Accounting Director

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee the overall accounting functions, including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets, Cost Accounting, and month end and year end closing.
• Ensure accurate, timely, and reliable financial reporting in accordance with applicable accounting standards, laws, regulations, and Company policies.
• Review and monitor accounting transactions, reconciliations, financial statements, and management reports to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Oversee tax compliance and ensure timely and accurate submission of tax filings and related documentation; coordinate with the Revenue Department and relevant authorities as required.
• Coordinate with external auditors and support annual statutory audits, ensuring timely resolution of audit findings and recommendations.
• Establish, maintain, and strengthen effective internal controls, accounting policies, procedures, and governance practices.
• Lead and support SAP ERP implementation and continuous system improvement, including process design, UAT, data migration, system integration, and process optimization.
• Oversee accounting processes related to manufacturing operations, including cost accounting, inventory, production costs, and variance analysis.
• Work closely with Finance, Production, Purchasing, Sales, Engineering, HR, and other departments to resolve accounting matters and improve business processes.
• Provide accounting and financial analysis to senior management to support business planning, decision making, and operational improvement.
• Monitor accounting performance and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, accuracy, cost effectiveness, and internal controls.
• Lead, manage, coach, and develop the accounting team, including setting performance expectations, developing team capabilities, and ensuring effective succession planning.
• Ensure compliance with Company policies, internal controls, accounting standards, tax regulations, and other applicable requirements.
• Represent the Accounting Department in meetings with senior management, auditors, consultants, government authorities, and other external parties as required.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned by senior management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Valid CPD License.
• At least 10 years of relevant accounting experience, including significant managerial experience.
• Experience in automotive, manufacturing, or other industrial businesses is highly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of General Accounting, AP, AR, Fixed Assets, Cost Accounting, Taxation, Financial Reporting, and Internal Controls.
• Strong understanding of Thai accounting standards and applicable tax regulations.
• Experience with SAP ERP is preferred, particularly SAP implementation, process improvement, UAT, and data migration.
• Proven experience in managing and developing an accounting team.
• Strong leadership, analytical, problem solving, and decision making skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with senior management and cross functional teams.
• Good command of spoken and written English.
• High level of integrity, accuracy, responsibility, and attention to detail.