Entrepreneurship in the territories: is it the right time?
JOB SUMMARY
The Accountant supports the Chief Accountant in handling financial and accounting matters to ensure that SRD’s financial system operates in compliance with Vietnamese regulations, organizational policies, and donor requirements.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Receive and process supporting documents; execute all payment transactions (bank, cash); prepare journal entries for cost allocation (overhead, payroll); provide feedback to program staff on required document adjustments; and follow up on missing documents.
- Track contract payment schedules for vendors/consultants and update framework contract files.
- Monitor bank accounts (inflows and outflows); open bank accounts for new projects; prepare fund confirmation letters for donors.
- Monitor outstanding balances and advances; prepare monthly follow-up plans for receivables and payables (accounts 401000; 416000; 492000; 49000).
- Receive and review financial documents and reports from partners.
- Prepare monthly personal income tax (PIT) summaries for consultants and staff; issue PIT withholding receipts.
- Liaise with VUSTA for approval of new projects and adjustments to budgets and timelines of ongoing projects.
- Translate documents related to project approvals.
- Conduct monthly cash reconciliation and physical cash counts.
- Purchase cheques; collect bank statements; record bank interest and charges for all accounts across three banks.
- Perform currency revaluation; bank and cash reconciliation; process fund transfers between projects and admin at month-end.
- Maintain both hard-copy and soft-copy project files in accordance with checklists.
- Archive audit reports and financial settlement reports with governing authorities.
- Transfer annual accounting records and documents to external storage and maintain internal archives.
- Perform other tasks as assigned by the Chief Accountant
