Bookkeeper / Accounts Assistant – Irish Accountancy Firm (Remote Vietnam)

Bookkeeper / Accounts Assistant – Irish Accountancy Firm

We are hiring a Bookkeeper / Accounts Assistant to join Viet Staffing Services in Vietnam and work remotely with an Irish accountancy firm.

We are particularly interested in candidates who have previous experience working in an accountancy practice, accounting services company or outsourced accounting firm, ideally looking after accounts for a number of different clients.

The role will involve day-to-day bookkeeping together with month-end work and accounts preparation.

Key Responsibilities

• Bank reconciliations
• Posting sales and purchase invoices
• Maintaining purchase and sales ledgers
• Accounts payable / accounts receivable
• Posting transactions to the correct nominal / general ledger accounts
• Posting journals, accruals and prepayments
• Payroll postings and reconciliations
• Maintaining and reconciling fixed asset registers
• Preparing and reviewing trial balances
• Assisting with month-end accounts
• Assisting with preparation of P&L, balance sheet and financial statements
• VAT-related bookkeeping and reconciliations
• Reviewing accounts and preparing query lists for clients
• General bookkeeping and accounts preparation
• Communicating directly with the Irish accounting team

Requirements

• Previous experience working in an accountancy practice, accounting services company or outsourced accounting environment is strongly preferred
• Ideally 5+ years of bookkeeping / accounting experience
• Experience working on accounts for multiple clients would be a strong advantage
• Strong practical bookkeeping experience
• Good understanding of double-entry bookkeeping
• Comfortable with general ledger postings and month-end adjustments
• Experience preparing accounts up to trial balance / financial statement stage would be an advantage
• Experience with Sage, Xero, QuickBooks or similar accounting software
• Good Excel skills
• Good spoken and written English
• Comfortable joining calls and communicating directly with an Irish team
• Strong attention to detail
• Reliable, organised and willing to learn
• Experience working with overseas / international clients would be an advantage

Employment Details

Location: Remote – Vietnam

Working hours: 14:00 – 22:30 Vietnam time, Monday to Friday. Some flexibility may be available once the role is established.

Salary: Based on experience and English level.

Employment type: Full-time employment contract in Vietnam.

Why Join Us

• Work directly with a professional Irish accountancy firm
• Gain experience working with Irish and international clients
• Long-term remote position
• Company laptop provided
• Training and ongoing support
• Statutory insurance and PIT compliance
• Opportunity to develop your bookkeeping and accounts preparation experience