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Finance Specialist

06 Nov 2026
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  • Vietnam
  • Permanent
  • On-site
Job Description:
Key Responsibilities
A Finance Specialist manages the plant's internal accounting on the Client system and acts as the single point of contact for the external tax agency, balancing the internal management books against the local statutory books. The role is to safeguard accounting integrity, keep tax filings compliant with Vietnamese regulations, and implement the Group's financial control requirements. The major responsibilities include the following:
  • Internal Ledger Accounting (Client) - Independently complete the plant's internal ledger accounting in the Client system, and handle procurement, production, sales, expenses, fixed assets, import and export, and open-item reconciliation under the Group's unified accounting policies; complete production cost collection, allocation and inventory accounting for chemical manufacturing, close the books monthly, and issue the Group management reports, cost analyses, and fund and operating ledgers.
  • Internal and External Ledger Coordination - Act as the sole contact for the external tax agency: hand over documents monthly, reconcile statutory reports and tax payment records, review external ledger data, identify and record differences between the internal and external books, and ensure the statutory books comply with Vietnamese tax law and are filed on time, mitigating tax and customs risk.
  • Internal Control and Fund Management - Review expense claims, pre-approve payments, perform financial review of contracts, and manage fixed assets and inventory counts; prepare cash plans and maintain fund ledgers to control daily plant cash flow.
  • Group Reporting and Budgeting - Submit operating data, budgets and financial statements to the Group Finance Director on schedule, and implement Group budgeting, audits, special reviews and project calculations.
  • Business Finance Support - Support procurement, production and export operations with cost calculations, settlement reconciliation and risk alerts; maintain the complete finance, customs and tax archive and support internal and external audits and tax inspections.
  • Regulatory Monitoring and Risk Warning - Track new Vietnamese tax and import-export regulations for foreign-invested enterprises, alert the Group to financial and tax risks in a timely manner, and propose optimization measures.
Essential Skills and Qualifications:
A Finance Specialist plays a critical role in keeping the plant's books accurate, its tax position compliant and its cost data decision-ready. Essential skills and qualifications for this position include the following:
  • Fluency in Chinese, or a Chinese-speaking background, with proficiency in Vietnamese as an advantage; hands-on experience with the Client accounting system;
  • Three or more years of full-set finance experience in manufacturing, with experience in a Vietnam plant or in the chemical and advanced materials industry preferred; familiarity with plant cost accounting and a clear understanding of the internal and external ledger separation model;
  • Working knowledge of the tax and import-export rules applicable to foreign-invested enterprises in Vietnam; ability to independently handle export tax refunds, review external books and control tax risk;
  • Bachelor's degree or above in finance or a related discipline, with an accounting professional title preferred; rigorous, detail-oriented, discreet, principled and able to drive work to closure independently;
  • Willingness to be based at the Vietnam plant on a long-term and stable basis;
  • Proficiency in office software and ERP systems.
 Authority
  • The Finance Specialist holds the following authority:
  • Review authority over internal ledger entries, and pre-approval authority over reimbursements and payments;
  • Authority to liaise with the external tax agency and require it to correct documents and rectify errors;
  • Authority to issue risk alerts on non-compliant business matters and escalate them to the Group Finance Director.
 Key Performance Indicators
  • Performance is assessed against the following key indicators:
  • Internal books closed on time each month, with accurate cost data and controlled book-to-physical differences;
  • Statutory filings submitted on schedule, with no tax overdue or penalties;
  • Financial statements and operating reports submitted to the Group on time;
  • Complete archiving of financial records, and smooth cooperation with audits and tax inspections.
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