Chief Accountant and Office Manager
We are a robotics startup looking for a smart, motivated and reliable person to join our team as Chief Accountant and Office Manager.
This role is based in Da Nang.
You will be responsible for finance, accounting coordination, tax compliance, office administration and internal operations. You will work closely with our external tax and accounting vendor in Vietnam, manage payments to vendors and partners, handle employee expense claims, support travel policy, and help plan company cash flow.
You will also manage office and admin expenses, procure R&D and office equipment, coordinate with travel agents for flights and hotels, and support the team with daily operational needs.
We are looking for a strong and experienced candidate who has previously worked as a Chief Accountant or handled similar responsibilities. Please state this clearly in your application.
Responsibilities
- Financial planning for both the Vietnam operating entity and Singapore holding entity (and other future entities), including expense forecasts, revenue forecasts and cash flow planning.
- Work with external accounting and tax vendors, tax authorities, banks and other regulatory bodies to ensure the company meets finance, tax and compliance requirements.
- Manage VAT invoices, tax reporting, internal finance reports and supporting documents.
- Handle payments to vendors, partners and service providers.
- Manage internal employee expense claims and travel related expenses.
- Procure office equipment, R&D equipment and other company assets.
- Manage office administration, company assets, paperwork and internal processes.
- Report directly to the CEO initially, and later to the Finance Manager when the function expands.
Requirements
- High integrity and honesty.
- Experiences with AI (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, etc) is strongly preferred.
- At least 10 years of experience in tax, accounting or finance operations.
- Strong experience handling VAT invoices, tax documents and accounting coordination.
- Experience working with international vendors is a plus.
- Strong communication skills in Vietnamese, with basic English for email communication.
- Self motivated, responsible and able to work independently.
- Willing to learn and grow in a startup environment.
- Mature, calm and practical when dealing with challenges.
- Based in Da Nang
