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About the position

We are looking for ambitious talented candidates to join our diverse and qualified accounting team at Pomelo Fashion. We welcome all candidates who are proactive, detail-oriented and interested in developing careers in Finance and Accounting.

Responsibilities

The candidate is expected to be leading the Pomelo Finance and Accounting team, reporting to Chief Financial Officer. The scope of work includes:

• Management reports: weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual actual performance vs target:
• Financial reports: Balance sheet, Cash Flow, P&L consolidated and by country, by channel
• Analyzing costs, pricing, sale through rate, inventory day, inventory aging, etc
• Marketing performance actual vs target: traffic, CAC, CPO, CIR
• Conducting review for cost reduction and toplines growth opportunities
• Managing the preparation of company's budget

• Accounting backlog clean-up and month-end close:
• Assessing and clearing the existing accounting backlog: unreconciled balance sheet accounts, open items, unposted entries, intercompany balances and prior-period adjustments
• Setting a catch-up roadmap with clear milestones and owners, and reporting progress to the CFO
• Bringing books up to date and establishing a timely, repeatable month-end close with standard checklists and account reconciliations
• Putting controls in place so the backlog does not recur

• Retail accounting: overseeing inventory valuation and costing, COGS, markdowns and provisions for aged stock, and reconciliation of sales across stores, e-commerce, marketplaces and payment gateways
• Accounting system and process design:
• Designing and implementing the accounting system end-to-end: chart of accounts, accounting policies, approval matrix and segregation of duties
• Writing SOPs for key processes
• Leading ERP set-up or optimization and automating reconciliations and reporting

• Compliance reports: working with auditors on separated audit and consolidated audit; local tax filings
• Investor relations: supporting investor reports, Board meetings, and fundraising
• Cooperating with commercial teams, providing finance insights to deliver strategic projects of the company, improving efficiency and profitability
• Leading and coaching the team, empowering and supporting them to grow and reach their full potential
• Training the team on accounting standards (TFRS/IFRS), new systems and SOPs, with on-the-job guidance and regular reviews of their work
• Defining clear roles, KPIs and development plans, and building a succession pipeline for key positions

• Other ad-hoc tasks assigned by the manager

Who are we looking for?

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting
• At least 7 years of relevant experience in finance, accounting, auditing, and or investment banking; Big 4 auditing firms or Investment Banking experience is preferable;
• At least 3 years of finance or accounting experience in retail, fashion or e-commerce (omnichannel preferred), with a solid understanding of inventory accounting, store/channel P&L and retail KPIs
• Proven track record of cleaning up accounting backlog, bringing books up to date and shortening the month-end close
• Experience setting up accounting systems and processes from the ground up, and in training and developing accounting teams
• Hands-on experience with ERP systems and process improvement; experience in a fast-growing or multi-country business is a plus
• ACCA, CPA, CFA, leading consolidated engagement at Big 4 or experienced financial modeling is advantageous;
• Good command of Thai and English, both verbal and written
• Role is open to both Thai and non-Thai citizens

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