Job Description

About the Role
 This role is created as part of a strategic upgrade of the accounting function, supporting the company's transition from operational execution to scale-up accounting, accounting financial leadership, and stronger business partnership. As the company grows in complexity and scale, they are strengthening financial ownership, controls, and decision support across the organization. This role is designed for a senior finance leader (VP-level) with clear accountability for financial accuracy, governance, team quality, and financial performance management. Depending on performance and company evolution, this role may grow into a full CFO position over time.

Responsibilities
 1. Accounting Ownership (Top Priority)

• Full ownership of P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow
• Ensure accurate, timely monthly close
• Personally review financials and reconciliation
• Own payroll, commissions payments, and revenue recognition logic
• Build and maintain strong internal controls and audit readiness
• Lead annual audits and tax processes

2. Team Leadership & Structure

• Lead, hire, develop, and upgrade the finance & accounting team
• Ensure accountability and performance across the function
• Establish and enforce SOPs for closing, reporting, and approvals

3. FP&A & Leadership Partnership

• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and scenario planning
• Track performance against financial objectives (revenue, EBITDA, cash flow), highlight and understand and deviations of actuals vs. plan, make actionable proposals to close gaps, identify and recommend opportunities to overachieve targets
• Prepare board and investor reporting
• Act as a thought partner to the CEO and leadership team

4. Legal & Compliance

• Own legal coordination across the company
• Work with external lawyers, auditors, and tax advisors
• Oversee contracting processes and approval flows
• Ensure compliance with Thai regulations
• Strengthen governance, documentation, and risk management
• Oversee basic Singapore (SG) statutory and regulatory compliance requirements
• Act as the primary finance contact for the Singapore accounting firm, coordinating annual compliance, statutory filings, and financial reporting as required
• Ensure timely submission of statutory documents and maintain proper records for SG entities
• Proactively identify compliance risks across jurisdictions and recommend corrective actions

5. BOI Compliance & Regulatory Alignment

• Ensure full compliance with Board of Investment (BOI) conditions applicable to the company, including requirements related to approved positions, minimum salary thresholds, job scope, and employee qualifications
• Monitor and validate salary structures, payroll, and compensation components to ensure ongoing BOI compliance
• Coordinate with HR and external advisors to support BOI reporting, audits, and inspections
• Maintain accurate documentation and records required by BOI and other relevant authorities
• Proactively identify compliance risks and recommend corrective actions to management
• Act as the primary finance counterpart for BOI-related financial and compliance matters

6. Structured & Strategic Initiatives Support

• Support complex initiatives (e.g. financing-related or investment-adjacent projects)
• Build financial models, guardrails, and risk frameworks
• Coordinate across finance, legal, operations, and external partners
• Identify and flag risks and constraints early

7. Operational Improvement

• Identify inefficiencies across finance and adjacent operations
• Improve financial tooling, data flows, and reporting quality
• Enable scalable growth with discipline and structure

Qualifications

• 8+ years experience in finance/accounting
• Proven experience leading finance or accounting teams
• Strong hands-on background (not purely strategic), willingness and motivation to work operationally and get personally involved to deliver results in scope and on time
• Startup or scale-up experience strongly preferred
• High judgment, ownership mindset, and attention to detail

Language Proficiency

• Native Thai
• Fluent English

Benefits

• Opportunity to grow into a CFO role
• Health insurance and other employee benefits offered
• Employees stock options possible for the right candidate