Finance Manager

Own an entire finance function from day one. GymNation — a fast-growing UAE fitness group — is launching in Thailand, and we're hiring the founding Finance Manager to build the Thai entity's finance from an empty set of books.

Who we are

GymNation is a UAE-headquartered fitness group and one of the region's fastest-growing operators of large-format, accessible gyms. Founded in 2017, we run 36 clubs across the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, built on high-quality facilities at an affordable price and a strong, community-driven member experience. We're now entering our next phase of growth with our first expansion into Southeast Asia — and GymNation Thailand will be the group's inaugural Thai entity. GymNation operates to international governance and reporting standards, so financial discipline, clean books and audit-readiness are core to how the group runs.

The opportunity

This is a ground-floor, sole-owner role. You'll set up the books, banking, tax compliance and controls from scratch and shape how finance runs as we scale — reporting directly to the SEA CFO. As GymNation grows across Southeast Asia, this seat is designed to grow into a regional finance role with a team beneath you. GymNation operates to international governance and reporting standards, so clean books and audit-readiness are core to how we run.

What you'll own — hands-on, in-house

• Bookkeeping and the general ledger, to group policy and Thai accounting standards
• Month-end close and the monthly management reporting pack
• Banking and treasury
• Payroll and its statutory filings
• Ownership of the Thai tax position — VAT, withholding tax, corporate income tax and transfer pricing
• Audit liaison and due-diligence readiness

What you'll manage — not do yourself

You'll select and manage the external partners who handle statutory filings, audit and transfer pricing. You own the numbers; they execute the submissions.

Who this is for

A hands-on builder who wants to own a function — not a manager who needs a team to be effective. Someone who takes pride in clean books and will personally do the reconciliations, the payroll run and the filing data. For the first stretch, you ARE the finance team.

Who this is NOT for (please read before applying)

If you need staff beneath you to be effective, if you haven't personally prepared Thai VAT / WHT / CIT, or you're looking for a step down to coast in — this isn't the role. The first six months are hands-on and solo.

You'll need (must-haves)

• Fluent Thai and English, written and spoken
• 8+ years in Thai accounting/finance, including hands-on ownership of Thai statutory tax (VAT, WHT, CIT)
• Experience in a foreign-owned / multinational subsidiary in Thailand, reporting to managers outside Thailand
• Genuinely comfortable being the sole finance person, doing the hands-on processing yourself
• Thai CPA (TFAC) OR a registered accountant (non-CPA, CPD-maintained) with strong hands-on statutory experience

Nice to have

• Thai CPA plus a Big 4 audit background
• Hands-on Thai payroll (PND1, Social Security, Provident Fund)
• Experience with a major ERP (SAP, Oracle, NetSuite or Dynamics)
• Consumer-sector exposure (fitness, retail, F&B, hospitality)
• BOI-promoted entity experience; fundraising / due-diligence exposure

What's on offer

• Full ownership of a greenfield finance function and a direct line to group leadership
• A clear path to a regional SEA finance role as the group expands
• Competitive package based on experience, plus benefits (social security, health insurance, annual leave)