[About ZEISS]

The ZEISS group is a Global Leader in Optical Technology with a 180-year history. The ZEISS Group, headquartered in Oberkochen, Germany, provides innovative solutions in semiconductor technology, industrial quality and research, medical technology and consumer optical technology. The history of the ZEISS group, which began with the founder of Carl Zeiss in 1846 based on the entrepreneurial spirit of “combining theory and practice”, has established itself as a pioneer in the field of optics through ceaseless exploration of the field of optics.

ZEISS Korea has played a key role in the Korean market for the past 40 years. For ZEISS, the Korean Market is One of the Top 5 Global Sales Markets, providing products and services from five business areas to Korean customers:

• Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology

• Industrial Quality Solutions

• Research Microscopy Solutions

• Medical Technology

• Vision Care (Consumer Markets)

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[Employment Conditions]

• Division: Finance

• Job Title: Finance Manager

• Contract: Regular (정규직)

• Location: Seoul (송파구 법원로 135)

Overview:

The Finance Manager plays a critical role in strengthening financial governance while transforming the finance function into a forward-looking, digitally enabled business partner.
This role leads financial operations with strong compliance, drives automation and process excellence, and develops finance talent to support sustainable growth in ZEISS Korea.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Financial Governance & Compliance Excellence

• Ensure strong financial governance in compliance with IFRS, local statutory requirements, and ZEISS Group policies.

• Oversee month-end and year-end closing processes, statutory reporting, and audit coordination (internal and external).

• Lead corporate tax compliance, including CIT, VAT, BEPS reporting, and National Tax Service filings, while proactively managing tax risks arising from business transactions.

• Act as the primary finance interface with external auditors, tax authorities, and internal stakeholders.

2. Business Partnership & Decision Support

• Provide timely, insightful financial analysis to support management decision-making and business performance optimization.

• Translate financial data into actionable insights for business leaders, enabling growth, profitability, and risk-aware decision-making.

• Support HQ reporting and communication, ensuring transparency, accuracy, and alignment with global finance requirements.

3. Finance Transformation & Operational Excellence

• Drive continuous improvement of finance processes through standardization, simplification, and automation.

• Leverage digital tools, SAP FI/CO expertise, and emerging AI-enabled solutions to improve efficiency, accuracy, and scalability of finance operations.

• Lead Finance Operational Excellence initiatives to reduce manual work, enhance controls, and improve end-to-end process effectiveness.

• Lead or actively contribute to ERP transformation initiatives, including migration to SAP S/4HANA, ensuring business continuity, data integrity, and enhanced financial transparency.

4. Systems & Data Enablement

• Act as SAP FI/CO Key User, ensuring system integrity, effective month-end closing, and resolution of complex system issues.

• Promote data quality, transparency, and automation to enable faster closing cycles and improved financial visibility.

5. Leadership & Talent Development

• Lead, coach, and develop the finance team, fostering a culture of accountability, continuous learning, and innovation.

• Build future-ready finance capabilities by empowering team members and encouraging digital and analytical skill development.

• Serve as a role model for collaboration, integrity, and proactive problem-solving within the organization.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Finance, Accounting, Tax, or related fields; CPA or equivalent professional qualification preferred.

• Minimum 15+ years of relevant experience in accounting, tax, or finance roles, including audit and tax compliance exposure.

• 10+ years of experience in a global or multinational company environment.

• Proven experience in audit defense (CIT) and managing complex tax and accounting issues.

• Hands-on experience in ERP transformation projects, including SAP S/4HANA migration, preferably in a multinational or complex business environment.

• Strong communication skills in English (written and spoken).

• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, changing environment with strong problem-solving capabilities.

What ZEISS Looks For:

• A finance leader who balances strong control with business enablement.

• A finance leader with proven experience in system transformation such as SAP HANA migration, capable of bridging finance, IT, and business stakeholders.

• A transformation-minded professional who actively adopts automation, digitalization, and AI for continuous improvement.

• A people leader committed to developing finance talent and building a high-performing, future-ready team.

Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:

KyuYul Jung （정규열）, ShinBi Park （박신비）