Chief Accountant

Main Responsibilities: This role involves a range of responsibilities, including cost analysis, financial auditing, and reporting, aimed at enhancing our business operations. The ideal candidate will bring a strategic approach to managing financial transactions, ensuring accuracy and compliance, and contributing to the improvement of our accounting processes.

• Manage Financial and Accounting Transactions: Ensure all financial transactions are accurately and timely recorded and reported in line with Company procedures and policies, Vietnam Accounting Standards, and regulatory requirements.

• Financial Reporting: Ensure that all monthly, quarterly, and annual Financial reports are prepared in an accurate and timely manner.

• Financial Controls: Ensure that key Finance and Accounting controls are in place and effectively implemented throughout all accounting processes to maintain compliance with Vietnam Accounting Standards, as well as Direct and Indirect tax laws and regulations.

• Risk Management: Regularly review and assess financial and accounting risks, including testing of key controls, and address immediately any issue and/or violation identified.

• Tax Compliance: Ensure all local tax filing compliances (tax returns, declarations, documentation, or other filings) are prepared, reviewed, and submitted on time to avoid penalties and interest for errors, under-declarations, or delayed compliance.

• Main Point of Contact: Act as the main point of contact for handling financial information/ queries from internal/external auditors, tax authorities, government bodies, or any financial/accounting inquiries from the Head Office.

• Business Partner: Act as a business partner between the Company and its Head Office for all finance, accounting, and business-related matters.

• Cost Analysis: Analyze actual manufacturing costs and prepare periodic reports comparing actual costs to standard production costs.

• Audit and Review: Audit contracts, orders, and vouchers, and prepare reports to substantiate individual transactions before settlement.

• Approval of Transactions: Ensure proper handling of financial transactions and approve transactions within designated limits.

• Accounting Recommendations: Provide recommendations regarding the accounting treatment of reserves, assets, and expenditures.

• Additional Tasks: Perform other tasks as requested by the General Director from time to time.

• Associate‘s degree in accounting or Bachelor‘s degree in accountancy.

• Minimum 3-5 years’ accounting experience.

• Professional Accounting Qualification (e.g., CPA, ACCA, or equivalent) is preferred.

• Chief Accountant certificate is required.

• Preferred experience in a furniture manufacturing environment and/or related industry.

• Preferably with experience in a multinational company.

• In-depth knowledge of VAS, IFRS, and US GAAP.

• Strong communication skills in English, both written and spoken.