Job purpose

Senior Accountant in our Bangkok Office, Thailand.

Main tasks and responsibilities

• Prepare accurate financial-statement and month-end-close reports
• Reconcile accounts, resolving discrepancies and collaborating across various Finance and non-Finance functions optimally
• Analyse journals, produce data analysis and reports and assist with variance analysis
• Assemble the annual audit information for external auditors
• Liaise with Internal Auditors External Auditors
• Liaise with treasury for release of payments in coordination with them
• As a partner in the accounting process, recommend how to improve efficiency using automation
• Manage all accounting transactions
• Publish financial statements in time
• Handle monthly, quarterly, and annual closings
• Reconcile accounts payable and receivable
• Handling Cash Flow Projection
• Monthly MIS reporting
• Ensure timely bank payments.
• Responsible for month-end close and accounting activities including but not limited to: amortization, depreciation
• Ensure the timely close/completion of bank recons, AP module, AR module.
• Ensuring that revenue & COS & intercompany transactions are reconciled properly.
• Prepare balance sheet schedules (prepayments, loan schedule, AP ageing, deposits etc.)
• Fixed asset register maintenance, keeping a track of assets needed to be capitalized.
• Liaising with the Tax Consultant locally to ensure all taxes are paid in time and calculated correctly
• Assisting in preparing the financial pack for month end close.
• Ensure all transactions are accounted including documentation (invoices, supporting documentation).
• As a partner in the accounting process, recommend how to improve efficiency using automation.

Key interactions (Internal | External)

External: Customers

Internal: Corporate Users

Background and experience

• Experience in freight forwarding / shipping or airline industry
• Experience in prospecting, meeting and dealing with import and export customers and gaining their business.
• Have good networking with Importers and exporters
• Worked for minimum of 5 years in sales and met with targets.
• Preferably worked for MNC freight forwarders.

Competencies and skills

• Time management and organizational skills
• Presentation skills when under pressure and tight work deadlines
• Interest in freight forwarding and supply chain management and its impact on daily business practices.
• Skilled at working in tandem, with a team of people, or alone as required.