teams to secure credit limits.

• Manage, update, and streamline the process for credit limit requests between systems and teams, ensuring efficient and accurate data flow.

• Oversee regular credit limits reviews and ongoing business activity, providing factual data-based recommendations.

• Develop and maintain a credit limit availability platform/dashboard for use across the business.

• Oversee account onboarding processes to ensure smooth integration and compliance with credit limit policies.

• Develop and maintain comprehensive reports in both Korean and English to support decision-making processes.

• The role also includes creating a credit limit availability platform/dashboard for use across the business.

• Manage and streamline the creation of requests, ensuring they are accurately documented and communicated in both languages.

• Ensure consistency and accuracy in translating and adapting reports and requests between Korean and English.

• Implement efficient processes for report generation, distribution, and updates, ensuring timely delivery to stakeholders.

• Monitor and review existing reports and requests, making improvements as needed to enhance clarity, relevance, and usability.

• Provide training and guidance to team members on report creation and management best practices in both languages.

What we need for this role

To be successful, you will possess the following skills and attributes:

Essential Qualifications:

• Proficient in Korean (speaking, reading, writing).

• Strong analytical skills with data interpretation expertise.

• Experience in forecasting and credit risk management (preferred).

• Familiarity with financial systems, data management tools, and dashboard creation.

• Excellent communication and interdepartmental collaboration skills.

• Advanced Excel skills (formulas, macros, pivot tables).

• Strong attention to detail, multitasking, and social skills.

• Task-driven with ability to meet deadlines in fast-paced environments.

Preferred Skills:

• Knowledge of financial modelling and forecasting techniques.

• Problem-solving abilities.

• Experience with Salesforce, SAP, SQL, or statistical analysis tools.

• Familiarity with media/TV measurement.

What does success look like?

• Success in this role would be demonstrated by the ability to accurately forecast credit limits, ensuring alignment with business growth targets and risk management strategies.  Additionally, it would involve effectively streamlining processes, enhancing cross-departmental collaboration, and delivering data-driven insights that support informed decision-making across the organization.

Skills and Qualifications

Benefits of working at Samsung include

• Hybrid working – 3 days in the office and 2 days at home per week

• Bonus scheme linked to individual, team and company performance

• Pension contribution

• Three volunteering days each year

• Holiday - 25 days plus bank holidays and an additional day off for your birthday

• Access to discounts on a wide range of Samsung products

• Access to a discount shopping portal

A note on equal opportunities

We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at our Company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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