[WEBTOON] Senior Accountant

The role

This role is a Senior Accountant on WEBTOON Entertainment's Finance team. The job covers the monthly, quarterly and annual financial close, support for external audits, and financial support for business units.

What you will do

• Perform monthly, quarterly and 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 or respond to external audits
• Plan and drive improvements to closing-related processes and systems, including active use of AI to increase efficiency
• Communicate with the finance teams of WEBTOON group affiliates in Korea, Japan and Canada to improve the completeness and reliability of financial closing

Required qualifications

• 4 to 7 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 and external communication and flexible in collaboration
• Fluent in both Korean and English
• Proactive in leveraging AI to improve processes and drive efficiency

Nice to have

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

Benefits

• Career development and mentorship
• 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

About the company

WEBTOON Entertainment is a global entertainment company and leader in the mobile webcomic format, with platforms including CANVAS and WEBTOON Originals. The company is NASDAQ-listed and includes brands such as Wattpad.