Wattpad

[WEBTOON] (Sr) Accounting Manager

Wattpad$110K — $150K *
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7-12 years of experience in US-GAAP or IFRS accounting
  • Experience with external audits at a publicly listed company
  • Strong responsibility and professional ethics
  • Skilled in internal/external communication
  • Fluent in Korean and English
  • Proficient in leveraging AI for process improvement

Responsibilities

  • Perform monthly, quarterly, and annual financial accounting close
  • Conduct monthly P&L analysis and set accounting policies
  • Review financial issues and support external audits
  • Plan and enhance closing processes and systems using AI
  • Communicate with finance teams in Korea, Japan, and Canada

Benefits

  • Career development and mentorship opportunities
  • Comprehensive health benefits including vision and dental
  • Generous PTO and parental leave top-up
  • 401K contributions
  • Commuter benefits
  • Discounts on WEBTOON and LINE FRIENDS products
  • Winter break shutdown
Full Job Description
We are the Finance team of WEBTOON Entertainment, a NASDAQ-listed company, responsible for monthly/quarterly/annual financial accounting close, external audit support, and financial support for business units. You will gain experience across the full scope of accounting management at a transparent, highly sophisticated global public company - including content-platform-specific policies. We are looking for someone who wants to expand their financial career by proactively driving the closing process, taking ownership of decision-making, continuously improving closing efficiency by actively leveraging AI, and actively supporting the business units' various new business initiatives.

What You'll Do

  • Perform monthly/quarterly/annual financial accounting close and provide financial support to business units
  • Conduct monthly P&L analysis and establish accounting policies
  • Review financial accounting issues and support/respond to external audits
  • Plan and drive improvements to closing-related processes and systems, including the active use of AI to increase efficiency
  • Actively communicate with the finance teams of WEBTOON group affiliates in Korea, Japan and Canada to enhance the completeness and reliability of financial closing


Required Experience

  • 7~12 years of experience in US-GAAP or IFRS accounting and standalone/separate financial closing
  • Experience supporting and responding to external audits at a publicly listed company
  • Strong sense of responsibility and professional ethics, with a proactive approach to work
  • Skilled in internal/external communication and flexible in collaboration
  • Fluent in both Korean and English
  • Proactive in leveraging AI to improve processes and drive efficiency


Preferred Experience

  • Accounting certification(s) (CPA)
  • Experience in the IT/platform industry
  • Experience preparing for the adoption of new accounting standards and establishing accounting policies
  • Experience improving closing-related processes/systems
  • Experience applying AI or automation tools to accounting/finance processes


Salary Range and Description

$110,000 - $150,000 / annually

Please note, the above range is listed in USD.

What we offer (For Full-Time Only):

* Career development; we believe in mentorship and investing in your learning, supporting you to achieve your goals

* Health benefits, including vision and dental!

* Generous PTO and Parental Leave Top-up

* 401K Contributions

* Commuter Benefits

* Global WEBTOON and LINE FRIENDS discount program

* Winter break shutdown and a whole lot more!

With approximately 155 million monthly active users, WEBTOON Entertainment's IP & Creator Ecosystem of aligned brands and platforms include WEBTOON, Wattpad--the world's leading webnovel platform--WEBTOON Productions, Studio N, Studio LICO, WEBTOON Unscrolled, LINE MANGA, and eBookJapan, among others.

Join us and work with some of the biggest artists, IP, and fandoms in comics!

#WEBTOON

About Wattpad

Wattpad is a social storytelling platform that allows users to share and discover stories across a range of genres, including romance, science fiction, and mystery. The platform has over 80 million monthly users and over 500 million stories. Wattpad's users are primarily young adults and teenagers. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
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