Job Description
ABOUT VINUNIVERSITY
VinUniversity (VinUni: https://vinuni.edu.vn/) is the first private, not-for-profit Vietnamese university established based on international standards. The university integrates the models of excellent international universities with the unique cultural and economic characteristics of Vietnam, to make a breakthrough in Vietnamese higher education and to become a world-class university.
The University has built strategic collaborations with Cornell University and the University of Pennsylvania — a choice that speaks to our commitment to excellence, innovation in research and teaching, and to making a difference in the world.
VinUni comprises of College of Arts and Sciences; College of Business and Management; College of Engineering and Computer Science; and College of Health Sciences.
Every aspect of the University: its curricula, research, faculty, student body, facilities, and campus life, is being developed to meet the highest standards set by the world’s leading accrediting and ranking organizations, such as ABET, AACSB, WFME, ACEN, Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) and Times Higher Education (THE).
VinUni’s founding benefactor - Vingroup is one of the biggest private conglomerates in Asia with the largest market capitalization value in Vietnam. As a multisector corporation, Vingroup focuses on three main areas: Industrials & Technology; Real Estate & Services; Social Enterprises. VinUni is proud to be a part of the Vingroup ecosystem, giving its students opportunities to connect with several high quality research institutes (such as VinBigData), pioneering companies (such as VinFast, Vinpearl, Vinmec, Vinschool, and Vinhomes) and an dynamic entrepreneurial ecosystem (such as VinVenture, VinMotion, and VinRobotics…).
In September 2024, VinUni became the youngest and fastest university in the world to achieve QS 5 stars, earning 5 stars in 9 categories: global engagement, good governance, program strength, academic development, teaching, employability, facilities, arts, and social impact. In October 2024, VinUni was appointed by UNESCO as the first and only UNESCO University Chair, focusing on Environmental Leadership, Cultural Heritage, and Biodiversity.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Payments and Payables
- Verify the validity of payment documents to ensure compliance with legal regulations and internal policies.
- Process payments (both domestic and international), ensuring timely disbursement to suppliers.
- Oversee employee advances, supplier deposits, and reconcile accounts payable before payment execution.
- Perform expense pre-accruals to ensure timely and accurate expense recognition.
- Update and monitor vendor master data and the accounts payable ageing report in a timely manner.
- Prepare expense and procurement reports for management purposes.
- Participate in the streamlining and enhancement of payment processes and related tools/software.
- Provide guidance to internal departments regarding payment documentation procedures.
2. Assets management
- Generate asset codes, print asset labels, and distribute to respective departments for proper asset identification.
- Review documentation related to the new asset purchase, maintenance, repair or renovation to ensure completeness, reasonableness, and compliance with legal and internal requirements.
- Timely and accurately update relevant data regarding assets in the software system following any changes such as acquisitions, disposals, liquidations, transfers of assets, in adherence to regulatory guidelines.
- Ensure precise and punctual allocation and depreciation in line with the designated framework for each category or type of assets and recognize with correct cost center.
- Organize and execute periodic and thematic asset count. Compile asset count results with explanations for discrepancies, suggest potential solutions, and seek approval from leadership.
- Prepare asset reports for management purposes
3. General tasks
- Perform accurate and timely accounting entries in SAP accounting software, maintaining compliance with accounting standards.
- Monitor and validate SAP data on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis.
- Organize and maintain documentation in compliance with regulatory standards.
- Responsible for providing and explaining information/data related to designated area to departments and to the auditors and other authorities upon request.
- Other duties as assigned by the Chief accountant and CFO.
KEY SELECTION CRITERIA
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Banking, Economics, Business management or a related field.
- 03 years of working experience in Accounting, Financial Management and Management Accounting, Tax, preferably at reputable or foreign companies.
- Fair written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Ability to use accounting software such as SAP and equivalent ERP systems.
- Profound knowledge in data entry, financial management and, and audit procedures is an advantage.
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Office applications including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.
COMPENSATION
- The salary and benefits are competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.
We thank all applicants for their interest. Please note that only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.