Accounting Manager (Bangkok Based - Relocation Provided)

About Agoda

At Agoda, we bridge the world through travel. Our story began in 2005, when two lifelong friends and entrepreneurs, driven by their passion for travel, launched Agoda to make it easier for everyone to explore the world.

Today, we are part of Booking Holdings [NASDAQ: BKNG], with a diverse team of over 7,000 people from 90 countries, working together in offices around the globe. Every day, we connect people to destinations and experiences, with our great deals across our millions of hotels and holiday properties, flights, and experiences worldwide.

No two days are the same at Agoda. Data and technology are at the heart of our culture, fueling our curiosity and innovation. If you’re ready to begin your best journey and help build travel for the world, join us.

The Opportunity You will own and shape accounting across multiple countries in a fast-moving, global OTA — not just running the books but rethinking how accounting creates strategic value. Partner closely with business leaders, tax authorities, auditors, external advisors, and Agoda’s group brands to deliver timely reporting and enable new product and market launches across multiple legal entities.

This role blends accounting leadership, projects, and internal consulting. You’ll lead cross-functional projects to improve balance-sheet reconciliations, streamline one‑off adjustments, and design scalable end‑to‑end processes that reduce cycle times and strengthen controls. You’ll also help craft a long‑term vision for the teams you influence and mentor colleagues to raise technical and process capabilities.

We encourage experimentation with AI and automation — from intelligent reconciliation to anomaly detection and predictive close timelines — turning novel ideas into production improvements that free the team for higher‑value analysis. If you’re motivated by systems transformation, measurable impact, and working in an agile environment with varied products and stakeholders, this role gives you the autonomy and scope to make it happen

In this Role, you’ll get to:

Financial Accounts

Prepare complete details and accurate accounts for all entities, including a group consolidation

Manage month-end and year-end closes in a fast-paced, deadline-driven and regulated environment, and drive continuous improvement of close processes

Report accurate, timely and insightful monthly management accounts and financial updates for management review

Motivate management accounting/nominal ledger team to take further responsibility for accounts input and preparation processes, and ensure career development in a supportive manner

Manage and liaise with auditors, IT review and tax computation processes from planning to filing in an efficient and effective manner

Collaborate with other finance managers to support overall department goals and objectives

Advise staff regarding the handling of non-routine reporting transactions

Manage and oversee the daily operations of the accounting department

Accounting Controls

Ensure accounting, associated IT systems and internal control environment are in compliance with Corporate policy as well as SOX requirements and US GAAP.

Responsible for review of journal entries

Review reconciliations of all significant account balances including bank accounts and fixed assets, debtors and creditors, and report significant exceptions to management

Guides other departments by researching and interpreting accounting policy, applying observations and recommendations to operational issues

Tax

Understand key concepts of tax returns (i.e. corporate income tax, withholding tax and indirect taxes) in foreign jurisdictions where the company has legal presence

Provide tax team with accurate information for the purpose of tax compliance in local and foreign jurisdictions

Projects

Manage and implement the Company’s initiatives and projects from finance and accounting perspective. This includes providing requirements, d