(Korean Bilingual) Business Planning Sr. Analyst

About the Role

Our client is hiring a Business Planning Sr. Analyst (Financial Planning & Analysis Senior Analyst) on the Business Planning team. Reports to: Business Planning Manager. Job type: Full Time Employee, Exempt. Location: Buena Park, CA 90020.

The Senior FP&A Analyst owns budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, monthly close analysis, and performance management. This role leads multiple workstreams, partners with functional leaders, provides actionable insights, and drives end-to-end ownership in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

Responsibilities

• Lead annual budgeting, quarterly forecasts, and long-range financial planning.
  
• Own monthly close analysis and deliver variance insights with clear business drivers.
  
• Build and maintain financial models for revenue, cost, and profitability scenarios.
  
• Develop and enhance dashboards, KPIs, and standardized reporting frameworks.
  
• Partner with department leaders to translate operational initiatives into financial impact.
  
• Identify risks/opportunities and recommend corrective actions.
  
• Independently manage multiple concurrent projects under tight timelines.
  
• Handle recurring reporting and frequent ad-hoc, ambiguous business questions.
  
• Drive process automation and continuous improvements to reporting efficiency and data quality.
  
• Prepare executive-level presentations and decision support materials.
  
• Provide coaching, mentoring, and review of junior analysts’ work.
  
• Korea HQ communication and reporting support:
  
• Serve as the primary finance point of contact between U.S. operations and Korea headquarters for assigned areas.
  
• Communicate business performance, financial results, and key variances to HQ leaders.
  
• Prepare and deliver executive-level financial reports, forecasts, and strategic analyses to HQ.
  
• Align financial assumptions, targets, and planning direction with global/HQ guidelines.
  
• Lead ad-hoc analyses and reporting requests from headquarters with ownership and accountability.
  
• Translate local operational performance into clear financial narratives for HQ management.
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Business.
  
• 5–7 years of FP&A, finance, consulting, or corporate planning experience.
  
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills.
  
• Proven ability to independently own projects from start to finish.
  
• Experience presenting insights to management.
  
• Ability to manage high workloads and multiple deadlines simultaneously.
  
• Bilingual English/Korean required.
  
• Experience working in Korean or global HQ-driven organizations (preferred).
  
• F&B, retail, or franchise experience (preferred).
  
• Core competencies: strong ownership and accountability; ability to prioritize in high-volume environments; advanced analytical mindset with business acumen; comfort with incomplete data and ambiguity; high standards for accuracy and data integrity; proactive problem solving; strong cross-functional partnership and stakeholder management.
  

Benefits

Compensation

Salary: $70,000 - $92,000 a year.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, 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.
  
• Monthly reimbursements.
  
• Cellphone reimbursements.
  
• Employee Discounts (40% off Our Client products & services).
  
• Paid Time Off (increases by tier).
  
• Paid Creative Leave (up to 4 weeks specified by years of service).
  
• Paid Holidays (11 days).
  
• Employee Club Activities (movie, e-sports, book, sports activity club, etc.).