Financial Analyst - Korean/English Bilingual

Talascend is currently seeking a Financial Analyst for a contract opportunity with our client in Plano, Texas. MUST be bilingual in Korean and English. 

Overview

The main functions of a financial analyst are to gather and analyze financial information; will typically conduct quantitative analyses of information affecting investment programs of public or private institutions. A typical financial analyst is responsible for analyzing and communicating financial information for clients.

Responsibilities

• Assemble spreadsheets and draw charts and graphs used to illustrate technical reports.
• Analyze financial information to produce forecast of business, industry and economic conditions for use in making investment decisions.
• Interpret data affecting investment programs, such as price, yield, stability and future trends in investment risks.
• Responsible for following up on tasks based on various team projects promptly.
• Perform month end closing expense analysis in detail by GL and create financial report to manager on a monthly basis.
• Perform month end closing expense forecast in detail by GL for up to 6 months, upload accurate data on HQ MOSAIC page, and create financial report to manager on a monthly basis.
• Perform various vendor invoice submissions via N-ERP system.
• Interact and maintain positive business relationship with various finance counterparts.
• Perform financial analysis to prepare with the team, the yearly organization's budget and create related reports to be shared with upper management and HQ counterpart.
• Prepare month-end closing financial status to analyze the variances between business plan vs. actual by GL.
• Support internal and external teams with R&D tax credit preparation.
• Setup yearly investment plans and share with finance management team, and support purchase, vendor registration, invoice clearing, and analyze depreciation expense.
• Provide various financial reports as needed to team manager.
• Directly submit, or support submission of any department RMS PUMIs and KNOX PUMIs as needed for the department.
• Assist as needed in preparing reports when departmental leaders need certain information to be analyzed and provide information to customers or HQ.
• Coordinate with financial management teams, and identify/reconcile budget discrepancies and request reclassification as needed.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners such as GA, EHS, IT, and Security.
• Lead and coordinate office space planning with department managers and execute moves, additions, and changes to the office environment.
• Maintain, track, and create reports for departmental resources.
• Provide support to new hires and visitors upon arrival.
• Support and follow up on all 3rd party vendor new hire approvals/termination requests.
• Assist department employees to support GA, expense, PUMI, and etc for the office and operation management.
• Maintain network access, applications, printing, and resolve network difficulties.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or related financial discipline required.
• An advanced degree in a financial discipline is preferred.
• 2-4 years financial and/or accounting experience required.

Requirements

• Bi-lingual (Korean/English) required.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook).
• Self-maintenance of changes to task priority to ensure completion of all tasks in a timely manner.
• Work independently without regular direct supervision.
• Detail oriented, organized, and have exceptional inter-communication skills with the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.

Shift

Hybrid, 8am 5pm M-F (Friday WFH)