Senior Accounting Manager (WEBTOON)

Wattpad; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full health benefits

Mentorship opportunities

RRSP matching

Parental Leave top-up

Flexible hours

Hackathons

Snacks & drinks

Your choice of hardware

Monthly WFH allowance

Offices in Toronto and Halifax

Job summary

WEBTOON Entertainment, part of the Wattpad group, is seeking an Accounting professional to lead monthly, quarterly, and annual closes. You will drive P&L analysis, policy creation, and audit responses while leveraging AI to streamline processes.

Join a public company with global affiliates and a culture of proactive improvement, working across US GAAP/IFRS standards and a dynamic IT/platform environment.

Qualifications

• Fluent in Korean and English; strong communication with global teams.
• 7–12 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.
• Experience applying AI or automation tools to accounting/finance processes.

Responsibilities

• Perform monthly/quarterly/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/respond to external audits.
• Plan and drive improvements to closing-related processes and systems, including active use of AI to increase efficiency.
• Actively communicate with the finance teams of WEBTOON group affiliates to ensure completeness and reliability of closing.

Skills

Bilingual Korean/English

US-GAAP / IFRS accounting

Auditing experience

AI for finance

Closing process ownership

Education

CPA certification

Tools

AI tools for accounting

Financial closing systems

Job description

• We are the Finance team of WEBTOON Entertainment, a NASDAQ-listed company, responsible for monthly/quarterly/annual financial accounting close, external audit support, and financial support for business units
• You will gain experience across the full scope of accounting management at a transparent, highly sophisticated global public company — including content-platform-specific policies. We are looking for someone who wants to expand their financial career by proactively driving the closing process, taking ownership of decision‑making, continuously improving closing efficiency by actively leveraging AI, and actively supporting the business units’ various new business initiatives
• Perform monthly/quarterly/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/respond to external audits
• Plan and drive improvements to closing‑related processes and systems, including the active use of AI to increase efficiency
• Actively communicate with the finance teams of WEBTOON group affiliates in Korea, Japan and Canada to enhance the completeness and reliability of financial closing

Benefits

• Full health benefits
• Career development & Mentorship opportunities
• RRSP matching
• Generous parental Leave top‑up
• Flexible hours
• Regular hackathons
• Healthy snacks & drinks
• Your choice of hardware
• Monthly work‑from‑home allowance
• Beautiful offices in Toronto and Halifax
• Easy access to transit

Strong sense of responsibility and professional ethics, with a proactive approach to workSkilled in internal/external communication and flexible in collaborationFluent in both Korean and EnglishProactive in leveraging AI to improve processes and drive efficiency7~12 years of experience in US‑GAAP or IFRS accounting and standalone/separate financial closingExperience supporting and responding to external audits at a publicly listed companyExperience in the IT/platform industryAccounting certification(s) (CPA)Experience preparing for the adoption of new accounting standards and establishing accounting policiesExperience improving closing‑related processes/systemsExperience applying AI or automation tools to accounting/finance processes