Assistant Manager, Controllership

Grab

  • Ho Chi Minh City
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 2 days ago
Company DescriptionAbout Grab and Our WorkplaceGrab is Southeast Asia's leading superapp. From getting your favourite meals delivered to helping you manage your finances and getting around town hassle-free, we've got your back with everything. In Grab, purpose gives us joy and habits build excellence, while harnessing the power of Technology and AI to deliver the mission of driving Southeast Asia forward by economically empowering everyone, with heart, hunger, honour, and humility.Job DescriptionGet to Know the TeamOur Vietnam Controllership team safeguards Grab's financial health. We ensure accuracy, and integrity throughout financial reporting, while improving our processes to support governance and sustainable growth.Get to Know the RoleYou will support the Mobility and Deliveries businesses and act as a finance partner to the management team. You will ensure financial reporting, compliance with IFRS and VAS, and supporting strategic our decisions through technical accounting expertise collaboration.This role is based in Ho Chi Minh City and reports to the Head of Vietnam Controllership.The Critical Tasks You Will PerformFinancial statements preparations
  • Lead month-end close activities, variance analysis, and preparation of and accurate financial statements.
  • Review automated entries and perform necessary adjustments to ensure completeness and compliance with IFRS and VAS.
  • Monitor deliverables from Shared Service Centers (Malaysia, Philippines), identify misstatements, and coordinate corrections.
  • Review P&L and entity-level financials for accuracy, completeness, and clear presentation to management.
Compliance & Audit
  • Ensure compliance with corporate policies, internal controls, SOX requirements, and external audit standards.
  • Manage statutory audit processes end-to-end for assigned legal entities.
  • Ensure compliance with both IFRS and VAS, balancing accounting standards with tax regulations and operational realities.
  • Oversee SBV filings for loan movements.
  • Ensure internal controls within the business across areas such as credit terms, down payments, payment terms.
Business partnering
  • Provide accounting and fund flow advisory for new product launches, ensuring readiness of automated accounting entries pre-launch.
  • Balance compliance with accounting standards, tax requirements, and budgetary goals in evaluating new projects.
  • Review and advise for new business partnerships, new business ideas and projects
Cross function coordination
  • Partner with the Tax, Legal and FP&A team to ensure provide meaningful insights, and support decision-making with evidence-based financial explanations.
  • Guide junior team members where required, promoting best practices and learning.
  • Perform other tasks assigned by the Head of Controllership.
QualificationsWhat Essential Skills You Will Need
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
  • Minimum 6 years of progressive experience in financial or business accounting, including experience supporting business teams in multinational environments.
  • Technical accounting knowledge with the ability to translate complex business inquiries into practical financial analysis.
  • Experience with ERP systems and familiarity with financial reporting processes across multiple entities.
  • Experience identifying risks, raise concerns, and highlight opportunities for improvement in financial and operational processes.
  • A continuous improvement mindset - not only performing tasks but challenging existing practices, proposing solutions, and finding ways to increase efficiency without compromising compliance.
The Nice-to-Haves
  • Professional qualifications such as ACCA, CPA Australia, ICAEW, or Vietnamese CPA/Chief Accountant license.
  • At least 2 years of prior experience in a Big 4 audit firm, with exposure to multinational clients.
  • Proficiency in Excel and working knowledge of SQL or other data query tools; experience with Power BI or other big data visualization tools.
  • Experience in FMCG, Retail, Fintech, or Startup industries, demonstrating to dynamic and complex business models.
Additional InformationLife at GrabWe care about your well-being at Grab, here are some of the global benefits we offer:
  • We have your back with Term Life Insurance and comprehensive Medical Insurance.
  • With GrabFlex, create a benefits package that suits your needs and aspirations.
  • Celebrate moments that matter in life with loved ones through Parental and Birthday leave, and give back to your communities through Love-all-Serve-all (LASA) volunteering leave
  • We have a confidential Grabber Assistance Programme to guide and uplift you and your loved ones through life's challenges.
  • Balancing personal commitments and life's demands are made easier with our FlexWork arrangements such as differentiated hours
What We Stand For at GrabWe are committed to building an inclusive and equitable workplace that enables diverse Grabbers to grow and perform at their best. As an equal opportunity employer, we consider all candidates fairly and equally regardless of nationality, ethnicity, religion, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, family commitments, physical and mental impairments or disabilities, and other attributes that make them unique.

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