Department Manager, Head of Finance (Subsidiary – United States)

About the Role

Head of Finance is responsible for leading the overall finance function of the U.S. subsidiary, setting direction, ensuring compliance, and driving business performance. The role focuses on strategic oversight, governance, internal controls, and decision-making, while leveraging Shared Services and the Finance Section Manager for execution. Based in Thailand with a hybrid work arrangement supporting U.S. operations.

Responsibilities

• Define financial strategy, targets, and performance framework for the U.S. entity; lead budgeting, dynamic forecasting (DF), and long-term planning; provide forward-looking insights and align financial direction with Group FP&A and corporate objectives.
• Own governance, compliance and internal control: ensure compliance with financial reporting standards, tax regulations, group reporting standards and company policies; establish and oversee internal control frameworks; review and approve key accounting judgments, financial statements, and critical decisions; oversee tax compliance through coordination with external advisors.
• Act as a key business partner: challenge and validate business assumptions, pricing strategies, and investment decisions; drive profitability, cost efficiency and financial discipline across the organization.
• Define treasury and financial strategy: cash flow management, working capital optimization, liquidity planning, funding strategy, and provide direction to Treasury Shared Services.
• Oversee outputs from Shared Services (Accounting & Treasury), manage relationships with Shared Services, external auditors and tax advisors, and lead and develop the finance team including the Finance Section Manager.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field; CPA or equivalent strongly preferred.
• 10–15 years of finance experience, with at least 5 years in leadership roles.
• Proven experience in FP&A, business partnering, and financial management; experience working with Shared Services and multinational environments.
• Strong communication skills in English.

Additional Information

• Role is based in Thailand but supports U.S. operations; hybrid work arrangement.
• Requires at least 4 hours of daily overlap with U.S. business hours; regular evening work expected to ensure effective collaboration with U.S. stakeholders.
• Ability to travel to the United States and internationally as required; mandatory travel for year-end physical inventory (stock count) and other key activities; must be able to travel internationally without restrictions.