The posting
Head of Finance / VP Finance
Startup / Scale-up | Thailand (Bangkok)
Path to CFO
The Opportunity
This is a newly created leadership role to upgrade and professionalise the finance function as the business moves from execution mode into true scale-up.
You will own financial truth, strengthen controls, and act as a trusted partner to the CEO and leadership team. The remit is hands-on, operational, and strategic. Over time, this role can evolve into a full CFO position.
This is not a bank role, not a policy role, and not a passive reporting seat. Its for someone who enjoys building, fixing, and owning finance end-to-end.
What Youll Own
1. Financial Ownership (Core Priority)
- Full ownership of P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow
- Accurate, timely monthly close with hands-on review
- Payroll, commissions, revenue recognition, and controls
- Audit readiness, tax processes, and financial integrity
2. Team & Process Leadership
- Lead, develop, and upgrade the finance & accounting team
- Establish clear SOPs, accountability, and closing discipline
- Raise standards without breaking the culture
3. FP&A & CEO Partnership
- Budgeting, forecasting, and scenario planning
- Track performance vs plan and propose actions to close gaps
- Board and investor reporting
- Act as a thought partner to the CEO and leadership team
4. Legal, Compliance & Governance
- Own finance-related legal coordination
- Manage external auditors, tax advisors, and lawyers
- Strengthen governance, contracts, and approval flows
- Oversee Thai regulatory compliance and basic Singapore statutory coordination
5. BOI & Regulatory Compliance
- Ensure ongoing compliance with BOI requirements
- Monitor salary structures and approved positions
- Coordinate BOI reporting, audits, and inspections
- Proactively flag and manage regulatory risk
6. Strategic & Operational Improvements
- Support complex initiatives (financing, investment-adjacent work)
- Build financial models, guardrails, and risk frameworks
- Improve tooling, reporting quality, and scalability
What Success Looks Like (12 Months)
- Clean, trusted, on-time financials
- No recurring accounting issues
- A strong, accountable finance team
- Leadership and investors trust finance as an enabler, not a blocker
Profile
- 8+ years in finance / accounting
- Experience leading finance or accounting teams
- Strong hands-on operator, not purely strategic
- Startup or scale-up background strongly preferred
- High ownership, strong judgment, detail-driven
- Fluent in English and Thai
- Comfortable working with international (ang mo) founders while navigating Thai business culture
Compensation
- Competitive fixed salary (above market for Thailand)
- Benefits and health insurance
- Equity participation possible for the right person
- Scope to consider interim / contract profiles if senior and available
If you want, next I can:
- Pressure-test this against real BKK candidate availability
- Map Thai vs expat profiles and where salary premiums really land
- Help you frame fees, interim structures, or success-based options
- Or write a one-pager founder pitch to attract the right calibre without overselling



