Team Head of Accounting

Eastspring is a global asset manager with Asia at its core. We create a culture in which diversity is celebrated and inclusion assured, for our colleagues, customers, and partners. We provide a platform for our people to do their best work and make an impact to the business, and in exchange, we support our people's career ambitions. We pledge to make Eastspring a place where you can Connect, Grow and Succeed.

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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ROLE:

• Financial Reporting: prepare and present accurate financial statement to Management (International Reporting or Management Reporting) and Stakeholders (external reporting) including ensure compliance with accounting standards, regulations, and group policies.
• Finance and Accounting Policy: develop effective Finance and Accounting Policy as well as align and deploy Group Finance Policy to Thailand’s Local Business Unit (LBU) and ensure effective controls within LBU.
• Finance Operations: oversee and ensure high level integrity and effectiveness of financial processes including AR, AP, Bank signatory, FX management, Investment Management and Cash Management.  
• Finance Transformation: Lead transformation initiatives in planning and implementing the new operating model, aimed at shifting our resource allocation to focus more on business partnering.
• Taxes and Regulatory fees: effective tax management (WHT, VAT, and CIT) from both local and international tax including provide suggestion and tax implication from changes in business strategy / processes.  Calculate/submit regulatory fees / reports to SEC.
• Transfer Pricing: ensure governance of Transfer Pricing, perform Transfer Pricing Review, and TP reports
• Capital Management: Ensure sufficient Capital Requirement (CAR) under Thailand regulatory and rules through closely monitoring and perform Capital Projection on regular basis.
• Audit Liaison: Liaison with external auditors, being receptive to audit findings, implementing to reporting changes, communicating to upper management or the board of directors on the outcome of the audit.
• Agreement Review: review the company contract and agreement on financial and billing terms to ensure the best benefits for the company
• Data Steward and Data Retention Management: perform as data steward of Finance and Accounting to ensure correctness and well controlled of data in related financial system, ensure document and data retention are well complied with the company policy
• Leadership: Support career planning and development, while mentoring/coaching team members.  Demonstrate leadership qualities across organizational boundaries.
• Other ad-hoc assignments as requested

QUALIFICATIONS and EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in accounting and minimum 8-10 years of relevant accounting experience.
• In depth knowledge of accounting standards (especially for TFRS and IFRS), practices, and internal controls.
• Familiarity with Thai tax law, including understanding of Double Tax Agreement and treatment of indirect taxes on International transactions
• Knowledge and experience to prepare financial statements, CPA or CPD highly preferred
• Finance Operations management and operating model / process (re)design experience a plus
• Good command of written and spoken English and Thai.
• Proactive, good interpersonal, organizational, planning and communication skills.

TECHNICAL/ FUNCTIONAL SKILLS:

• Financial Accounting and Accounting Standard
• Regulatory and Management Reporting
• Treasury and Bank Management
• Accounts Payable/Receivables
• Finance Operations
• Capital Management
• Risk Management
• Tax Management (including International Tax)
• Audit Management
• Finance Business Partnering a plus

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:

• Strong leadership and management skills.
• Detail Oriented – working at detailed level to understand every nuance of the accounting process and transaction in the general ledger, financial statements, and compliance documents.
• Strategic Thinking – always consider impact to the company achievement in short-term and long-term goals.
• Critical Thinking
• Communication and interpersonal skills
• Change Management – able to lead team during change, motivate team to embrace changes and deliver team transformation.
• Flexibility, willingness to learn with a can-do attitude.
• Fast learner and fast mover, takes the lead to get things done, and keen on problem-solving.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks to meet deadlines timely completion and delivery of monthly, mid-year and year-end financial reports.

Eastspring is an equal opportunity employer.  We provide equality of opportunity of benefits for all who apply and who perform work for our organisation irrespective of sex, race, age, ethnic origin, educational, social and cultural background, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, disability or part-time / fixed-term work, or any other status protected by applicable law. We encourage the same standards from our recruitment and third-party suppliers taking into account the context of grade, job and location. We also allow for reasonable adjustments to support people with individual physical or mental health requirements.