Assistant Chief Accountant tại Selectum Noa Resort

9/2023 → / (2 năm 5 tháng)

Cam ranh, Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa

Responsibilities • Preparing overall financial management of the resort, ensuring full compliance with Vietnamese Accounting Standards (VAS), tax regulations, and internal control policies. • Taking ownership of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closing, including review of journal entries, accruals, prepayments, provisions, and balance sheet reconciliations. • Overseeing General Ledger, Fixed Assets, Cost Accounting, and ensuring accurate allocation of expenses across departments in line with hospitality cost structures. • Leading tax compliance and planning (VAT, CIT, FCT, land tax), acting as the main point of contact with tax authorities, auditors, and external consultants. • Reviewing and analyzing P&L by department, monitoring cost ratios (Payroll, F&B Cost, Operating Expenses) against approved budgets and brand benchmarks. • Coordinating with Operations, Purchasing, F&B, and Rooms Division to ensure accurate revenue recognition, cost control, and timely month-end cut-off. • Supporting budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow planning, providing financial insights to management for operational and strategic decisions. • Strengthening internal controls, SOPs, and compliance processes, ensuring audit readiness and adherence to corporate and brand standards. • Mentoring and supervising accounting team members, reviewing work quality and ensuring deadlines are met. Achievements • Reduced month-end closing cycle by 25% by restructuring closing checklist, improving coordination with Operations and standardizing accrual procedures. • Successfully negotiated land tax deferral with local authorities, significantly improving cash flow and working capital during low season. • Led and completed external audits and tax inspections smoothly under tight timelines, with no major findings or penalties. • Maintained 100% on-time and error-free tax filings (VAT, CIT, FCT), ensuring full regulatory compliance. • Developed and implemented accounting SOPs and internal controls, reducing posting and reconciliation errors across GL and sub-ledgers. • Strengthened cost monitoring and variance analysis, helping department heads control expenses in line with budget and brand standards. • Improved working capital efficiency through tighter AR collection, optimized AP payment cycles, and better inventory turnover management. • Actively trained and coached junior and senior accountants, improving team capability and reducing dependency on manual rework.

General Accountant tại Cam Ranh Riviera Beach Resort & Spa

7/2022 → 8/2023 (1 năm 1 tháng)

Nha Trang

Responsibilities: • Implementing and checking monthly tax declaration monthly, financial statements according to regulations, annual tax finalization annually, annual financial statements according to current regulations. • Allocating the cost of direct material to department accounts. Control and review all expenses. Control and justification the balances of all accounts. • Making accruals and provision at the end of the month. • Being responsible for transactions with tax department. • Maintaining the General Ledger. Process the monthly result of operation. Controls budget and analyze the differences. Preparing the month end journals and participating in month end review. • Perusing the financial statement and explain for material variance between actual and budget expenditure. • Controlling fixed asset File, tools & equipment of hotel, make amortize & depreciation., details of telephone, electricity, salary & wages for staff. • Being in charge of monthly and yearly tax report such as VAT report, Contractor tax report, Cooperate income tax and other tax reports. Achievement: • Directly negotiating with the Tax department to delay land tax debt, tax explanation, tax settlement to to maximize the benefits of the business. • Communicate with other managers for doing the jobs smoothly. • Completing administrative requirements and month-end, year-end reports in a shortage of people, high pressure. • Making monthly financial statement timely and accurately.

State Employee tại Khanh Hoa Tax Department

6/2021 → 6/2022 (1 năm )

Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa

Responsibilities • Supporting internal operations and compliance activities in accordance with tax regulations and ISO-based administrative procedures. • Participating in internal reviews, documentation checks, and procedural assessments to ensure consistency with regulatory standards. • Preparing internal reports, summaries, and administrative documentation for departmental review and coordination. • Coordinating with internal teams and other government units to facilitate information flow and administrative processes. Achievements • Gained practical insight into tax authority workflows, compliance priorities, and inspection procedures, providing strong perspective when working with taxpayers from the corporate side. • Developed professional working relationships with tax officers and related government departments, enabling smoother communication and issue resolution in future tax matters. • Built a solid foundation in regulatory mindset, documentation discipline, and risk-based review approach, later applied effectively in corporate tax and finance roles. • Built trusted relationships with tax and government departments, creating long-term collaboration benefits.

Stock Broker tại SSI Incorporation

11/2019 → 6/2021 (1 năm 7 tháng)

Ho Chi Minh

Responsibilities ● Developing the new customers and maintain relationships with existing customers. ● Finding new opportunities to recommend to customer, and implementing related transaction procedures. Achievement: ● Building Valuation models in excel based on historical information and other only available numerical operations by specific tools. ● Evaluating companies using different financial valuation methods, such as DCF, comparable company analysis, capital structure analysis, etc. ● Building a list of companies worth investing in on the stock market; clearly identify opportunities and risks of each type of business.

General Accountant tại Truong Hai Multimedia Production Ltd (Subsidiary of THACO Group)

10/2015 → 10/2019 (4 năm )

Ho Chi Minh

Responsibilities ● Preparing Financial Report and Management Report ● Reviewing balances monthly and reconciliation between related subsidiaries. ● Undertaking staff planning and training, instruct accounting staff & cashiers doing proper way. ● Maintains the General Ledger. Process the monthly result of operation. Controls budget and analyze the differences. ● Forecast the money shall be received and paid for the month following. Achievement: ● Executing consistently Financial report on time (5th of the month). ● Implementing and increasing the accuracy of management reports as required. ● Develop processes and procedures for operating parts of the business

Payable/ Receivable Accoutant tại Truong Hai Multimedia Production Ltd (Subsidiary of THACO Group)

12/2014 → 10/2015 (10 tháng)

Ho Chi Minh

Payable/ Receivable Accoutant Dec 2014 – Oct 2015 Responsibilities ● Being responsible for all aspects of Accounts Payable and Account Receivable (for 100 legal entities and subsidiaries). ● Coordinating the Sale and Purchasing function to manage the pricing detail, client information, term of payment and delivery. ● Managing subsidiaries on daily operations, leading optimization of Payment and Receipt activities by identifying gaps to balance the fund in the corporate. ● Check purchase request, purchase order, check paper works of accounting system. Achievement: ● Building Thaco Multimedia Production project (new business model) successfully in terms of smooth business separation and cash flow management ● Executing the necessary work to establish and operate the new company.

Chứng chỉ hành nghề môi giới chứng khoán

10/2019

Chứng chỉ hành nghề chứng khoán là văn bằng xác nhận cá nhân có tên trong chứng chỉ đáp ứng đủ các điều kiện chuyên môn để làm việc tại công ty chứng khoán, công ty quản lý quỹ, hoặc những công ty đầu tư chứng khoán hiện đang hoạt động hợp pháp trên lãnh thổ nước Cộng hòa Xã hội Chủ nghĩa Việt Nam.

Strategic Professional Completion Certificate

3/2021

From ACCA

Advanced Diploma in Accounting and Business

9/2019

From ACCA

ACCA

4/2021

ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) is the global body for professional accountants, equivalent to Viet Nam CPA (Certified Public Accountant).

Tô Tấn Phong - Chief Accountant

Cam Ranh Riviera Beach Resort & Spa

totanphong@gmail.com - 09050211138