Finance and Accounting Associate

Position: Finance and Accounting Associate
Location: Ho Chi Minh City
Employment: full time
Starting: February 2016

Organization Profile

Room to Read seeks to transform the lives of millions of children in developing countries by focusing on literacy and gender equality in education. Working in collaboration with local communities, partner organizations and governments, we develop literacy skills and a habit of reading among primary school children, and support girls to complete secondary school with the relevant life skills to succeed in school and beyond.

We are non-governmental, non-religious and work with many local NGOs and community based organizations to implement our programs. We currently work in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Laos, Nepal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Vietnam, and Zambia – countries with a desperate lack of resources to educate their children. Since our inception, Room to Read’s worldwide team has impacted over 7.8 million children by constructing more than 1,600 schools, establishing over 15,000 libraries, publishing 874 new children’s book titles in 27 local languages, and reaching over 20,000 girls through our Girls’ Education program.

Room to Read has an annual budget of approximately US$43.7 million and our global staff numbers over 600. Our global headquarters is located in San Francisco, and we have smaller fundraising offices in New Delhi, New York, Hong Kong, London, Mumbai, Sydney, and Tokyo. We have an Asia Regional Office located in New Delhi and program offices in Colombo, Dar es Salaam, Dhaka, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Kathmandu, Lusaka, New Delhi, Pretoria, Phnom Penh, and Vientiane.

In Vietnam, Room to Read is implementing Literacy Program and Girls Education Program in the Mekong Delta and the Northern upland area, and in the Central Coast. Our country office is located in Ho Chi Minh City.

Position Overview

The Finance and Accounting Associate will be responsible for supporting all aspects of the organization’s finances and accounting initiatives. The position will report directly to the Accounting & Finance Manager (AFM) and will have regular interactions with all staff. 

Key Responsibilities

• Receiving and checking documents in accordance with Room To Read’s policy and government regulations.
• Preparing and processing payment by cash and bank.
• Maintenance of excellent records related to bookkeeping in Epicor, expenses at all times accurate, substantiated, up-to-date, sufficiently detailed. Updating asset report.
• Support Global Office (GO) for internal and external audit.
• Monitoring advances, billing processes (accounts payable/receivable) and FRx report relating to actual expense vs. budget.
• Contacting with Programs, HR, ADM to get their needs of money –forecast- for their operation and making summarization in monthly report.
• Working with team relating to budget and annual plan quarterly, yearly.
• Collecting data relating to irregular income tax from Epicor system and send HR for forwarding to tax service company.
• Analysis actual cash used vs cash forecast.
• Develop and review finance and accounting standard of operations.
• Provide finance training for non finance staff and partner accountants.
• Visit Field to understand the program challenges & support Partner Organizations’ in maintaining sound financial system and the management of funds.
• Doing other works and supporting the other staff when necessary.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Native Vietnamese
• Bachelor Degree Accounting or Finance
• Computer skill – MS Word, MS Excel or any accounting Software
• At least two years relevant employment experience with NGOs or private sector
• Detail oriented and extremely organized
• High level of financial and numerical skills
• Experience in dealing and performance with customers satisfaction work.

Preferred:

• Flexibility and ability to multi-tasks
• Good reasoning ability and sound judgment
• Good verbal and written communication skills in English
• Good interpersonal skills (ability to get along with a diverse set of personalities, tactful, mature, team player)
• Proven track record of achieving results; resourceful
• Have a very high level of personal and professional integrity and trustworthiness
• Have a strong work ethic, take initiative, and require minimal direction
• An ability and aptitude to learn quickly
• To be positive about change and be interested in the development of accounting systems
• High level of reliability and honesty.

Application Procedure:

Please send your Curriculum Vitae (in English) to HR department at [email protected]

Due to the high volume of applicant response, not all applicants may receive a response from Room to Read. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Room to Read is an equal opportunity employer committed to identifying and developing the skills and leadership of people from diverse backgrounds.