Assistant Accounting Manager

About the Role

As our Assistant Accounting Manager, you will lead financial reporting, month-end close, and accounting operations for Thailand entities. This role focuses on delivering accurate reporting, ensuring accounting and tax compliance, supporting audits and business projects, and driving process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Support and oversee the month-end closing and financial reporting process for Thailand legal entities, ensuring accurate and timely reporting in accordance with US GAAP, Thailand Local GAAP, and corporate requirements, including HFM reporting.
• Review trial balances, journal entries, and key balance sheet accounts to identify unusual transactions.
• Review monthly balance sheet reconciliations and proactively follow up on outstanding items to ensure timely resolution.
• Provide accounting guidance and support to business partners on accounting treatment, closing processes, and internal control matters.
• Take ownership of local tax compliance matters, including VAT, WHT, corporate income tax, and other applicable taxes, ensuring accurate and timely filing.
• Support and coordinate tax audits, Revenue Department inquiries, and tax investigations, working closely with external tax advisors and relevant internal stakeholders.
• Support customs and excise tax compliance, including related registrations, filings, and queries.
• Ensure compliance with applicable local regulations, accounting standards, corporate policies, and internal controls.
• Maintain and document local accounting and finance procedures and related controls in line with global and local requirements.
• Build strong relationships and communicate effectively with stakeholders across different functions and levels, including Tax, Legal, Commercial, Supply Chain, SSC, auditors, tax advisors, and government authorities.
• Proactively manage and follow up on open issues, taking ownership to drive actions through to timely resolution.
• Identify and implement process improvements across accounting, tax, reporting, and compliance activities to improve efficiency, accuracy, and control.
• Participate in external audits, ad-hoc projects such as store opening/closing projects and other finance initiatives as required.
• Support the Accounting Manager in other accounting, tax, compliance, and finance-related matters as required by the business.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in accounting and tax, with a strong understanding of financial reporting standards and regulatory changes.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP, Thailand Local GAAP, tax regulations, and SOX controls.
• Audit background with hands-on accounting experience is highly preferred.
• Experience in managing external and internal audits, internal controls, tax compliance, and process improvements.
• Proficiency in SAP; knowledge of Hyperion and other accounting systems is an advantage.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, work independently, and deliver high-quality results within tight deadlines.
• Fluent in English with excellent interpersonal, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong knowledge of tax regulations and accounting standards, with the ability to stay up to date with regulatory changes.

What We Offer

This is a unique role with a genuine opportunity to make an impact. You’ll get to work in a diverse environment with a team of professionals who are passionate about the work they do and know how to have some fun along the way.

Coty’s global omni-working policy provides the option to work up to 50% of your month remotely. We believe that a more flexible philosophy of remote working will give everyone the freedom to choose what works for their individual circumstances and empower them to always perform at their best.