General Accountant at Ho Chi Minh City - Adstart Media Pte. Ltd

We are offering an immediate opening for a General Accountant based in our Ho Chi Minh office. A successful candidate combines excellent analytical skills with a thorough knowledge of international payroll accounting and tax principles to ensure accuracy and effectiveness in all of our accounting tasks.

YOUR MAIN DUTIES:

• Ensure all accounting data and activities are recorded properly in accordance with Vietnamese laws, Finance policies and procedures, and to the Company requirements
• Work in compliance with the authorities regarding accounting and tax regulations
• Coordinate with other departments, cash and bank reconciliation, audit from internal and external parties
• Perform the processing of expense allocations, monthly accruals, amortization of prepaid expenses, fixed assets depreciation and recording of adjusting and reclassification entries
• Align general ledger accounting practices to support budgeting and forecasting
• Prepare the monthly staff salary statements and process paychecks to ensure payroll is accurate, records are maintained and all payroll procedures are in line with Government laws and policies
• Prepare tax reports, declarations and finalizations (VAT, WHT, CIT, FCT, PIT…) and other regulatory statistics reports
• Maintain accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures
• Recommend accounting actions by analyzing and implementing possible accounting solutions for discrepancies
• Secure accounting information by completing database backups
• Communicate with relating stakeholders on work status and client issues that arise
• Undertake other assignments assigned by the Direct Line Manager

YOUR ATTRIBUTES:

• English fluency is a must
• Strong accounting background: Bachelor's degree in Accounting / Auditing required
• Comprehensive knowledge in accounting and tax, at least 4 years of working experience in accounting or audit in international working environments
• Good understanding of full accounting cycle, International accounting and financial reporting principles and practices
• Extensive knowledge of payroll functions, including preparation, balancing, internal control and payroll taxes
• Knowledge of local and international tax laws, regulations and processes
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office and familiarity with cloud accounting software (ie: Xero, Quickbooks, etc.) and G-suite is a plus
• Strong analytical skills, problem-solving skills and expert in Excel
• Commercially aware, able to think both analytically and strategically, to think logically about underlying business issues
• Keen attention to details
• Honest, conscientious, responsible and proactive at work
• Be able to work under high pressure and independently