(Korean Bilingual) Business Planning Analyst

About the Role

Our client is hiring a Business Planning Analyst (Financial Planning & Analysis - FP&A) to support budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and business performance analysis. This full-time, non-exempt role reports to the Business Planning Sr. Manager and is part of the Business Planning team in Buena Park, CA 90020. The analyst will manage assigned projects and recurring reporting cycles, analyze financial and operational data, deliver weekly and monthly performance insights, and coordinate with cross-functional teams and Korea headquarters.

Requirements

Responsibilities

• Support annual budget and quarterly/monthly forecast processes
  
• Prepare recurring weekly/monthly reports, dashboards, and KPI trackers
  
• Conduct variance analysis (Actual vs Budget/Forecast) and summarize key business drivers
  
• Validate, reconcile, and maintain large datasets to ensure data accuracy and reporting integrity
  
• Manage recurring reporting cycles and support ad-hoc analysis requests
  
• Collect and organize financial and operational data from Accounting, Operations, Supply Chain Management, and Marketing
  
• Assist with financial modeling and scenario analysis
  
• Prioritize multiple deliverables and meet tight deadlines with minimal supervision
  
• Document action items and follow through to completion
  
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting efficiency and processes
  
• Support preparation of financial reports and analyses requested by Korea headquarters
  
• Compile data and backup materials for executive-level reporting to HQ
  
• Assist in responding to ad-hoc information requests from HQ finance teams
  
• Coordinate with internal teams to gather inputs required for HQ submissions
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Business
  
• 1–2 years of experience in FP&A, finance, accounting, or a related analytical role
  
• Strong Excel skills (pivot tables, formulas, data analysis)
  
• Bilingual English/Korean required
  
• Ability to handle high-volume recurring and ad-hoc requests
  
• Strong attention to accuracy and data integrity
  
• Ability to prioritize competing tasks and manage multiple deadlines
  
• Comfortable working in dynamic and evolving business environments
  
• Ownership mindset with consistent follow-through
  
• Proactive and self-motivated; analytical thinker with a passion for working with data
  
• Effective cross-functional communicator
  
• Experience working in Korean or global HQ-driven organizations (preferred)
  
• F&B / retail / franchise industry experience (preferred)
  

Benefits

Compensation

Salary: $55,000 - $70,000 a year

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance (100% company covered) from day 1
  
• Short-term and long-term disability leave (short-term 100% covered)
  
• 401(k) company match
  
• Life allowance reimbursements (monthly)
  
• Cellphone reimbursements
  
• Employee discounts (40% off Our Client products & services)
  
• Paid Time Off (increases by tier)
  
• Paid Creative Leave (up to 4 weeks based on years of service)
  
• Paid holidays (11 days)
  
• Talent sharing opportunities
  
• Employee club activities (movie, e-sports, book, sports activity clubs, etc.)