Financial Controller/ Treasurer Job Description
Countries: Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia for now – can be extended to more countries
Based in: Bangkok/ Thailand
The following are all aspects of duties:
- Perform financial forecasting, budgeting, reporting, and operational metrics tracking
- Analyze financial data and create financial models for decision support
- Report on financial performance and prepare for the monthly MIS reporting and Investment Committees for project approval and regular leadership reviews
- Analyze past results, perform variance analysis, identify trends, and make recommendations for improvements
- Cash forecasting and Cash management, including payments for all group entities
- Work closely with the accounting team to ensure accurate financial reporting
- Evaluate financial performance by comparing and analyzing actual results with plans and forecasts
- Guide the cost analysis process by establishing and enforcing policies and procedures
- Provide analysis of trends and forecasts and recommend actions for optimization
- Recommend actions by analyzing and interpreting data and making comparative analyses; study proposed changes in methods and materials
- Identify and drive process improvements, including the creation of standard and ad-hoc reports, tools, and Excel dashboards
- Increase productivity by developing automated reporting/forecasting tools
- Perform market research, data mining, business intelligence, and valuation comps
- Maintain a strong financial analysis foundation creating forecasts and models
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel is mentioned in virtually any financial analyst job description; familiarity with data query/data management tools is extremely helpful (Access, SQL, Business Objects)
Basic Qualifications
- 3-5+ years of financial controlling and treasury/ cash management experience
- Qualified accountant – preferably has worked with a top 5 accounting firm
- High proficiency in financial modeling techniques
- Strong fluency with Excel formulas and functions
- BA, BS, or B.Com degree required (Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Finance/Economics), MBA preferred
- Strong analytical and data gathering skills
- Good business acumen
- Self-starter with excellent interpersonal communication and problem-solving skills
Personality and Interpersonal Skills
- Ability to streamline functions and passion to learn and grow
- Strong interpersonal skills, including written and oral communication skills
- Comfort dealing with ambiguity and the ability to work independently
- Experience working with, and presenting to, senior executives
- Excellent communication and presentation skills; be comfortable interacting with executive-level management