Finance Director

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