Finance Director

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support CFO to align accounting principles, practices and operating guidelines for the build and maintenance of platforms and execute the expense charge-out processes.
• Responsible for managing the closing process, reporting and variance analysis across Vietnam operations
• Collaborate with the other internal teams to provide support on the planning process, developing and managing cost-center, P&L, analytics of capital and opex expenditure and budget utilization.
• Manage finance and accounting matters, the preparation of annual audited accounts and coordination with Tax, Legal, Compliance on any such matters.
• Ensure the accuracy and completeness of all financial books, records and reports, implementation of proper internal controls and any tool/financial database to support management financial view.
• Support CFO to hold regular finance governance meetings with regional management, resolve and tackle any local statutory and compliance requirement, and provide any external audit.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Strong business acumen (life insurance and asset management businesses)
• Strong analytical skills and attention to details
• Good customer service, organized, result and detail-oriented, self-motivated, analytical and can perform independently
• Good team player, positive attitude and can work under pressure
• Ability to deal with frequent changes in systems development requirement
• Strong at effectively handling multiple priorities under time and delivery pressures
• Good communication and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Proactive and resilient. Flexibility in learning new topics, handling change and deadlines.
• Communications with the auditors, tax consultants and taxation authorities, and regulators are also required for statutory audit and tax filing, as appropriate.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• University graduate in accounting and finance related discipline
• Qualified accountant with recognized professional accounting bodies
• 10+ years of related experience with at least 3 years in managerial roles, preferably within the life insurance industry
• Excellent knowledge of accounting for systems implementations and large capital projects
• Good working knowledge of various accounting principles
• Strong computer skills, advanced user of Excel and PowerPoint