Senior Inventory and Cost Accountant

Location:
Lapen Asset, 99 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai street, Ben Thanh ward, HCMC
Working time:
9:00 - 18:00 Monday - Friday
Contract term: 1 year
Responsibilities
Inventory Accounting: Own the monthly inventory close for all in-scope markets, including stock movement review, weighted average cost (WAC) validation, and reconciliation between NetSuite inventory sub-ledger and the general ledger.
Stock Count Reconciliation: Plan and lead mid-year and year-end physical stock count reconciliation across markets - coordinating count schedules with Country Finance and Country Operations, reconciling count results against NetSuite book quantities, investigating variances, and booking the resulting adjustments.
COGS Management: Given the high transaction volume, COGS is calculated by the Data Automation team based on the calculation logic, rules, and assumptions defined by the COGS Accountant. The COGS Accountant reviews the resulting output for reasonableness and accuracy, then books the entries in NetSuite.
System Logic & Correction Entries: Maintain strong working knowledge of retail-in system inventory logic (how stock and cost flow through NetSuite) in order to identify discrepancies and propose high-level correcting/true-up entries that bring the system in line with the correct position.
Reconciliation & Data Integrity: Investigate and resolve GIT (goods-in-transit) and retail inventory data gaps flagged by CF or COE, coordinating directly with warehouse/logistics and CF counterparts for root-cause resolution.
Provisioning: Perform stock aging, slow-moving/obsolete inventory analysis, and provisioning recommendations in line with Group policy.
Audit Support: Prepare and maintain audit-ready schedules, reconciliations, and supporting documentation for inventory and COGS balances; act as first point of contact for Mazars VN audit inventory testing.
Fulfillment & Platform Fee Monitoring: Support fulfillment accrual and fulfillment-rate methodology review.
Country Finance & Operations Follow-Up: Maintain close, ongoing follow-up with Country Finance and Country Operations teams to resolve inventory issues - agreeing both the immediate NetSuite correction and the longer-term fix. This requires genuine drive and persistence in chasing open items, plus strong communication skills to keep multiple market stakeholders aligned and issues moving to closure.
External Data Coordination: Primary day-to-day counterpart is the Country Operations team; coordinate with Brand Key Account Managers (KAM) on an as-needed basis for WAC/COGS-related data or adjustments.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with AR, Value Protection (Claimback), and CF teams where inventory and COGS data intersect with claimback disputes or receivable adjustments.
Process Improvement: Identify opportunities to automate manual inventory/COGS reconciliation steps; document current-state SOPs and support the transition of any interim workarounds to a sustainable process.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
>5 years of relevant experience in inventory accounting, cost accounting, or general accounting; experience in retail, e-commerce, or multi-market/shared-services environments is a strong plus.
Working knowledge of NetSuite or a comparable ERP system (inventory and cost modules); experience with WAC/FIFO costing methods.
Able to translate accounting logic into clear calculation rules/specs that a Data Automation team can build and run at volume, and to sanity-check large-volume system output before posting.
Exposure to e-commerce marketplace operations (Shopee, TikTok Shop, Lazada) is a plus, particularly around fulfillment cost or platform fee structures.
Experience supporting external audits (Big 4 or mid-tier firms) on inventory-related testing is an advantage.
Advanced Excel skills; comfort working with large datasets across multiple markets.
Professional working proficiency in English (written and spoken); Vietnamese preferred given VN market scope
Core Competencies
Strong attention to detail with a structured, root-cause-oriented approach to problem solving.
Able to work independently across multiple markets and manage competing month end deadlines.
Clear, proactive communicator - comfortable flagging data gaps or process issues to both CF and COE leadership.
Strong follow-up drive and persistence - stays on top of open items with Country Finance and Country Operations until issues are actually resolved, not just logged.
Comfortable operating in a fast-changing environment (platform fee changes, evolving fulfillment methodologies, ongoing functional restructuring).
Collaborative mindset - works effectively in a hub-and-spoke model with Country Finance teams.
Key Interfaces
Internal: Finance Supervisor, Deputy Head of Finance COE, Data Automation team, AR/AP/R2R/Value Protection teams, Country Finance and Country Operations teams (VN, TH, SG, MY, ID, PH).
External: Mazars VN (audit); platform Key Account Managers (Shopee, TikTok Shop, Lazada) on an as-needed basis.
Benefits
Salary: 33,000,000 - 50,000,000 VND Gross
Full SHUI and Personal insurance
Completion bonus: 1 month based salary