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Accounting Associate - Contractor 
 
*Korean bilingual capability required*

Company Overview

LG Energy Solution Vertech, Inc. (LGES Vertech) is a full-service energy storage system supplier and integrator. Using our core strengths of expert service to our customers, unparalleled safety, and excellence in manufacturing, we bring standardized, fully integrated energy storage systems to a rapidly growing worldwide market. Our systems address our customers' needs to reduce capital equipment and installation costs while enhancing system level performance and reliability using automated monitoring systems and analytics across the battery, power conditioning and auxiliary systems. Our AEROS® energy operating system is the engine of innovation to provide advanced control functions allowing our customers to maximize the value of their energy storage assets. Our service capabilities include advanced monitoring and analytics, scheduled maintenance, augmentation, and auxiliary system upgrades. The combination of excellence in battery technology and production coupled with nearly two decades of energy storage integration makes LGES Vertech a leading supplier and integrator in the power and energy markets.

LGES Vertech is a highly matrixed, team oriented organization that fosters cross functional collaboration and innovation. The company seeks high caliber candidates with proven experience and with characteristics that embody our corporate commitment to the virtues of humble, hungry and smart in all we do. Our diverse and growing team enjoys competitive salaries, generous benefits, including 100% employer sponsored medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance.

For more information about LGESVT, please visit www.lgensol-vt.com. 

Position Overview

The Accounting Associate plays a key role in supporting the organization’s financial operations by maintaining accurate accounting records, ensuring compliance with internal controls, and assisting with various operational accounting processes. This position is responsible for managing vendor and employee master data, supporting expense and payment workflows, and assisting with inventory and fixed asset verification activities. The Accounting Associate also provides ongoing support to employees for corporate credit card and expense-related matters, contributes to timely month‑end and year‑end processes, and helps maintain the integrity of financial data across multiple systems. This role requires strong attention to detail, effective communication skills, and the ability to work collaboratively in a fast‑paced environment.

 Primary Responsibilities

• Assist with master data management (MDM) tasks by processing and reviewing requests for creation or updates to vendor and employee master records, ensuring data integrity and alignment with internal controls. Manage vendor on-boarding to make prompt payments. 
• Regularly review, manage, and update vendor bank account information within the Treasury Management System (TRMS), ensuring that all changes are accurately recorded and that payment processes remain secure, compliant, and efficient. 
• Coordinate and support quarterly inventory asset counts in collaboration with cross‑functional teams, perform target audits to verify the accuracy of count results, and prepare and submit comprehensive inventory count result and target count result reports.
• Support semi‑annual fixed asset counts by assisting with both manual and PDA count and perform targeted audits to ensure the accuracy and completeness of fixed asset records.
• Support employees in issuing new corporate credit cards, and managing all related inquiries, including assistance with card issues, deliveries, limit increase, fraudulent activity, card reissuance and card closing. 
• Review and manage employee travel expenses and corporate credit card transactions through the Expense Report System, ensuring full compliance with company policies and accuracy in all submissions. 
• Manage G/L Codes, WBS code and cost centers – ensure settlement and allocation rule is appropriately reflected on expense reports. 
• Oversee and motivate employees to submit expense report vouchers in the expense reporting system to ensure all expenses are properly recorded before year‑end closing.
• Prepare and analyze corporate card expenses and their status, conducting analysis and comparing results against plan to identify and resolve unprocessed expenses.
• Perform other accounting or administrative duties as assigned by the finance team. 

Key Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Required:

• Ability to communicate clearly and professionally across departments – Excellent communication skills
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field 
• 0–2 years of relevant accounting or finance experience, preferably in a corporate environment 
• Strong understanding of expense review and accounts payable processes 
• Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new systems and technologies.
• Detail-oriented and able to handle tasks in fast paced environment 
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications 

Working Conditions/Office Environment/Travel

• May require travel less than 15% 
• Must be able to participate and may require work overtime during quarterly fixed asset due diligence and month-end closing
• 4 days on site (but may require to come in 5 days if necessary)