General Accountant Emerging Asia Insights & Consulting

EAIC is looking to add a full-time General Accountant to support the accounting department of
the company and multinational clients of the company (the “Clients”) on general accounting, tax,
audit and corporate compliance activities. The job reports to the Chief Accountant and is under
the authority of the Board of Directors (the “BOD”).

The job also includes liaising with the Clients and various stakeholders. This includes discussions with multinational and executive-level members of the Clients; corresponding with political members and government officials on license, permits and concessions; coordinating with lawyers, consultants and advisors on various legal, accounting, finance, tax, audit related issues; and coordinating with other team members of EAIC.

Below is the general description of the job:

1. General Accounting: Responsible to oversee general accounting activities of EAIC and the companies of the Clients

• Assist with maintaining general ledger transactions
• Documentation and record preparation/retention for general ledger transactions
• Assist and plan with implementation of country tax and financial statement compliant modules including Vietnam Accounting Standards, ACRA (Singapore), Cayman and BVI
• Liaise with related parties (e.g. vendors, and suppliers) to collect supporting documents.
• Prepare tax and financial statement reports
• Liaise with auditors

2. Project Accounting: Responsible to oversee project accounting activities of the Clients

• Prepare and update budget forecasts for projects of the Clients
• Record and maintain records for specific projects and sub-projects for the master project
• Ensure documentation for projects meet local compliance requirements, and meet corporate expectations and requirements
• Undertake reconciliations and financial records for suppliers and the projects they relate
• Develop and undertake reporting templates for projects, sub-projects and suppliers
• Assist management team with project co-ordination, with a focus on cash-flow management
• Assist with finance and drawdown matters with lenders and project partners, in conjunction with group finance heads.
• Liaise with related parties (e.g. vendors, and suppliers) to collect supporting documents.

3. Finance and Accounting Administration: Responsible to oversee the financial and accounting controls of the Clients

• Oversee and update accounting and finance policies, procedures, forms and templates
• Prepare and monitor financial controls on budget and procurement
• Review draft contracts
• Support with payment processing
• Support with bank account setup and management
• Support and liaise with foreign accounting/finance teams
• Support in preparation and lodgment of management reports
• Coordinate signatures for the accounting, audit, tax and other financial requirements

• Salary range: from 20.000.000/month (Gross) with minimum of 05 years of experience
• Office hours: 9:00am – 6:00pm, from Monday to Friday
• Leaves: Annual leaves and public holidays as regulated by Labor Code
• Nice office located at the center or Hanoi.
• Young and dynamic colleagues; a team that is reliable and willing to listen and engage with every team member.
• Senior professional mentorship.
• Professional and friendly working environment.
• Opportunities to advance quickly and fast track your career.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Access to training materials both offline and online

• University graduate with a major in Accounting or equivalent (CPA and/or masters degree
  preferred).
• Must have 5+ years working experience in a professional accounting role with a professional
  organization (Multinational preferred).
• Strong technical knowledge of Vietnamese accounting (Experience in project accounting in
  Vietnam is an advantage).
• Strong knowledge of accounting software for Vietnam and international.
• Fluent in English – written competency is a must and verbal skills are highly valued (Client documents are mostly English and communication with clients is also generally in English).
• Strong Organization Skills: Ability to organize information, systems, procedures and various
  interfaces with the company and amongst various stakeholders
• Solid Interpersonal Skills: flexible and able to work independently but also in a group as well as
  influence and guide clients and colleagues.
• Highly Motivated: self-driven, hardworking and responsible with the ability take initiative, ability to multi-task, solve problems and recommend appropriate solutions.
• Analytical Skills: ability and experience in analyzing financial, accounting and tax implications
  on various issues, updating policy documents, checklists, templates, and procedures. Ability to
  look at client results and make recommendations.
• Flexible Attitude: Willingness to learn in a dynamic work environment and sometimes be available for calls in international time zones