About The Role
The
General Accountant will play a key role in consolidating, tracking, and controlling all operational spending for our Ho Chi Minh City office. You will serve as the primary controller for office expenses, ensuring strict document compliance, seamless payment processing, and delivering clear financial reporting to management.
Key Responsibilities
Office Expense Control
- Monitor, track, and consolidate all day-to-day operational expenses (OPEX) for the HCMC office.
- Review expense requests against approved budgets, identifying cost variances, anomalies, or overruns.
- Help optimize administrative costs and ensure efficient resource allocation across departments.
Document & Payment Management
- Receive, review, and verify payment requests, vendor invoices, contracts, and supporting documents for accuracy and legal/tax compliance.
- Manage Accounts Payable (AP) and ensure timely payments to suppliers, service providers, and vendors.
- Process employee expense reimbursements, travel claims, and manage the office petty cash fund.
- Systematically organize, archive, and retrieve paper and electronic accounting documents/vouchers.
Reporting & Data Analysis
- Prepare weekly, monthly, and quarterly expense reports and cash flow forecasts for senior management.
- Conduct budget vs. actual analysis to provide visibility into HCMC office spending trends.
- Compile ad-hoc financial data and analytical reports as requested by leadership.
Compliance & General Accounting
- Ensure all accounting entries and transactions strictly adhere to Vietnamese Accounting Standards (VAS) and local tax regulations (VAT, PIT, CIT).
- Perform regular bank reconciliations and account balances cleanup.
- Assist with tax declarations, statutory filings, and annual audit preparations.
Job Requirements
- Experience: 3-5 years of hands-on experience in General Accounting, Accounts Payable, or Cost Control roles.
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Auditing, or a related discipline.
- Technical Proficiency:
- Solid understanding of Vietnamese Accounting Standards (VAS) and local tax laws.
- Proficiency in accounting software (e.g., MISA, Fast, or ERP systems like SAP/Oracle).
- Strong MS Excel skills (data pivot tables, lookup functions, reporting templates).
- Skills & Attributes:
- High level of integrity, accuracy, and strong attention to detail.
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple payment deadlines.
- Good communication and reporting skills to present financial data clearly to non-finance stakeholders.
- English fluency
