Senior Accounting Manager

Role Purpose:

The Senior Accounting Manager leads all accounting operations, ensuring accurate financial reporting, compliance, and strong internal controls. Reporting to the CFO, the role manages accounting teams, supports business and investment decisions, and drives continuous improvement to safeguard the company’s financial health.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Accounting Governance & Financial Closing

• Lead and oversee all accounting functions, including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Sales Accounting, Cost of Sales (COS), Inventory, and Tax, ensuring clear ownership and segregation of duties.

• Establish, maintain, and continuously enhance closing checklists, key reconciliations, and review controls to ensure audit-ready financials at all times.

• Ensure timely and accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closing in compliance with Vietnamese Accounting Standards (VAS), local statutory requirements, and internal policies.

2. Financial Reporting, Cost Control & Management Insights

• Prepare, review, and present accurate financial and accounting reports; review financial statements, executive reports and key reconciliations prior to submission to the CFO, General Director (GD) and Management Committee (if required).

• Interpret financial information for management, provide insights, and recommend performance drivers, variances versus budget/AOP, and emerging trends.

• Analyze financial data, including costs, pricing structures, variable contributions, sales results, and performance versus business plans and budget/AOP.

• Develop financial trends, projections, and forward-looking insights based on historical and current financial data.

• Identify, evaluate, and drive cost optimization and cost-reduction opportunities across the business.

• Provide accounting and financial inputs for investment evaluations, business initiatives, and strategic decision-making in close partnership with the CFO, GD.

3. Internal Controls, Risk & Compliance

• Oversee tax compliance including VAT, PIT, WHT, CIT and other statutory filings; proactively manage tax risks and exposures, working with tax auditors, and building good relationships with tax authorities, and relevant government agencies.

• Maintain the overall financial health of the organization through strong accounting governance, internal controls, and compliance frameworks.

• Oversee accounting operations and contribute to financial planning activities, including budget preparation and monitoring, in coordination with the Finance team.

4. Partnering With Banks And External Auditor

• Coordinate with banks on bank account management, credit facilities, guarantees, covenants monitoring, and compliance reporting.

• Ensure proper accounting treatment, documentation, and reconciliation for bank transactions, borrowings, interest, fees, and cash management activities.

• Manage cash flow planning, liquidity management, and financing-related analyses, including scenario and covenant impact assessments.

• Work with external auditors by ensuring timely preparation and high quality of audit schedules, working papers, reconciliations, and supporting documentation. Proactively identify, manage, and resolve audit findings, control deficiencies, and accounting issues in order to finalize the statutory reports as required timeline.

5. People, Process & Systems Excellence

• Drive consistency, accountability, and execution excellence across all accounting teams.

• Lead, coach, and develop accounting team.

• Continuously improve accounting processes, automation, and system improvements (Current accounting system and accounting tools) to enhance efficiency, data quality, and scalability.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.

• Minimum 15 years of progressive experience in accounting or finance roles.

• At least 5 years of experience in a managerial or senior accounting role (e.g., Accounting Manager, Chief Accountant).

• Experience leading end-to-end accounting operations and financial closing.

• Direct experience working with auditors and tax authorities.

• Proven experience managing and developing accounting teams.

• Experience in large-scale or fast-paced organizations is an advantage.

Professional skills:

• Strong expertise in financial accounting, financial reporting, and statutory compliance.

• In-depth knowledge of Vietnamese Accounting Standards (VAS) and local tax regulations.

• Experience in cost, inventory, and margin analysis.

• Ability to analyze financial data and provide actionable insights.

• Strong internal control and risk management mindset.

• Proficient in ERP systems and accounting software.

• Good leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

• High integrity, accuracy, and attention to detail.

• Professional English proficiency.