Strategic Finance Manager (Korean Bilingual)

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

Qcells is seeking a Strategic Finance Specialist (Korean Bilingual) to support the Business Planning team for Axia, a leading residential solar provider. This role is responsible for driving financial planning and analysis (FP&A) to inform executive decision-making, improve business profitability, and strengthen cashflow performance across the portfolio.

The Strategic Finance Specialist will partner cross-functionally with Planning, Finance, Accounting, and operational stakeholders to translate business activity into forecasting models, performance dashboards, and actionable insights. Success in this role requires strong analytical judgment, comfort working in ambiguity, and the ability to communicate financial results and risks clearly to both finance and non-finance audiences. This position contributes directly to forecast accuracy, margin visibility, risk preparedness, and working capital discipline.

This position is based in San Francisco, CA and requires up to 20% travel as needed.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Own and continuously improve financial analysis tools (models, dashboards, reporting packages) to support leadership visibility into business performance, profitability, and cashflow.

• Build, maintain, and enhance core business models, including:
• Loan asset forecasting (volume, yield, timing, and performance assumptions)
• P&L forecasting (revenue, margin, operating expense drivers)
• Cashflow forecasting (working capital, collections, funding timing, and liquidity planning)

• Identify and monitor key financial and operational KPIs, benchmarks, business risks, and growth opportunities; deliver insights that inform corrective actions and strategic initiatives.
• Lead and support all aspects of P&L forecasting and reporting, including driving the monthly/quarterly/annual planning cycles in alignment with sales plans and risk scenarios.
• Develop and operationalize a financial crisis management approach by integrating risk analysis, trigger indicators, and contingency plans to improve resilience and decision speed during volatility.
• Perform delinquency and accounts receivable aging analysis to highlight trends, forecast exposure, and support working capital optimization and credit risk mitigation.
• Partner with Accounting and operations to improve forecast-to-actual variance analysis, enhancing accuracy, transparency, and accountability for key drivers.
• Lead or contribute to special projects (e.g., pricing/margin analysis, scenario planning, cost optimization, new product economics, process improvements) as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative or business-related field (Business, Accounting, Math, Economics, Finance, Statistics, Science, or Engineering) with 5+ years of experience in FP&A or a closely related finance function.
• Strong ability to synthesize complex data into clear recommendations; capable of presenting insights to cross-functional stakeholders.
• Advanced analytical skills with strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel (modeling, forecasting, data analysis), plus Word and Outlook.
• Highly organized, self-directed, and able to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to collaborate effectively across teams.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• CFA or CPA strongly preferred.
• 3+ years of professional experience in finance/FP&A (if listed separately, consider removing to avoid conflicting with the 5+ required).

Hanwha Q CELLS America Inc. (“HQCA”) is a Qcells company, one of the world’s largest manufacturers and providers of solar photovoltaic (PV) products and solutions. Headquartered in Irvine, California, HQCA has been rapidly expanding its business in North America through the expansion of products and solutions, including distributed energy solutions, direct-to-homeowner solar sales and financing, and EPC services. We provide an opportunity to be part of an exciting and growing world-class global business in an interesting and expanding industry of the future.