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Digital Accounting Solutions Manager

Location: Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City
Function: Corporate Accounting Services
Role: Manager

Full time

Job Summary

Managers at Dezan Shira & Associates (DSA) are expected to be able to handle a wide range of coordination and communication between DSA clients, partners, and our internal team members. While the core of the job focuses on accounting, and related client work, the role involves far more than simply overseeing a team of subordinates to complete the monthly accounting process.

This position will be managing client relationships on a more analytical and strategic level. They will be identifying problems and opportunities for clients, and working closely with other teams (sales, tax, payroll, legal, etc.) to provide various solutions. It is required to understand the business of DSA clients and communicate with their management overseas as well as their local Vietnam team.

Strong accounting and tax knowledge is a prerequisite for this role, but an enthusiasm to learn about non-accounting aspects of DSA’s operations is equally important. A strong interest/background in IT is considered key to this position, since other than other local DSA Corporate Accounting Services managers in Vietnam (Hanoi, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City), this role specifically focuses on the aspect of digitization of our accounting services. This will be an overarching role on the national level within the firm, to handle clients that have specific IT/ERP/SaaS demands when it comes to accounting software, but also to proactively find IT solutions for existing clients together with our IT team 

This role also requires training the accounting services staff at DSA Vietnam on new digital solutions and implementing them internally to increase our efficiency, and capabilities, as well as to reduce the human margin of error in this rapidly changing industry.

 

Job Description

Principal Responsibilities (Essential Functions):

  • Ensure the provision of high-quality corporate accounting service to the Foreign Invested Enterprises (FIEs) that are DSA clients;
  • Ensure compliance with the applicable Vietnamese laws, regulations, codes, and rules of accounting under VAS as well as local practices;
  • Coordinate with clients to understand their business, then identify their changing requirements and expectations of our service. Work with colleagues from other teams to provide solutions and continuously enhance our service provision;
  • Analyze the monthly client accounting data, identify any exceptional situations and provide supplemental explanations for the easy understanding of clients;
  • Provide digital solutions for data collection, bookkeeping and tax-filing, and monthly client delivery, in cooperation with DSA’s group-wide accounting managers
  • Be proactively involved in the conversion and onboarding of new clients, professionally presenting our services;
  • Grow and manage a team in HCMC and Da Nang to support processing and remote accounting work;
  • Communicate with various government authorities and other related organizations, including the tax authority, public finance office, banks, and CPA firms;
  • Travel when necessary to other offices around Vietnam;
  • Participate in various ad-hoc projects for clients;
  • Support financial due diligence engagements together with the tax team;
  • Work with DSA’s Information Systems team to innovate and coordinate effective data transfer between DSA and client systems;
  • Follow up with clients for outstanding receivables in an efficient manner;
  • Deliver presentations on selected topics both internally and externally; and
  • Prepare articles on tax and accounting topics.

Job Requirements

Skills:

  • Excellent oral and written communication ability in Vietnamese and English;
  • Good customer service attitude and skills;
  • Excellent understanding of VAS, Vietnam tax law, and IFRS;
  • Be capable of independently preparing accounting vouchers, ledgers, and financial statements in English in a timely, accurate and efficient manner for multiple clients (FIEs, joint ventures, etc.);
  • Be capable of providing reliable information relating to accounting and tax compliance and reporting package upon clients’ request;
  • Be flexible enough to adapt to working under tight deadlines;
  • Reliable and accurate, with effective problem-solving skills and the ability to work as a good team player; and
  • Experience in ERP, with good knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Educational Background:

  • Bachelor/above degree, major in accounting or taxation; and
  • CPA certification is a plus. 

 Experience:

  • 5-10 years of full-time related working experience (in foreign-invested enterprises is a plus);
  • Experience in implementation of ERP and/or SaaS products and systems in the county;
  • Direct experience with implementation of Microsoft Dynamics, SAP, or Oracle ERP products is a plus;
  • Experience in international contexts required;
  • Experience in serving international clients is a plus; and
  • Experience in working in the accounting services industry is a plus.

DSA is committed to creating a diverse work environment. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, or age. DSA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

If you are interested in this position, please send your CV and cover letter to hcmc@dezshira.com.

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