Chatuchak, Bangkok, Thailand
Senior Accountant - Thailand
Job Description:
Location: Chatuchak, Bangkok
Type of hiring: Permanent
Responsibilities:
- Lead the team to oversee daily operations and conduct management accounting tasks such as preparing financial accounts, cash flow planning, performance reviews, budgeting, and credit controls.
- Ensure adherence to local accounting standards, statutory filing requirements, and timely reporting as per Group guidelines.
- Review monthly, quarterly, and annual reports for accuracy and completeness.
- Analyse and provide explanations for financial performance.
- Establish and manage budgets and budgetary controls.
- Develop and enforce policies on accounting standards, debtors' collection, and inventory management.
- Ensure compliance with Group SOPs, policies, and internal controls.
- Collaborate with auditors, banks, legal officers, and regulatory bodies.
- Manage tax compliance, reporting, and filing within statutory deadlines for the Group.
- Lead the preparation of transfer pricing documentation and review inter-company transactions.
- Liaise with tax authorities and support tax audits for the Group.
- Assist the Division Head in identifying business process improvements and managing tax risks.
- Research, analyse, and implement new tax legislation and rulings for compliance.
- Prepare tax and deferred tax computations.
- Participate in ad-hoc tax projects and apply government-related tax incentives.
- Support the Division Head in providing tax advisory services for business operations.
- Review commercial contracts and agreements.
- Responsible for business processes, documentation, office administration, and record management.
Qualifications:
- Degree in Accounting or a professional accountancy qualification.
- Licensed Accountant.
- Minimum of 5-10 years of relevant experience in accountancy and tax.
- Preferred experience in a Big 4 firm or multinational oil & gas company.
- Ability to work well in a team and meet tight deadlines.
- Proficient in Financial Reporting Standards and taxation requirements.
- Analytical, independent worker with strong leadership qualities.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with high integrity and the ability to engage effectively at all levels.
- Native Thai speaker with able in spoken and written English.
- Strong in stakeholders' management.