Job Openings VP Finance Manager - Thailand

About the job VP Finance Manager - Thailand

Head of Finance / VP Finance

Startup / Scale-up | Thailand (Bangkok)
Path to CFO

The Opportunity

This is a newly created leadership role to upgrade and professionalise the finance function as the business moves from execution mode into true scale-up.

You will own financial truth, strengthen controls, and act as a trusted partner to the CEO and leadership team. The remit is hands-on, operational, and strategic. Over time, this role can evolve into a full CFO position.

This is not a bank role, not a policy role, and not a passive reporting seat. Its for someone who enjoys building, fixing, and owning finance end-to-end.

What Youll Own

1. Financial Ownership (Core Priority)

  • Full ownership of P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow

  • Accurate, timely monthly close with hands-on review

  • Payroll, commissions, revenue recognition, and controls

  • Audit readiness, tax processes, and financial integrity

2. Team & Process Leadership

  • Lead, develop, and upgrade the finance & accounting team

  • Establish clear SOPs, accountability, and closing discipline

  • Raise standards without breaking the culture

3. FP&A & CEO Partnership

  • Budgeting, forecasting, and scenario planning

  • Track performance vs plan and propose actions to close gaps

  • Board and investor reporting

  • Act as a thought partner to the CEO and leadership team

4. Legal, Compliance & Governance

  • Own finance-related legal coordination

  • Manage external auditors, tax advisors, and lawyers

  • Strengthen governance, contracts, and approval flows

  • Oversee Thai regulatory compliance and basic Singapore statutory coordination

5. BOI & Regulatory Compliance

  • Ensure ongoing compliance with BOI requirements

  • Monitor salary structures and approved positions

  • Coordinate BOI reporting, audits, and inspections

  • Proactively flag and manage regulatory risk

6. Strategic & Operational Improvements

  • Support complex initiatives (financing, investment-adjacent work)

  • Build financial models, guardrails, and risk frameworks

  • Improve tooling, reporting quality, and scalability

What Success Looks Like (12 Months)

  • Clean, trusted, on-time financials

  • No recurring accounting issues

  • A strong, accountable finance team

  • Leadership and investors trust finance as an enabler, not a blocker

Profile

  • 8+ years in finance / accounting

  • Experience leading finance or accounting teams

  • Strong hands-on operator, not purely strategic

  • Startup or scale-up background strongly preferred

  • High ownership, strong judgment, detail-driven

  • Fluent in English and Thai

  • Comfortable working with international (ang mo) founders while navigating Thai business culture

Compensation

  • Competitive fixed salary (above market for Thailand)

  • Benefits and health insurance

  • Equity participation possible for the right person

  • Scope to consider interim / contract profiles if senior and available

If you want, next I can:

  • Pressure-test this against real BKK candidate availability

  • Map Thai vs expat profiles and where salary premiums really land

  • Help you frame fees, interim structures, or success-based options

  • Or write a one-pager founder pitch to attract the right calibre without overselling


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