Finance Manager

Main Duties and Responsibilities
• Manage the daily operation of the accounting department.
• Set up and maintain internal expenditure management regulations.
• Manage the accounting team to provide accurate and timely accounting reporting to the Director and Group Finance, ensuring all accounting functions are efficiently undertaken and legally compliant.
• Prepare financial reports, including P/L, balance sheet, cash flow and SG&A, with relevant analysis and submission within agreed deadlines.
• Prepare and maintain monthly management reporting packages for Group Finance in Denmark, including key performance indicators, variance analysis and commentary.
• Act as the main local finance business partner for the CFO and Group Finance team in Denmark, ensuring alignment on reporting, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow planning, internal controls and financial performance management.
• Manage and declare VAT, corporate income tax and transfer pricing reports.
• Directly liaise with local tax authorities, banks, consultants, auditors and relevant local government authorities as appropriate.
• Take main responsibility for working with the external auditor from audit schedule and planning through to the final audit report.
• Be responsible for compliance with laws relating to taxation, ensuring tax risks are identified and managed, and provide tax-related guidance to relevant departments.
• Control cash flow and prepare rolling cash flow forecasts, including working capital analysis related to inventory, receivables and payables.
• Coordinate preparation and review of monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports and support consolidation at group level for internal and external requirements.
• Update and report to management and Group Finance on changes to VAS (Vietnam Accounting Standards), tax regulations and other relevant compliance matters.
• Lead the year-end inventory count and cooperate with auditors to reconcile discrepancies and close the count.
• Maintain and update the company charter, regulations and documents in line with Vietnam laws.
• Participate in or lead internal audits to assess the effectiveness of internal controls within the organization's financial management system.
• Identify issues with accounting processes or procedures that could lead to future errors, inefficiencies or misinterpretation of financial data.
• Be the main person responsible for coordinating and presenting the yearly budget with input from the management team.
• Work closely with the management team to set up yearly expense budgets for each department.
• Monitor budget expenses across departments and explain variances between budget and actual financial statements in monthly reporting.
• Work closely with the parent company to analyze profit and loss trends at company level.
• Analyze profit margin by customer, product category and/or collection, and provide recommendations to improve financial performance.
• Support development and maintenance of ERP, accounting modules, operational modules, Power BI reporting and other finance-related digital tools.
• Drive continuous improvement, standardization and automation of finance processes, controls and reporting routines.
• Take responsibility, together with the parent company, for transfer pricing documentation and compliance.
• Perform other finance-related tasks assigned by the Board of Directors, local management or Group Finance.
Budgeting and Forecasting Responsibilities
• Monthly, quarterly and annual budget planning.
• Rolling forecast preparation and follow-up, including financial impact analysis of operational changes.
• Budget ownership, coordination and communication across departments.
• Variance analysis between budget, forecast and actual financial statements.
• Scenario analysis related to cost development, margin, working capital and liquidity.