Job Description

British International School Ho Chi Minh City

At the British International School, Ho Chi Minh City (BIS HCMC), we believe in a holistic education that fosters a love of learning, and balances academic success with character development and wellbeing. We are a Nord Anglia Education School and the largest international school in Vietnam, educating over 2,400 students from more than 55 countries. In our most recent BSO Inspection, in November 2025, the school was rated ‘Outstanding in all Categories’ by the British Government. Our students achieve some of the best examination results in the world and go on to attend the top universities globally. 

Our three campuses, located in the heart of Thao Dien, Ho Chi Minh City, cater to students from 2 to 18 years of age. Split by age group, each purpose-built campus is home to state-of-the-art facilities, packed with interactive technology, ensuring every child has the opportunity to thrive.  

The school is currently looking for:

Senior Accountant

Key responsibilities will include:

• Control and maintain full set of accounting system including Revenue and Accounts Receivable, Collection, Cash book and General Ledger
• Billing VAT invoice for all kind of revenue and taxable in time as tax regulation on daily basic. Ensure proper and accurate accounts reconciliation VAT revenue vs P&L revenue per student on daily and monthly basis;
• Control operational and capital expenditures making sure those expenditures are within approved budgets (as applicable) and do analysis for any variance.
• Review summarize and analyse collection report;
• Supervise posting of all transactions related to fixed assets in the subsidiary ledger with record maintained by every department/unit.
• Analyse income and expenditure, Monthly financial statements consolidation and Management report;
• Approve all recordings in the subsidiary ledgers for operational accounts;
• Prepare, coordinate and complete all audit requirements, be responsible for external auditors;
• Manage, plan and control Aged account Report, Daily collection Cash Flows actual and planning, including placements of excess funds into better interest-yielding term deposits;
• Review tuition fee and revenue allocation per individual student.
• Liaise with auditor and local authorities for tax audit and any kind of audit.
• Perform other duties given by Head of Department

Working hour: from Monday to Friday, from 8:00am to 5:00pm

Why Choose BIS HCMC

BIS HCMC offers a bespoke blend of British and International curricula, whilst balancing academic success and holistic development, therefore, unlocking a whole world of possibilities for our students. Our primary students follow the English National Curriculum blended with the thematic and interactive International Primary Curriculum and achieve outstanding outcomes. In Secondary our students continue with the English National Curriculum at Key Stage 3 in preparation for their IGCSEs and later, the rigorous IBDP. Our 20th graduating cohort, and our largest to date with over 120 students taking the full diploma, achieved an average score of 36.7 points, significantly higher than the global average of 30.9 points with 28 % of our students achieving 40 points or more and 2 students achieving a perfect score of 45. At IGCSE our students are equally successful. Our 2025 cohort of 153 students achieved 66% of grades at A*/A with 35 students achieving A*/A grades across all their subjects.

Beyond academics, we have an exceptional enrichment programme with over 300 Co-Curricular activities and expeditions both in Vetnam and globally that help our students overcome challenges, build confidence, create unforgettable memories and create change to the communities around them.

Further information about BIS HCMC can be obtained from our website at bisvietnam.com

Nord Anglia Education

When you join BIS HCMC, you’ll become part of the Nord Anglia global community of more than 20,000 people working together to support our students’ success. As part of Nord Anglia Education (NAE), we offer you unsurpassed opportunities to innovate and develop best practice, and you’ll have access to outstanding continuous professional learning including our award-winning Nord Anglia University platform, with hundreds of courses at your fingertips. At a Nord Anglia school, you will have opportunities to progress more, learn more, and collaborate more. In addition, we offer career and development opportunities that come with being part of our global organisation. Our collaborations with The Juilliard School, MIT, and UNICEF offers our teachers unrivalled access to leading experts in their fields. We also offer selected candidates from our staff worldwide an opportunity to earn their Executive Master’s in International Education in an exclusive collaboration with King’s College London.

Selection Process

The closing date for application is Friday 16 October although we encourage early applications and reserve the right to pursue good applications as soon as we are ready.

Please apply for this vacancy using our recruitment portal operated by Success Factors. You will need to upload an up-to-date CV, which must include a recent professional photograph and the contact details of two educational referees, one of whom must be your current employer.

Interviews: Interviews will be in person where possible

Start Date: We offer a professional working environment and an attractive remuneration and benefits package.

Safer recruitment: At Nord Anglia Education we are committed to providing a world class, safe, happy environment in which children and young people are able to thrive and learn. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our pupils irrespective of race, ability, religion, gender or culture.

All post holders are subject to appropriate national and international vetting procedures including satisfactory criminal record checks from both country of residence/birth and any country of residence within the last 10 years.

We welcome applications from suitable qualified persons from all diverse backgrounds.

Please note, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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