Accounting Specialist

Accounting Specialist

Company Overview

LG Energy Solution Vertech, Inc. a subsidiary of LG Energy Solution is a leading provider of grid-scale integrated energy storage systems, delivering safe, reliable, and high‑performance solutions to customers worldwide. Powered by our proprietary AEROS® energy operating system, we use advanced monitoring and controls to help customers optimize system performance and maximize the value of their energy storage assets.

At LGES Vertech, you’ll be part of a collaborative, team‑oriented organization that aspires to be humble, hungry, and smart, working together to transform the energy landscape and create a more sustainable future. We value innovation, accountability, and growth, and offer competitive compensation along with comprehensive benefits, including 100% employer‑paid premiums for medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.

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

Position Overview

The Accounting Specialist 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. Independently manage and coordinate quarterly physical inventory counts and related reconciliation activities in collaboration with cross-functional teams, including performing targeted audits, reconciling ERP inventory records with physical count results, investigating discrepancies, and preparing comprehensive inventory reports to ensure the accuracy and completeness of inventory records.
• 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. 
• Prepare and analyze inventory roll-forward reports, reconciling beginning balances, inventory movements, and ending balances in both quantity and value. Investigate inventory variances and provide supporting analysis for financial reporting and period-end closing.
• Support monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial closing activities, ensuring timely and accurate processing of accounting transactions, and preparation of supporting documents.
• Assist with GL account reconciliation by reviewing financial transactions, identifying discrepancies, investigating variances, and supporting necessary adjustments to maintain accurate financial records.
• Support internal and external audit activities by preparing reconciliation reports, and supporting documentation, responding to audit inquiries, and assisting with the resolution of identified discrepancies.
• Develop, review, and enhance accounting policies and internal control procedures to strengthen compliance, mitigate financial risks, and improve operational efficiency.

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 
• Knowledge of accounting principles and financial reporting
• 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 
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, complex formulas, data analysis, and financial reporting.
• High-volume data processing
• Korean-English bilingual

Desired:

• Experience with ERP systems (SAP preferred)
• CPA candidate or CPA designation preferred

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)