Senior Accountant
At a glance
Senior Accounting role at Coface. Bangkok · full-time.
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What you'll do
- Build budgets and financial forecasts for the South Asia Pacific entities and Malaysia service company
- Explain financial variances to country managers and the regional CFO, and prepare cash forecasts to protect working capital
- Handle local statutory filings and coordinate tax, audit and compliance work with external firms and corporate secretaries
- Check accounting completed by the India shared service team and serve as a first-line control owner across the entities
- Support process simplification with the shared service team and lead a special project in 2027
What you bring
- At least seven years in financial planning and analysis, accounting or audit
- A bachelor's or master's degree in business, finance or accounting
- Strong analytical judgment, careful accuracy and ownership of deadlines
- Confidence working with internal teams and external stakeholders across functions
Who this fits
This senior role suits an experienced accountant comfortable spanning financial analysis, statutory compliance and controls across several countries. It is based in Bangkok with a hybrid working model, and calls for close collaboration with regional finance and shared service colleagues.
From the employer
At Coface we make trade happen everyday
Our 5,200 experts representing 80+ nationalities in 58 countries are united by a shared purpose: helping companies navigate through uncertainty by empowering them to make the right decisions and trade smarter in a complex world.
With nearly 80 years of global experience, we offer companies a full range of solutions: Trade Credit Insurance, Business Information, Debt Collection, Single Risk insurance, Surety Bonds, Factoring — all driven by a unique data patrimony, cutting-edge technology, innovation and a deep understanding of the global economy.
Joining Coface means being part of a close-knit international organization, where your ideas matter. We foster a culture of learning, collaboration and inclusion where you are given responsibilities and can see the impact of your actions.
Shape the future of trade with us. Join our Happeners!
MISSION:
We are expanding Coface Finance team and looking for an experienced Senior Accountant. This role goes beyond routine accounting – the successful candidate will play a critical part in preparing financial analysis (translate data to insight), managing cash flow (liquidity), supporting business investment case analysis, driving operational excellence and accounting simplification process with shared service team, and ensuring strong finance governance & control
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Responsible for financial planning/budgeting & analysis for Coface Services South Asia Pacific (Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia) and Coface Service (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd. Prepare key variance analysis and review with Country Managers and Regional CFO
- Liquidity management: Prepare cash forecast and ensure sufficient working capital
- Fulfill local statutory filing requirements
- PT PMA Indonesia: Closely work with Corporate Secretary to complete statutory filing requirements to local Indonesia authority
- Malaysia: Liaise with external accounting firm in Malaysia to ensure full compliance with local filing in Malaysia
- Singapore: Liaise with Corporate secretary firm for Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) filing e.g., Annual General Meeting, Board written resolution, Audit financial statement, etc.
- Lead tax, audit, compliance for entities in scope
- Audit & tax requirement – Coordinate closely with external auditor & tax firm to ensure completion of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and tax filings in accordance with applicable accounting standards and local requirements.
- Internal audit, compliance, risk management – Be a level 1 control owner for Coface Services South Asia Pacific (Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia) and Coface Service (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd; and collaborate with internal auditor, compliance officer and risk manager
- Lead special project in 2027 for Coface Thailand
- Review work of shared service team in India to ensure correct & complete accounting
- Adhere to Coface’s core value Client focus; Expertise; Courage & accountability; Collaboration
- Support Regional CFO to drive “Operational excellence” initiative - continuously driving process improvement, simplification & efficiency with close collaboration with Shared Service Center team in Bangalore
- Live “ONE SEA & INDIA finance team” vision – support & strongly collaborate with other finance team members; display positive mindset
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business, Finance, or Accounting
- Minimum 7 years of professional experience in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), accounting, or audit
- CPA and/or CPD certification is preferred but not required
- Demonstrated analytical and logical thinking capabilities
- Ability to execute tasks with high accuracy and meticulous attention to detail
- Strong sense of accountability and ownership with excellent time management skills
- Excellent cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management abilities (internal and external)
- Opportunities to learn: Opportunity to acquire knowledge in the field of business information services, trade credit insurance and finance
- Hybrid working model: Flexible workplace with possibility for hybrid work
- Career opportunities: Opportunity to build your career (both locally and internationally) in a large global company, one of the world leaders in its field
- Engaging: high performance work culture in an inclusive workplace
- Exciting Employee Benefits: Includes Health Care
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