Finance Manager

About the role

Foundational finance role to build Thailand finance from 0→1—owning statutory & management reporting, compliance, tax, treasury, and core processes—while partnering the business in a high-growth, start-up environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Own local statutory accounting and monthly close; deliver timely management reports and variance analysis.
• Ensure compliance with Thai GAAP/IFRS and local tax; coordinate with external auditors, tax advisors, and regulators.
• Build finance policies, SOPs, and internal controls from scratch; establish governance and documentation standards
• Manage cash/treasury, payments, AR/AP, intercompany, reconciliations, and banking relationships.
• Support FP&A (budget/forecast/KPIs), cost control, and business partnering with country/functional leaders.
• Lead finance systems and process improvements; support new product/market initiatives and cross-functional projects.
• Prepare board/management packs and present clear financial insights to stakeholders.

Requirements

• Degree in Accounting/Finance; CPA/ACCA/CA preferred.
• 5–8 years relevant experience in Thailand; first-finance-hire/0→1 build exposure is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of Thai statutory reporting, corporate tax/VAT/WHT, and compliance; IFRS exposure.
• Hands-on across GL, AP/AR, reconciliations, and month-end close; meticulous and deadline-driven.
• Advanced Excel; experience with ERP/accounting systems; able to set up COA, workflows, and controls.
• Clear communication in Thai and English; Chinese is a plus for regional/HQ collaboration.
• High integrity, ownership, and independence; comfortable with ambiguity in a fast-paced scale-up.
• Experience in brokerage/securities/fintech finance ops would be a plus