Principal, Financial Planning & Analysis(Logistics planning and fixed)

Company Introduction

We exist to wow our customers. We know we’re doing the right thing when we hear our customers say, “How did we ever live without Coupang?” Born out of an obsession to make shopping, eating, and living easier than ever, we are collectively disrupting the multi-billion-dollar commerce industry from the ground up and establishing an unparalleled reputation for being leading and reliable force in South Korean commerce.

We are proud to have the best of both worlds — a startup culture with the resources of a large global public company. This fuels us to continue our growth and launch new services at the speed we have been at since our inception. We are all entrepreneurial surrounded by opportunities to drive new initiatives and innovations. At our core, we are bold and ambitious people that like to get our hands dirty and make a hands-on impact. At Coupang, you will see yourself, your colleagues, your team, and the company grow every day.

Our mission to build the future of commerce is real. We push the boundaries of what’s possible to solve problems and break traditional tradeoffs. Join Coupang now to create an epic experience in this always-on, high-tech, and hyper-connected world.

Role Overview

We are seeking a seasoned finance professional to take charge of financial modeling and reporting.

An ideal candidate will be a proactive individual who can not only collect inputs from diverse areas, but also provide critical perspectives to improve forecast accuracy.

We are looking for ambitious person who can move beyond reporting and propose solutions to company-wide issues to improve cost and quality for Coupang’s customers.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver frequent updates on logistics’ costs and initiatives. This comprises performing variance analyses on cost performance that are accurate and clearly explained with a crisp storyline every week.
• Closely work with various teams across Coupang to gather assumptions and provide critical perspectives on how to consume those in our financial projections. Examples include (but are not limited to) working with retail and S&OP to understand sales and volume projections, or with procurement, SDE and FC teams on initiatives that may impact logistics (e.g. packaging, inventory placement, etc).
• Do foundational work that help maintain accurate and clear finance reporting. This includes maintaining cost centers and GL mappings and reconciliations.
• Pursue process improvement opportunities for the team to do more with less and to improve forecast accuracy.
• Be able to refresh the Logistics Finance forecast models every week (from maintenance of the models, input collection, variance analysis, to reporting).
• Responsible for Cash Flow forecasting and Category P&L reporting.
• Actively participate in different planning cycles: budgeting, annual planning, weekly updates.

Basic Qualifications:

• 8+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, Strategy, or Consulting roles (finance department, preferably in tech/online sector; investment banks; accounting firms).
• Bachelor’s in finance, commerce, business or related fields.
• 5+ years of relevant work experience within forecasting, demand planning and/or other relevant analytical experience.
• Knowledge of financial modeling and basic accounting principles.
• Experience in working in a fast-paced environment preferably a Startup, FMCG or a fast-growing business of an organization.
• Expert knowledge of MS Excel.
• Analytical and data-driven thinking. The candidate shall be able to connect the dots across many datapoints.
• Mastery of Korean is a strong plus.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters in Business, Finance, Accounting, or related fields.
• Solid understanding of the eCommerce industry.
• Familiar with establishing and managing KPIs.
• Proficient in SQL. Familiarity with financial systems like Ariba and SAP is a plus.
• English fluency is a strong plus.

Recruitment Process and Others

Recruitment Process

• Application Review - Phone Interview - Onsite (or Virtual Onsite) Interview – Offer
• The exact nature of the recruitment process may vary according to the specific job and may be changed due to scheduling or other circumstances.
• Interview schedules and the results will be informed to the applicant via the e-mail address submitted at the application stage.

Details to Consider

• This job posting may be closed prior to the stated end date for application if all openings are filled.
• Coupang has the right to rescind an offer of employment if a candidate is found to have submitted false information as part of the application process.
• Coupang does not discriminate against disabled applicants or those with veteran status. We are proud to offer equal opportunities for all applicants.
• Hiring may be restricted in case the legal qualifications required for hiring and work performance is not met.
• This is a full-time regular position and includes 12 weeks of probation period; provided, however, the probationary period may be either skipped, shortened or extended if necessary for business purposes.

Privacy Notice

Your personal information will be collected and managed by Coupang as stated in the Application Privacy Notice is located below.

https://privacy.coupang.com/en/land/jobs/

Document Return Policy

• This notification is given pursuant to Article 11 (6) of the Fair Hiring Procedure Act.
• A job applicant, who has applied but not been finally selected for a position at Coupang (the “Company”), may request the Company to return his/her hiring documents submitted pursuant to the Fair Hiring Procedure Act. However, this will not apply where the hiring documents were submitted via the website of the Company or e-mail, or where the job applicant submitted those documents voluntarily without a request from the Company. In addition, if the hiring documents were destroyed due to a natural disaster or any other reasons not attributable to the Company, such documents will be deemed to have been returned to the job applicant.
• A job applicant who wishes to request the return of his/her hiring documents pursuant to the main sentence of paragraph 2 above should fill out a “Request for Return of Hiring Documents” [Annex Form No. 3 in the Enforcement Rule of the Fair Hiring Procedure Act] and submit It by email ([email protected]). In such case, within fourteen (14) days from the date of identifying the receipt of the request, the Company will send the hiring documents to the job applicant’s designated address via registered mail. Please be informed that the job applicant is required to pay the postage on the registered mail.
• In preparation for a job applicant’s request for the return of hiring documents pursuant to the main sentence of paragraph 2 above, the Company shall retain the original hiring documents submitted by the job applicant for 180 days from the completion of the recruiting process. If no request is made until the end of this period, all his/her hiring documents will be destroyed immediately in accordance with the Personal Information Protection Act.
• The above paragraphs 1 - 4 shall only apply when the labor-related laws of Korea govern the application. They are otherwise not applicable.