Senior Accountant

Job description

The Chartered Accountant will lead the finance, accounting and tax functions in Thailand, ensuring full compliance with local statutory requirements and alignment with Beca group policies and Beca global best practices.

The role serves as the key technical authority for accounting and tax matters, overseeing month-end and year-end close, strengthening governance and driving accurate and timely financial reporting.

This position is responsible for stabilizing and improving core finance operations (AR, AP, GL, VAT, WHT, and project accounting), resolving invoicing and compliance issues and building in-house capability to reduce reliance on external advisors.

About You
 

▪ Responsible for management and statutory reporting requirements and the coordination of any relevant tax compliance activities
▪ Responsible for the development of business plans
▪ Supervise the preparation of management accounting reports and provide analysis and commentary
▪ Coordinate and maintain financial/management accounts and general ledger systems
▪ Contribute to the preparation of year end audit files
▪ Establish and maintain effective accounting controls and systems
▪ Ensure the security of financial systems and integrity of audit trails
▪ Prepare statutory returns
▪ Provide on-going education and support to Job Directors and Managers on financial management processes and tools
▪ Provide pricing support for bids if required
▪ Work with the Finance team and motivate to encourage innovative thinking, develop new ideas/approaches and promote “One Beca”
▪ Communicate positively and effectively ensuring that team members, Managers and clients are consistently well informed about progress and timelines
▪ Act as a recognised expert internally, providing specialist knowledge and advice
▪ Provide support and advice to senior managers in finance related areas in order to achieve overall business performance targets and avoid risk
▪ Deliver operational excellence by managing complex finance matters and contribute towards the achievement of the overall business strategy and business plans
▪ Maintain high standards of professionalism and identify opportunities for innovation based on experience and knowledge of the business
▪ Drive quality, excellence, and efficiency through the identification of viable process improvements
▪ Promote and manage the sharing of knowledge and information
▪ Pro-actively contribute to growing Beca’s profile in the wider industry. Build trust, relationships and networks internally and externally with key clients and partners. Participate with industry and professional bodies
▪ Demonstrate leadership and coaching skills to inspire and motivate finance staff to achieve organisational objectives
▪ Encourage excellent team performance through specific and constructive feedback
▪ Add value to projects through expert specialist input, drawing on significant experience
▪ Possess an understanding of relevant markets
▪ Mentor and coach junior peers across the discipline and delegate appropriately
▪ Relevant tertiary qualification in business or related area of study
▪ Significant knowledge and experience in tax legislation, accounting standards and compliance issues
▪ Strong written and verbal communication skills
▪ CPA or Chartered
▪ Exceptional attention to detail
▪ Strong time management skills
▪ Understand and adhere to the Beca values
▪ Act in accordance with industry / professional ethics maintaining professionalism at all times

▪ Contribution and effort is aligned to organisational objectives

▪ Comply with all company HSE systems and procedures relevant to the role, in accordance with local documented HSE responsibilities and accountabilities. No work related injuries, illnesses or adverse environmental outcomes due to incorrect or inadequate application of systems or procedures

▪ Participate in performance development discussions with manager initiating and managing own personal development with all CPD requirements met

▪ Work co-operatively and collaboratively willingly accepting share of workload and helping others when required
▪ Other duties as directed

About Beca
 

Beca is one of Asia Pacific’s largest independent advisory, design and engineering consultancies. After a century of operation, we have grown from a family-owned business to one of the most progressive, client-centric professional services consultancies in our region. We have more than 4,000 employees in 25 offices around the world and have delivered projects in more than 70 countries.

We are currently recruiting for an Intermediate Structural Designer (Revit) be located in our Bangkok, Thailand office. Our Bangkok office has 100+ staff working across a range of professional services. We work on projects across multiple markets including Buildings, Industrial, and Infrastructure projects. From delivering the One Bangkok precinct - Thailand's largest building project to date and the Green Spot Soy Milk Plant northeast of the capital, these are just a few of the ways we’ve been making everyday better in Thailand for the last 25+ years. From this proven track record, we are continuing to grow in new and exciting areas.