Senior Accountant

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Accountant to join our Finance team, based in A&O Shearman's Bangkok office.

Finance team - Bangkok

The Finance team at A&O Shearman provides a first-class service to the business, offering strategic finance advice at the partner level and quality support services across the full range of finance functions, including financial accounting, working capital, tax, and audit. Achieving the firm's vision requires a world-class Finance department, and our finance teams add value when the information we produce enables great decisions — meaning information that is relevant, accurate, and understandable, delivered as quickly as possible. This also means building relationships with the Partners and other decision-makers in the firm so that they trust us to advise them on what the information means and what the best course of action is.

What you will do

This role is responsible for end-to-end financial accounting, control and management reporting for the Thailand office, ensuring compliance with local statutory and tax requirements and Group policies. This incudes accounting and reconciliations, month-end and year-end closing, accounting policies and procedures, budgeting and forecasting, statutory accounting and tax management, and internal and external audits. The objective of this role is to ensure that high-quality, accurate financial data is provided to both internal and external stakeholders on a timely basis. The role reports directly to the Senior Finance Manager, Singapore.

The Senior Accountant will be responsible for the following:

• Financial Accounting & Reporting: Handle local accounting functions, compile and analyse financial information to prepare journal entries, and reconcile the general ledger and subsidiary ledgers. Prepare monthly financial reports, including consolidation, budgeting, forecasting, and delivering timely financial reports with variance analysis and cash-flow projections.
• Month-End and Year-End Closing: Lead the month-end and year-end closing processes, including preparation of month-end closing journals and management accounts submissions.
• Tax & Statutory Compliance: Be responsible for Thai tax returns and liaise with external advisors for partner and expatriate staff tax filings, including VAT and withholding tax obligations under Thai law. Prepare audit and tax schedules and management accounts for auditors and tax agents.
• Audit Management: Assist with and help manage statutory and group audits, interacting with internal and external auditors to complete audits efficiently.
• Budgeting & Forecasting: Prepare and coordinate the annual budget and re-forecasting process, and support budget holders with setting and controlling their respective budgets.
• Accounts Payable & Expenditure: Review client accounts, and verify and review expenditure claims and payment vouchers.
• Payroll: Review payroll prepared by HR and ensure compliance with local laws.
• Internal Controls: Assist in maintaining and coordinating the implementation of accounting control procedures, and ensure all reporting requirements are met.
• Cash Management: Prepare weekly cash forecasts and oversee inter-company transactions and reconciliations.
• Stakeholder Liaison: Liaise with external and internal stakeholders, including auditors, tax agents, company secretaries, bankers, and the Group Finance team.
• Ad Hoc: Undertake ad hoc analysis and assignments from time to time as directed by the Senior Finance Manager, Singapore

What you will have

Qualifications & Experience:

• A seasoned finance professional with a recognised professional qualification (e.g., CPA Thailand, ACCA, or equivalent) and registered with the Department of Business Development (DBD)
• A minimum of 5–7 years' accounting experience, with at least 2 years in a senior or supervisory capacity.
• Knowledge of local Thai accounting standards, reporting requirements, and tax regulations (including VAT, withholding tax, and corporate income tax).
• Legal industry or professional services experience is an advantage.
• Experience working in a global or multinational firm and in a multicurrency environment is desirable.
• Experience with 3E accounting systems or equivalent would be advantageous.
• High level of Excel proficiency is essential; ability to use other Microsoft Office applications including Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Skills & Personal Attributes:

• Strong communication skills in English and Thai; comfortable interacting with senior stakeholders.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to multi-task, plan, and deal with urgent requests.
• Strong time management skills and the ability to work on one's own initiative.
• The ability to apply relevant technical knowledge and identify solutions to technical issues.
• Proven ability to maintain strong internal client relationships with close attention to detail.
• Resilient and committed; able to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• High integrity, attention to detail and ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines; proactive and solutions-oriented.
• Collaborative team player with the ability to operate in a fast-paced, high-performance environment

About A&O Shearman

A&O Shearman is a new global industry-leading law firm, with nearly 50 offices in 29 countries worldwide. Our fluency in English law, US law, and the laws of the world’s most dynamic markets, enables us to provide unmatched insight and seamless delivery to clients. We work on challenging and important deals and disputes that have the potential to shape the future.

We offer exceptional opportunities for our people; opportunities to work for the world’s leading businesses; to transform the status quo, and to deliver your best work, helping you and your career to thrive, while delivering unparalleled outcomes for our clients.

Whether you're helping clients solve complex challenges, transforming the ways we manage our business, or ensuring the smooth-running of our operations, this is an environment where you can belong and excel. We provide first-rate training and development, we are committed to an inclusive environment, and we provide support and ways of working that help you optimise your wellbeing.

What truly defines a career with us? We recruit the best and ask for the best of you. And together, we will redefine success.