[Skip to main content](#main-content) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) [Hiring report](/reports/hiring/) · [All Waters jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/waters/) · [Search jobs](/search/) Waters # Principal Finance Business Partner, Korea Senior individual contributor Finance & Accounting Listed on Waters’s official careers site. Listed as of October 18, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there. [Apply on Waters’s careers site →](https://internationalcareers-waters.icims.com/jobs/26835/principal-finance-business-partner%2c-korea/job?in_iframe=1) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [Waters](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/waters/) / Principal Finance Business Partner, Korea ## Job description ### Overview Waters has an exciting and challenging opportunity for a Finance Business Partner to provide business partnership, financial insights and analysis to support South Korea in our APAC organization. This position is a member of the APAC Finance Senior Leadership team, reporting to the Head of Finance, APAC. Based in Gwangmyeong, South Korea, the Finance Business Partner will also be a pivotal member of the Korea Management Team, co-piloting the business with the commercial leader and supporting the commercial organization across the country. The successful candidate should be committed to international mobility in order to take advantage of career progression opportunities in both Finance and in the Commercial organization, that may require relocation. ### Responsibilities Business Partnering: The role actively contributes to the region growing the business profitably. Owns the performance management process from strategic regional priorities setting, to budgeting, forecasting, variance and trend analysis. Drives long term strategic planning, assessing business potential and transformation. Delivers strong financial support on strategic ad-hoc studies (partnership, business case, investment scenarios). Key focus on KPI’s, deep dive into business drivers, provide guidance, challenge plans, offer solutions, and ensure full buy-in of regional management. Ensures effective communication and understanding of the financial & business performance and drive accordingly the decision-making process (corrective plans). ### Finance Excellence work closely with the APAC Accounting team on the Monthly and Quarterly Close, as well as ensuring a robust control and compliance environment is in place across all countries. Work closely with APAC HQ team on regular reporting and analysis. ### Finance Transformation support regional and global efforts to harmonize processes and procedures, implement new tools, including RPA and other automation tools. ### Leadership participate as a member of the APAC Finance Leadership team, actively engaging to drive harmonization of processes across the region, and to help build an organization that successfully partners with the business in helping to meet our strategic objectives. ### Qualifications Education: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or a related field. MBA or professional level Accounting qualification preferred. ### Experience 8+ years’ experience, of which 3+ years’ working in a commercial Finance role in a large organization, ideally in Life Sciences, or an Industrial or FMCG environment. Experience partnering with commercial organizations, with a deep understanding of the priorities, levers and dependencies of those teams. Past experience in a fast-paced environment, ability to adapt and deal with ambiguity. Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, PowerPoint and other business software. Experience of working within a diverse cultural setting. ### Competencies Fluent in both Korean and English. Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with ability to partner with and present to senior executives. Ability to work within a complex matrix structure. Strong business, analytical and technical acumen. Company Description Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) is a global leader in life sciences and diagnostics, dedicated to accelerating the benefits of pioneering science through analytical technologies, informatics, and service. With a focus on regulated, high-volume testing environments, our innovative portfolio harnesses deep scientific expertise across chemistry, physics, and biology. We collaborate with customers around the world to advance the release of effective, high-quality medicines, ensure the safety of food and water, and drive better patient outcomes by detecting diseases earlier, managing routine infections, and combating antibiotic resistance. Through a shared culture of relentless innovation, our passionate team of ~16,000 colleagues turn scientific challenges into breakthroughs that improve lives worldwide. Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It benefits our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to sex, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, marital status (including civil unions), military service, veteran status, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, legally recognized disability, domestic violence victim status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All hiring decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time. ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Not stated - First seen by OpenNash: Jul 10, 2026 - Last checked: Oct 18, 2026 - Listed for: 100 days[Apply on Waters’s careers site →](https://internationalcareers-waters.icims.com/jobs/26835/principal-finance-business-partner%2c-korea/job?in_iframe=1) ## More jobs at Waters ### [Accounting Analyst III](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/waters/jobs/9c90c94be9cdd268ad20/) ### [Accounting Intern](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/waters/jobs/78ae63393a1cc262ae56/) ### [Corporate Finance, Systems Project Manager](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/waters/jobs/5b3d88211dd1431532f6/) ### [Director of M&A, Integration & Strategy Finance](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/waters/jobs/4f2104b385e531d01777/) ### [Finance Manager - Japan](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/waters/jobs/34a3aa2915d7562ccbcb/) ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [Finance Business Partner, Global Procurement (People Manager)](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/sandisk/jobs/b2b75b4f6e1fcf43b621/) Sandisk ### [Standalone Finance Business Partner (f/m/d)](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/siemens-energy/jobs/a6d5baf83ecc27a881cd/) Siemens Energy ### [Finance Business Partner](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/cummins/jobs/585e87ae9b6f1e019948/) Cummins ### [IT Business Partner](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/siemens/jobs/43bc8fef9a90778424de/) Siemens ### [Global P&O Business Partner](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/siemens/jobs/d65fa657b24be1dece23/) Siemens OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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