Financial Controller

August Energy (“AE”) is a developer and long-term owner of energy infrastructure assets, helping high quality industrial and commercial customers meet their decarbonisation goals, profitably, and at scale (“Corporate Solutions Strategy”). We provide a comprehensive set of proven and customised energy as a service (“EaaS”) solutions including renewable energy, energy storage, cooling, industrial electrification, and bioenergy. Headquartered in Singapore, with offices in Thailand, Vietnam and India, we work with our customers across Southeast Asia and India.

Our Vision - Accelerating the essential transition to a sustainable energy future.

Our Mission - Creating a corporate decarbonisation leader by investing in and delivering cleaner energy infrastructure, today - profitably, efficiently and at scale.

The Finance Controller (“FC”) position is a new role to support the growth of activity in Thailand. As FC you will be responsible for all finance operations and controls for Thailand including (a) overseeing the financial management of the all Thailand entities, including accounting, treasury, tax, risk management & regulatory compliance; (b) managing the monthly/quarterly/annual closings; (c) overseeing the funding for each of the subsidiaries; (d) equity investor/lender reporting; and (e) supporting AE in its growth with the establishment of new SPVs in Thailand. To succeed in this FC role, you will need to have strong accounting skills and good communication skills to work closely with the regional teams.

Key responsibilities

• Oversee operational accounting and tax, define accounting and tax policies, finance control and compliance, financial planning and budgeting, and new market entry accounting

• Financial and cash management for all legal entities in Thailand

• Overseeing the financial controlling & reporting of legal entities of Thailand with support of outsourced accounting firms and accounting assistants of local entities

• Ensuring that processes are implemented and aligned across Thailand entities, allowing smooth financial operations, and allowing scalability to support the growth of activity

• Managing monthly reporting to Singapore regional office in a timely manner providing consolidated management and rolling forecast.

• Assist with capital funding processes and cash flow of Thailand entities and the related requirements

• Ensure compliance with Group accounting policies and applicable accounting standards

• Act as strategic finance partner to management team and support group finance initiatives

• Assist with group year-end audit and review inter-company and intra-group transactions to ensure accounts are booked and reconciled to deadlines

• Support the annual budget and regular forecasting for Thailand entities

• Manage Thailand entities’ tax filings and returns (e.g. withholding tax, VAT, annual tax returns, etc.)

• Manage relationships with local financial institutions and optimise banking arrangements

Job requirements

We are looking for someone who offers the following experience and skill set:

• Minimum of ten years' experience across finance, professional accounting and financial reporting. Preferred experience within an energy business and a global accounting firm

• Knowledge of capital-intensive project cost management and accounting

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or equivalent

• Relevant professional certifications (e.g. ACCA, CA, CIA, FRM) are required

• Good knowledge of IFRS and international tax

• Strong working knowledge of Excel and IT tools, with experience of financial modelling a bonus

• Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced and international environment

• Attention to accuracy and detail

• Strong written and spoken English communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively as a team player and lead the Thailand finance team

• Experience with a multinational or regional exposure is preferred

• Driven self-starter, with strong initiative, who is hands-on and comfortable to manage multiple tasks, is confident to engage different stakeholders, and can work independently to deliver outcomes

• Good understanding of Thai accounting, tax and statutory requirement

• Experienced with ERP systems such as Microsoft Dynamics, SAP or equivalent