Chief Accountant

JOB PURPOSES:

Lead and strengthen the Group Accounting function by ensuring accurate financial reporting, effective internal controls, and full compliance with statutory and tax regulations across Vietnam, Cambodia and subsidiaries.
Reporting directly to the CFO, this role is responsible for driving ERP/ Accounting system optimization, accounting automation, IFRS/VAS consolidation, and finance process transformation while partnering with key stakeholders to enhance governance, operational efficiency and business performance.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

1. Lead & Manage Accounting Team:

• Supervise daily operations, assign tasks, evaluate performance, and coach team members.
• Lead full accounting operations and ensure compliance with VAS, IFRS and statutory requirements.
• Manage monthly, quarterly and annual closing process.
• Prepare standalone and consolidated financial statements across group entities.
• Ensure timely and accurate management reporting to CFO and Management Team.
• Coordinate intercompany reconciliation and group consolidation adjustments.

2. ERP, Automation & Finance Transformation:

• Oversee accounting modules on ERP System.
• Ensure data integrity and act as key user for upgrades and process automation.
• Lead enhancement, process automation and digitalization initiatives.
• Standardize accounting workflows and approval matrix across entities.
• Improve reporting efficiency and reduce manual accounting activities through automation.
• Partner with IT and software vendors on finance transformation projects.

3. Month-end / Year-end Closing & Reporting:

• Month-end / Year-end Closing & Reporting

4. Tax, Audit & Legal Compliance:

• Handle tax declarations (VAT, CIT, PIT, etc.), finalizations; act as main contact for tax officers, auditors, and banks.
• Ensure full compliance with tax regulations and statutory requirements in Vietnam and Cambodia.
• Lead tax declarations, tax finalization and transfer pricing compliance.
• Act as primary contact for tax authorities, external auditors and banks.
• Strengthen governance, accounting policies and internal control framework.
• Proactively identify compliance and financial risks.

5. Internal Control & Process Improvement:

• Lead projects to improve internal control, ISO Processes, and ERP Workflows.
• Develop and standardize accounting SOPs across subsidiaries.
• Strengthen internal control environment and compliance monitoring.
• Lead process improvement and policy implementation initiatives.
• Support internal and external audit activities.

6. Team Leadership:

• Train accounting team and business departments on accounting processes, ERP, and new regulations.
• Lead, coach and develop accounting team capabilities.
• Build strong ownership, compliance and system mindset within finance team.
• Drive continuous improvement culture and operational excellence.

7. Ad-hoc duties:

• Perform other tasks as assigned by Finance Manager/ CFO

• Graduated from University (preferably Accounting - Auditing)
• At least 10 years of working experience in accounting or auditing/ financiang. At least 5 years at a managerial accounting role
• Other qualification (if any) CPA / ACCA preferred.
• Strong growth mindset, one-team mindset
• Able to work under high pressure, high workload