Senior Finance Manager

Hanwha Defense USA, Inc.

$110K — $130K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Must be U.S. citizen or eligible to work for a federal contractor
  • Strong management skills in the manufacturing sector
  • Proficient in Deltek Costpoint or SAP
  • Extensive experience in multinational companies with foreign headquarters
  • Hands-on experience in consolidation accounting and IFRS
  • Bilingual in English/Korean preferred
  • Ten or more years of accounting experience, with at least five in a senior role

Responsibilities

  • Lead consolidated financial reporting for the U.S. entity and global coordination
  • Prepare and reconcile U.S. GAAP and IFRS financial reports
  • Oversee month-end and quarter-end closing processes
  • Manage accounting operations including timesheet reconciliations and project setups
  • Generate and present monthly financial reports to leadership
  • Support financial planning and budgeting processes
  • Mentor and develop finance team members

Benefits

  • Flexible working arrangements
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Health and wellness programs
  • 401(k) plan with company match
  • Employee assistance programs
  • Paid time off and holidays
Full Job Description
The Senior Finance Manager leads consolidated financial reporting for the U.S. entity and coordinates group-level reporting requirements with the overseas headquarters. This role is responsible for consolidation accounting, IFRS-to-U.S. GAAP reconciliation, monthly/quarterly financial close, project accounting, indirect rate calculations, payroll support, and financial reporting. The position also oversees Deltek Costpoint and SAP Concur system administration while serving as the primary liaison with global finance teams.

Key Responsibilities

1) Consolidation Accounting & Global Reporting (Primary Responsibility)
  • Prepare consolidated financial reporting packages for submission to overseas headquarters.
  • Reconcile U.S. GAAP financials with IFRS-based group reporting requirements.
  • Coordinate monthly and quarterly close timelines with global corporate finance teams, ensuring alignment across subsidiaries.
  • Prepare group-level adjustments, consolidation eliminations, and intercompany reconciliations.
  • Manage communication and reporting workflows between the U.S. company and foreign headquarters, including resolving consolidation discrepancies and ensuring data consistency.
  • Support global audit and statutory reporting requirements with timely and accurate submissions.
  • Review and ensure compliance with IFRS-related reporting instructions from headquarters.
  • Provide consolidated financial perspectives to bridge U.S. GAAP operational reporting and IFRS group reporting.


2) Accounting Operations
  • Reconcile and post timesheets and labor distribution.
  • Set up and maintain projects in Costpoint, including revenue/billing configuration, POP, and project workforces.
  • Set up and maintain leave accruals.
  • Calculate and post revenue (Miscellaneous & Service).
  • Set up, maintain, and calculate direct cost allocations (multi-job allocations).
  • Prepare quarterly indirect cost pool reconciliations and maintain cost pool forecasting models for proposal pricing.
  • Calculate burden and maintain monthly project reporting.
  • Generate monthly trial balance.

3) Reporting & Compliance
  • Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual close reporting packages and present key financial results to the Director of Finance and senior leadership
  • Maintain reliable financial reporting based on Costpoint data and reconcile discrepancies as needed.
  • Lead internal reviews of close results, providing analysis of variances and significant trends.
  • Review and document allowable costs in accordance with DCAA (Defense Contract Audit Agency) regulations.
  • Prepare supporting documentation for internal and external audits, ensuring all financial processes meet audit requirements.

4) Financial Planning & Strategic Analysis
  • Support financial planning processes including annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, and long-term financial modeling.
  • Analyze financial performance trends across projects, indirect rates, labor distribution, and departmental spending to identify risks and opportunities
  • Perform ad hoc financial analysis to support strategic initiatives, investment decisions, and process improvements.

5) Leadership, Coaching & Stakeholder Management
  • Mentor, coach, and develop senior analysts and accounting staff, ensuring strong technical capability and professional growth within the finance team.
  • Serve as a key financial partner to operational leaders, program management, supply chain, HR, and corporate headquarters, providing insights and guidance to support strategic and operational decision-making.
  • Support the Director of Finance in strengthening team performance, collaboration, and communication across multiple departments.

Qualifications
  • Must be U.S. citizen or with no restrictions on working for a federal contractor
  • Excellent management and supervisory skills in manufacturing industry
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Excellent organizational and time management skills.
  • Proficient in Deltek Costpoint or SAP
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or similar software.
  • Bilingual English/Korean preferred
  • Experience in multinational companies, especially those with headquarters outside the U.S., required.
  • Hands-on consolidation accounting experience required.
  • Knowledge of IFRS required or preferred.

Education/Experience
  • Bachelors Degree in Finance/Accounting and Masters Degree preferred.
  • Ten or more years of professional accounting experience preferred.
  • Five or more years of experience as a senior-level accounting or finance manager
  • Certified Public Accountant designation preferred.
  • Experience supporting consolidation reporting cycles for a global company required.

Special Knowledge / Skills:
  • Experience preparing indirect rate structures and cost pool preferred.

Physical Demands / Work Environment:
  • Normal amount of sitting or standing, average mobility to move around an office environment, able to conduct normal amount of work at a computer. Must be able to lift 20 pounds. Vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus.

Hanwha Defense USA is committed to pay transparency and equitable compensation practices. The salary range listed for this position represents a good faith estimate of the base pay we reasonably expect to offer for the position at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on relevant skills/experience, education and certifications, market conditions, geographic location and internal pay equity. In addition to base salary, employees may be eligible for discretionary annual bonuses, benefits, and other forms of compensation as part of Hanwha Defense USA's total rewards package.

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