About the Role
Join the team as a highly skilled Korean-speaking Forecasting Specialist. This role involves collaborating with the business to identify key targets and growth areas at an account level, ensuring accurate quarterly and annual credit limit forecasting. The specialist will engage in cross-departmental and intercompany collaboration for credit limit management, monitor ongoing business activity using multiple systems, and provide data-driven recommendations for credit limit requirements.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with the business to identify and understand key targets and growth areas at the account level.
- Own the forecasting process for credit limits required to service the business on a quarterly and annual basis, working alongside internal partners, consolidating data, and analyzing variances for reporting.
- Manage relationships with internal credit risk teams and Global HQ teams to secure credit limits.
- Manage, update, and streamline the process for credit limit requests between systems and teams, ensuring efficient and accurate data flow.
- Oversee regular credit limit reviews and ongoing business activity, providing factual data-based recommendations.
- Develop and maintain a credit limit availability platform/dashboard for use across the business.
- Oversee account onboarding processes to ensure smooth integration and compliance with credit limit policies.
- Develop and maintain comprehensive reports in both Korean and English to support decision-making processes.
- Manage and streamline the creation of requests, ensuring they are accurately documented and communicated in both languages.
- Ensure consistency and accuracy in translating and adapting reports and requests between Korean and English.
- Implement efficient processes for report generation, distribution, and updates, ensuring timely delivery to stakeholders.
- Monitor and review existing reports and requests, making improvements as needed to enhance clarity, relevance, and usability.
- Provide training and guidance to team members on report creation and management best practices in both languages.
Requirements
- Proficient in Korean (speaking, reading, writing)
Skills
- Strong analytical skills with data interpretation expertise
- Experience in forecasting and credit risk management (preferred)
- Familiarity with financial systems, data management tools, and dashboard creation
- Excellent communication and interdepartmental collaboration skills
- Advanced Excel skills (formulas, macros, pivot tables)
- Strong attention to detail
- Multitasking ability
- Strong social skills
- Task-driven with ability to meet deadlines in fast-paced environments
- Knowledge of financial modelling and forecasting techniques (preferred)
- Problem-solving abilities (preferred)
- Experience with Salesforce, SAP, SQL, or statistical analysis tools (preferred)
- Familiarity with media/TV measurement (preferred)
Work Type
- Hybrid working (3 days in the office, 2 days at home per week)
Benefits
- Hybrid working (3 days in office, 2 days at home per week)
- Bonus scheme linked to individual, team, and company performance
- Pension contribution
- Three volunteering days each year
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Additional day off for birthday
- Access to discounts on a wide range of Samsung products
- Access to a discount shopping portal
- Eligibility for statutory payments from payroll agency (for Partner Colleagues)
- Up to 20 (pro-rata) Partner Absence days per calendar year
About the Company
- ESBO (European Service Business Organisation) identifies, evaluates, and determines new opportunities within the digital media and advertising industry.
- ESBO crafts scalable services and businesses on top of the global footprint of European Samsung Smart TVs and Mobiles.
- The ESBO team builds value for partners, advertisers, and agencies through insights into TV viewership in the shifting media landscape.
- Samsung Electronics is a global leader in technology, opening new possibilities for people everywhere.
- Through relentless innovation and discovery, Samsung transforms the worlds of TVs, smartphones, wearable devices, tablets, digital appliances, network systems, and the semiconductor industry with memory, system LSI, foundry, and LED solutions.
- Samsung leads in the development of the Internet of Things through Smart Home and Digital Health initiatives.
- Established in 1969, Samsung Electronics has grown into one of the world’s leading technology companies and is recognized as a top global brand.
- Samsung's network extends across the world, valuing the creativity and diversity of its talented people who drive growth.
Equal Opportunity
- Equal-opportunity employer valuing diversity.
- No discrimination based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.
- Reasonable accommodation provided for individuals with disabilities in the job application or interview process, essential job functions, and employment benefits.
