Joining Arup

Arup’s purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 75 years, guiding how we shape a better world.

Arup is the creative force at the heart of many of the world’s most prominent projects in the built and natural environment. Working in more than 140 countries, the firm’s designers, engineers, architects, planners, consultants, and technical specialists work with our clients on innovative projects of the highest quality and impact. As a wholly independent organisation, we are owned in trust for the benefit of our employees and their dependants: with no shareholders or external investors we determine our own business priorities and direction.

The Opportunity

Join our team as a Senior Accountant, supporting financial reporting, payroll, tax compliance, and day-to-day accounting activities while ensuring accuracy and compliance with Vietnamese regulations.

Key responsibilities:

• Record and maintain transactions, including expenses, revenues, and journal entries, ensuring proper documentation in local book.
• Maintain organized accounting records and supporting documents for audits and inspections.
• Support internal and external audits by preparing requested schedules and documentation.
• Perform bank reconciliations and assist in reconciling accounts receivable and accounts payable.
• Review payroll, including salaries, overtime, allowances, personal income tax (PIT), and mandatory social, health, and insurance.
• Assist with tax declarations such as VAT and PIT and support year-end tax finalization.
• Prepare and issue VAT invoices accurately and on time.
• Prepare and issue personal income tax (PIT) withholding certificates for employees.
• FCT: Register tax-code, calculate & submit FCT report
• Prepare JDE Journal Entry
• Handle all issues/reports related to Concur & JDE
• Weekly cashflow
• Other tasks as assigned by Chief Accountant

Is this role right for you?

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or a related fields.
• Minimum 5 – 7 years professional accounting experience as a General Accountant
• Excellent organization and communication skills
• Experience in and/or flexibility to work with colleagues across time-zones and business cultures
• Able to handle multitasking and demanding workload
• Organized, highly motivated, able to work independently and as a member of a local and international, de-centralised team
• Fluent in written and spoken English and Vietnamese
• Good understanding of tax, corporate requirements in Vietnam.
• Experience in a professional service / consulting business environment would be advantageous.

At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective – in which we encourage individuality to thrive. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas.

You will have the opportunity do socially useful work that has meaning – to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve.

What we offer you

At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together.

Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.

We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling members to share in the results of our collective efforts.

Different people, shared values

Arup is an equal opportunity employer that actively promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age (within legal limits), gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, neurotype or mental health, race or ethnicity, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. We are an open environment that embraces diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas – this drives our excellence.

Guided by our values and alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, we create and contribute to equitable spaces and systems, while cultivating a sense of belonging for all. Our internal employee networks support our inclusive culture: from race, ethnicity and cross-cultural working to gender equity and LGBTQ+ and disability inclusion – we aim to create a space for you to express yourself and make a positive difference. Discover more about life at Arup at www.arup.com/careers/your-life-at-arup.

We are committed to making our recruitment process and workplaces accessible to all candidates. Please contact lia.wiltsher@arup.com to let us know if you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments throughout your application or interview process, and/or to perform the essential functions of the role. We will do everything we can to support you.

Our Application Process

To understand what to expect next, please visit https://www.arup.com/careers/recruitment-process/

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