Finance Director
Posted on: 24/04/2026
Bangkok Thailand
Permanent
FMCG
Position: Finance Director
Industry: Retail (F&B)Location: Thailand
Report: CFO
Company Overview:
Our client is a high-growth entrepreneurial company operating in a complex multi entity structure with strong foundation in Thailand and clear ambition to expand internationally. The business is growing rapidly across brands, channels and markets and is now entering a critical phase of building a financial structure, systems and talents requite to support the 2026 growth roadmap.
To support this journey our client is seeking for a Finance Director with a strong commercial instinct, hands on leadership with an entrepreneurial mindset to help professionalize the finance functions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Act as a key financial partner to the Board and leadership team, contributing actively to corporate strategy and growth planning
- Translate business ambition into clear financial roadmap, supporting both short-term performance and long-term scalability
- Provide financial insight, challenge assumptions, and influence decision-making across commercial, operations, and expansion initiatives
- Lead enterprise-wide budgeting, rolling forecasts, and financial modeling to support a rapidly expanding business
- Evaluate business cases, investment proposals, and expansion plans, providing clear ROI analysis and strategic recommendations
- Deliver timely, accurate, and insightful reporting on financial performance, risks, and opportunities
- Drive financial discipline across food cost (COGS), labor, overheads, and operational spending to improve margins and EBITDA
- Partner closely with operations and commercial teams to improve unit economics and outlet-level profitability
- Design and strengthen finance structures, processes, and systems suitable for a complex, multi-entity environment
- Build controls and reporting frameworks that support growth while remaining pragmatic and flexible
- Prepare the organization financially and structurally for international market expansion by 2026
- Ensure compliance with accounting standards, tax regulations, statutory reporting, and audit requirements
- Strengthen internal controls, audit readiness, and governance practices in line with best practice
- Proactively identify financial, operational, and compliance risks and work with leadership to mitigate them
- Support funding initiatives and capital planning to enable future expansion
- Act as a key point of contact for financial institutions, auditors, advisors, and potential investors
- Lead and develop a high-performing finance team across FP&A, controllership, commercial finance, costing, and shared services
- Build a sustainable team structure, succession pipeline, and performance-driven culture aligned with the company’s long‑term vision
- Direct reports include senior finance leaders across accounting and costing functions
Profile & Capabilities
- Proven experience as a Finance Director or senior finance leader within F&B, retail, hospitality, or consumer-driven businesses
- Strong entrepreneurial mindset, comfortable operating in fast-changing, less-structured environments
- Demonstrated track record of building systems, controls, and teams from growth stage to scale
- Experience managing complex legal entities and operating models
- Commercially sharp with the ability to balance strategic thinking and hands-on execution
- Strong leadership presence with the ability to influence Boards and senior stakeholders
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
- Professional accounting qualification (CPA, CA, ACCA, or equivalent) preferred
- Experience supporting or leading international expansion is a strong advantage