General Accountant

VinFast Canada


Date: 3 days ago
City: Toronto, ON
Contract type: Contractor
The General Accountant is a key member of the Finance and Accounting team that will assist in all areas of accounting, including, A/R, A/P, purchasing G/L maintenance. This role will also support the month-end closing process, and the preparation of financial and ad hoc reports. A strong financial planning and analysis (FP&A) background, along with SAP experience are critical for the success of this role.

Responsibilities & Key Activities

 General Accounting Activities

  • Partner with Finance team to provide FP&A support to develop a robust budgeting and forecasting process to assist with business analytics
  • Assist with building rolling budgets and forecasts for different business units and consolidating into one master budget
  • Conduct regular general ledger maintenance and propose entries with supporting documentation/schedule as needed
  • Assist with month-end and quarter-end closings, filing of tax returns and responding to audits
  • Ensure compliance with applicable standards (i.e. GAAP), rules, regulations, and systems of internal control
  • Identify and implement process improvements, includes automating manual processes
  • Performing other duties, when required and as assigned

Accounts Receivable Activities

  • Establish a revenue collection process for retail stores, including:
    • Collection of down payments from customers in multiple form of payments
    • Payment of collected funds to agencies such as licensing and registration
    • Reconciliation of revenue with banking institution by retail store
    • A/R accounting lead, including r econciles and deposits for new vehicle sales, service and parts receipts, credit cards, cheques and cash deposits
    • Reconcile cash receipts and updates accounts receivable ledger by customer
    • Research and process chargebacks, returns, and bad checks
    • Report sold units through the factory reporting system. Maintains accurate delivery records
    • Maintaining fixed asset ledger and on a quarterly basis do a cycle count for Office and Showroom assets

    Accounts Payable Activities

    • Enter, process and review invoices against contracts/supporting documents, obtaining approvals, processing payments, and filing
    • Processing employee expense claims and credit card purchases
    • Keeping track of all payments and invoices pending for payments and ensuring invoices are paid in accordance with vendor terms
    • Verifying vendor accounts by reconciling monthly statements and related transactions
    • Matching inventory invoices with the receipt of goods and addressing all discrepancies with appropriate departments

    What You Bring Along

    • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
    • 3-5 years of progressive work experience in GL/AR/AP
    • Must be proficient in MS Office, including advanced skills in Microsoft Excel
    • Experience with FP&A tools such as Power BI, Adaptive Insights or similar is preferred
    • Experience with SAP S4 Hana is a preferred
    • Excellent time management and detail, proven ability to deliver on tight deadlines
    • Demonstrated ability to accurately calculate, post, correct, and manage financial records
    • High energy level, comfortable performing multi-faceted tasks in conjunction with daily activities
    • Excellent oral and written communication skills and fluent in English
    • Experience in the automotive/EV space is preferred but not necessary

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