Senior Accountant (IFRS Experience) Full Time NEW

Role summary

We are hiring a Senior Accountant (IFRS Experience) to strengthen our accounting function in Vietnam and to support group level IFRS reporting, audit execution, and investor grade financial operations.

You will be responsible for IFRS focused accounting, monthly close, reconciliations, reporting packages, audit coordination, and supporting cross border consolidation requirements. You will work closely with the CFO, senior leadership, and group finance stakeholders, and you will regularly collaborate with audit teams and international advisors.

This is a high impact role for a hands on professional who is comfortable operating in a fast paced fintech environment with public company standards.

What Success Looks Like (First 90 Days)

• Monthly close is executed cleanly, on time, and with strong reconciliations and evidence.

• IFRS reporting pack is consistent, accurate, and ready for group consolidation.

• Audit support files are organized, complete, and easy for auditors to test.

• Key accounting policies and workflows are documented and followed.

• Finance becomes faster, cleaner, and more investor ready.

Key Responsibilities:

1. IFRS and Financial Reporting

• Own and support IFRS compliant accounting and reporting processes for Vietpay, including monthly and year end close.

• Prepare IFRS reporting packs, schedules, and reconciliations for group consolidation and external reporting requirements.

• Ensure correct accounting treatment under IFRS for revenue recognition, deferred revenue, accruals, prepayments, fixed assets, leases, provisions, related party transactions, and foreign currency items.

• Support the preparation of financial statements and notes under IFRS, including supporting schedules and disclosure documentation.

• Develop and maintain IFRS accounting memos for complex or judgemental accounting topics when required.

2. Closing, Controls, and Accounting Operations

• Lead monthly close activities, including journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and variance explanations.

• Improve close speed and accuracy through process documentation, checklists, and internal controls.

• Maintain strong supporting documentation standards suitable for investor review and external audit testing.

• Assist with chart of accounts structure, cost center mapping, and management reporting needs.

• Ensure accounting records are complete, clean, and consistent across periods.

3. Audit, Investors, and Advisory Coordination

• Act as a primary finance point of contact for external auditors, public accounting advisors, and due diligence teams.

• Coordinate audit requests, track deliverables, and ensure timely submission of evidence and schedules.

• Support investor reporting, due diligence, and responses to accounting and finance questions from foreign stakeholders.

• Work cross functionally to ensure contracts, invoices, and payments are audit ready and properly supported.

• Support improvements required from audit findings and management letter points.

4. Public Company and Governance Support

• Support finance deliverables associated with public company standards, including consistent reporting packages, policy compliance, and documentation discipline.

• Support related party tracking and intercompany reconciliations to meet consolidation and governance standards.

• Contribute to policies, SOPs, and governance processes aligned with a listed company environment.

Job requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.

• Excellent English, both written and spoken, with the ability to communicate confidently with foreign auditors, advisors, and investors.

• Minimum 5 years of experience working with international companies in a professional finance or accounting environment.

• Minimum 5 years of experience with IFRS accounting fundamentals, including hands on application in reporting and close processes.

• Minimum 5 years of experience working with North American or global public accounting firms, such as Deloitte, Ernst & Young, PwC, Grant Thornton, or other well known international audit and advisory firms, either as an employee or in daily collaboration as a client.

• Minimum 5 years of experience working with foreign investors and audit teams, including responding to requests, preparing audit schedules, and managing evidence packs.

• Experience working within a publicly listed company or in a role supporting public company reporting standards, governance, and audit expectations.