The Position
The Assistant Finance Manager (AFM) will provide general leadership and guidance to junior members of the Finance & Accounting team located in Vietnam, which is responsible for accounting, financial reporting, cash management, assistance with tax planning & compliance, budgeting & forecasting. The AFM works closely together with the various relevant functions in S.E.A and Asia/US Corporate to ensure alignment, efficiency and continuous improvement.
Main Responsibilities
• Assisting the Finance HOD and the SEA Financial Controller in the day to day management of the VN based Finance and Accounting team;
• High quality reporting to regional stakeholders; including IFRS compliant audited consolidated financial statements, various metrics and relevant operating reports;
• Timely and accurate preparation of financial information to be used for the filing of various local financial statements, GST and tax returns and other statistical/regulatory reports;
• Timely and accurate monthly and quarterly financial reporting of the branch to the S.E.A & Asia/US Corporate accounting team under local & US GAAP;
• Maintaining a system of internal controls over financial reporting in accordance with company policy and guidelines;
• Day to day cash management; including timely execution of payments, bank account maintenance, cash planning, etc.; in close cooperation with the regional cash management stakeholders;
• Maintaining, contributing to and initiation of tax planning and tax structuring where required to optimize the company’s policies; in close cooperation with the Asia corporate tax department;
• Acting as a member of finance management in all aspects; including stimulating a collaborative environment, driving for continuous improvements, ensuring open communication lines to other departments and regions and communicating the company’s decisions, vision and strategy to the team.