Head of Accounting

Company:
PropertyScout

Location:
Panjit Tower, 117 Thonglor, Bangkok

Reports to:
CEO

Manages:
Accounting Manager, Finance & Accounting Team

About PropertyScout

PropertyScout is a leading residential real estate brokerage and technology platform in Thailand, operating at significant scale with:

• 7,000+ third- party agents
• 580+ in-house agents
• 150+ non-agent team members across product/tech, marketing, supply and operations

We serve more than 10,000 buyers, tenants, and property owners every month through a large agent network and an in-house brokerage team.

Starting in Thailand, we plan to expand internationally. Peers in other markets are Beike in China (USD 32bn in valuation with 550k agents on the platform), Loft and Quinto Andar in Brazil (USD 3bn and 5bn valuation), or Square Yards in India. Their success is an inspiration for us to build the leading property transaction platform across Southeast Asia.

The company is venture-backed and well-capitalized, with international investors and a long-term ambition to build a category-defining real estate platform in Southeast Asia.

Why this role exists

This role is created as part of a strategic upgrade of the accounting function, supporting PropertyScout's transition from operational execution to scale-up accounting, accounting financial leadership, and stronger business partnership.

As the company grows in complexity and scale, we are strengthening financial ownership, controls, and decision support across the organization. This role is designed for a senior finance leader (VP-level) with clear accountability for financial accuracy, governance, team quality, and financial performance management.

Depending on performance and company evolution, this role may grow into a full CFO position over time.

Mission

Own financial truth. Build a strong, scalable finance engine. Ensure discipline, accuracy, and transparency across finance, legal coordination, and compliance. Be a trusted partner to the CEO and leadership team. Track and collaborate to achieve financial company objectives.

Why this is an attractive role

• Direct partnership with the CEO and senior leadership
• Real authority to upgrade team, processes, and standards
• Broad scope across finance, legal coordination, and finance-related growth initiatives
• Exposure to company-wide decision-making at scale
• Clear long-term growth path, including the opportunity to help build a finance organization capable of supporting future capital market readiness (e.g. IPO), should the company pursue that path

Core Responsibilities

1. Accounting Ownership (Top Priority
)

• Full ownership of P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow
• Ensure accurate, timely monthly close
• Personally review financials and reconciliation
• Own payroll, commissions payments, and revenue recognition logic
• Build and maintain strong internal controls and audit readiness
• Lead annual audits and tax processes

2. Team Leadership & Structure

• Lead, hire, develop, and upgrade the finance & accounting team
• Ensure accountability and performance across the function
• Establish and enforce SOPs for closing, reporting, and approvals

3. FP&A & Leadership Partnership

• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and scenario planning
• Track performance against financial objectives (revenue, EBITDA, cash flow), highlight and understand and deviations of actuals vs. plan, make actionable proposals to close gaps, identify and recommend opportunities to overachieve targets
• Prepare board and investor reporting
• Act as a thought partner to the CEO and leadership team

4. Legal & Compliance

• Own legal coordination across the company
• Work with external lawyers, auditors, and tax advisors
• Oversee contracting processes and approval flows
• Ensure compliance with Thai regulations
• Strengthen governance, documentation, and risk management
• Oversee basic Singapore (SG) statutory and regulatory compliance requirements
• Act as the primary finance contact for the Singapore accounting firm, coordinating annual compliance, statutory filings, and financial reporting as required
• Ensure timely submission of statutory documents and maintain proper records for SG entities
• Proactively identify compliance risks across jurisdictions and recommend corrective actions

5. BOI Compliance & Regulatory Alignment

• Ensure full compliance with Board of Investment (BOI) conditions applicable to the company, including requirements related to approved positions, minimum salary thresholds, job scope, and employee qualifications
• Monitor and validate salary structures, payroll, and compensation components to ensure ongoing BOI compliance
• Coordinate with HR and external advisors to support BOI reporting, audits, and inspections
• Maintain accurate documentation and records required by BOI and other relevant authorities
• Proactively identify compliance risks and recommend corrective actions to management
• Act as the primary finance counterpart for BOI-related financial and compliance matters

6. Structured & Strategic Initiatives Support

• Support complex initiatives (e.g. financing-related or investment-adjacent projects)
• Build financial models, guardrails, and risk frameworks
• Coordinate across finance, legal, operations, and external partners
• Identify and flag risks and constraints early

7. Operational Improvement

• Identify inefficiencies across finance and adjacent operations
• Improve financial tooling, data flows, and reporting quality
• Enable scalable growth with discipline and structure

What Success Looks Like (12 months)

• Clean, trusted, and timely financials
• No recurring accounting or reporting errors
• A strong, reliable, and accountable finance team
• Clear financial visibility for leadership and investors and reliable achievement of financial objectives
• Finance function trusted as an enabler

Profile We're Looking For

• 8+ years experience in finance / accounting
• Proven experience leading finance or accounting teams
• Strong hands-on background (not purely strategic), willingness and motivation to work operationally and get personally involved to deliver results in scope and on time
• Startup or scale-up experience strongly preferred
• High judgment, ownership mindset, and attention to detail
• Fluent in English and Thai

Compensation

• Fixed salary and title calibrated to experience - THB 150k - 250k
• Health insurance and other employee benefits offered
• Employees stock options possible for the right candidate

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