Tax Senior Associate

Job type: Full time

Location: Ho Chi Minh City

Categories: Tax

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Grant Thornton (Vietnam) Limited is an independent member firm of Grant Thornton International. We are a leading professional services organisation in Vietnam providing Audit, Tax, Advisory and Business Process Solutions Services. We have a professional team of 13 partners and more than 350 professional staff in offices located in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

In order to meet the demand of our growing practices, we are looking for a qualified candidate to fill in a position of Senior Associate supporting our Tax Services of Ho Chi Minh City office. Detailed tasks of and required qualifications for this position are as follows:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Responsibilities

  • Assist with preparation of the month/quarterly/year-end tax returns including Value Added Tax, Personal Income Tax, Corporate Income Tax and Foreign Contractor Tax
  • Assist with calculation of monthly payroll and Personal Income Tax obligations for the local staffs and the expatriates;
  • Assist in various tax-related jobs including but not limited to tax health check, VAT refund, tax due diligence, tax advisory, tax code closure and licensing procedures (amending Investment and Business Registration Certificate, setting up RO, enterprise);
  • Assist with all aspects of the tax engagements from beginning to completion under the assignment, instruction and supervision of managers;
  • Assist in researching information and tax regulations as required by managers;
  • Assign jobs and provide instruction for junior levels (associate, interns) to support them in completing their assignment and ensure the quality of the deliverables submitted to senior level for review 

Technical competence

  • Demonstrates sufficient technical knowledge in accounting and taxation to undertake relevant area of work
  • Be pro-active in brainstorm together with managers to seek solutions to technical issues and demonstrates a willingness to understand and recognise the breadth of possible technical issues.

People

  • Be proactive in managing clients’ and managers’ expectations.
  • Maintain a credible and professional relationship with colleagues at all levels.

Qualifications/Skills

  • Bachelor’s degree in accounting, auditing, finance, law or business is strongly preferred;
  • Minimum of 2 years working experience as a Tax Consultant
  • Fluency in English, both speaking and writing;
  • VTCA/CPA/ACCA/ CPAA is preferable
  • Good working knowledge of MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint;
  • Good administration and secretarial skill; and
  • Good organisation and time management skill.

Desired competencies:

  • Initiative: Demonstrate a thirst to understand how your role fits in and seeks opportunities by yourself to contribute beyond own role without being told by others;
  • Ownership: Takes responsibility for own actions and learns from experience.
  • Adaptability: Shows agility and flexibility to easily adjusts yourself into any changes in working situations and develop the understandings on the changes on situations; and

Application Requirements

  • Application and resume must be in English and attached with a recent photo, and copy of the transcript
  • Name your file with quoting reference (Application –  Senior Tax Associate - HCMC Office);
  • The total document file size must not exceed 2MB;
  • Your application to be sent to: hr.recruitment@vn.gt.com.

For any queries, please contact: hr.recruitment@vn.gt.com.

Advertised: 06 Feb 2025 SE Asia Standard Time

Application close: 06 Mar 2025 SE Asia Standard Time