Chief Accountant is a statutory position of companies in Vietnam

The Vietnamese Accounting Law requires the legal representatives of companies to employ an in-house Chief Accountant or to hire an outsourced Chief Accountant.

DMS Lawyers in Danang, Vietnam advise about Chief Accountant is the head of the accounting function of a company, responsible for organizing and performing the accounting work in the accounting unit ?

Payment vouchers, payment orders must be signed by the person who has the competent to approve expenditures and the Chief Accountant before implementation.

The chief accountant must have the following criteria and conditions:

- Have professional ethics, honesty, integrity and a sense of law observance;

- Possess a professional qualification in accounting;

- Have professional knowledge in accounting from intermediate level or higher;

- Have a certificate of training for Chief Accountant;

- Have actually worked in accounting for at least 02 years for people with a Bachelor Degree in accounting or higher, at least 03 years for people with accounting expertise at intermediate and college levels

The chief accountant has the following responsibilities:

- Implement the provisions of the law on accounting and finance in the accounting function;

- Organize and administer the accounting function in accordance with this Law;

- Prepare financial statements in compliance with accounting regimes and accounting standards.

Legal base:

Accounting Law No. 88/2015/QH13 dated 20 November 2015.

Consulting services:

Consultants for Corporate Accounting, Tax reporting and Compliance services: Ms. Thi-Ha Nguyen, ACCA./.

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