General Accountant

1. Internal Accounting
● Handle all accounting activities in accordance with Vietnamese Accounting Standards
● Manage AP, AR, cash, bank, advances, accruals, prepayments, fixed assets and general ledger.
● Check invoices, contracts, payment requests and supporting documents and prepare supplier payments for Director approval.
● Prepare, issue and manage e-invoices and ensure correct accounting and tax reporting. (approx 2 invoices per week)
● Perform bank, supplier and general-ledger reconciliations and monthly, quarterly and annual closing.
● Prepare statutory financial statements, management reports, cash forecasts and financial analysis.
2. Tax
● Prepare and submit periodic tax returns.
● Work with the external provider during an expected 2-3 month transition and review filings, receipts, balances, access rights, tax risks, correspondence and open cases.
● After documented handover and Director approval, prepare and submit VAT, CIT, PIT and other applicable returns and annual finalizations. This later handover includes PIT registrations, dependants registrations, withholding certificates and annual PIT finalization where covered by the tax-advisory service. Continue external review where management considers it appropriate.
3. Payroll & Social Insurance
● Prepare and manage Labor contracts, contract annex / contract addendum.
● Receive approved attendance, leave, overtime, allowances, bonuses and employee changes from HR and resolve discrepancies before processing.
● Calculate monthly payroll for approximately 45 employees and prepare payroll for Director approval.
● Calculate payroll-related PIT, SI and trade-union amounts and complete the related payroll and SI work taken over from the payroll service provider.
● Support labor contract termination procedures, including preparing termination decisions and issuing tax withholding certificates and other required documents.
● Handle social insurance-related procedures for employees (increases, decreases, handle maternity, sickness, correction, consolidation and reissuance procedures and liaise with the authority,...)
● Maintain SI filing records, payment evidence, employee details and open-case tracking after the payroll-service handover.
● Prepare and submit statutory labor-related reports as required by law
4. Others
● Advise the Director on accounting, tax, payroll, Social Insurance, financial, statutory-compliance and internal-control risks, and recommend external legal or specialist advice when a matter falls outside the Accountant's professional scope.
● Submit a concise monthly English report covering cash, payments, close status, payroll, tax/BHXH, operational exceptions, authority matters, risks, savings and decisions required.