Head of Accounting Shared Services (ASSC)

Key Responsibilities

Shared Services Design & Setup

• Define the ASSC operating model, scope, and service catalogue
• Develop business case, implementation roadmap, and migration plan across holding companies
• Establish governance framework, SLAs, and escalation protocols
• Lead change management and stakeholder engagement with hospital FCs
• Set up physical centre infrastructure and team structure

Process Standardisation

• Redesign and standardise AP, AR, GL, SHI processes across the group
• Document standard operating procedures (SOPs) and internal controls
• Drive harmonisation of chart of accounts and accounting policies
• Implement process automation (RPA, workflow tools)

People & Service Delivery

• Recruit, onboard, and develop the ASSC team (~ 40 FTEs)
• Set performance targets and foster a service excellence culture
• Manage day-to-day finance operations once steady state is reached
• Act as primary escalation point for holding companies on ASSC matters

Controls & Compliance

• Embed internal controls (Vietnam Accounting Standards & IFRS) across all processes
• Ensure month-end and year-end close timelines are met group-wide
• Liaise with internal and external auditors
• Maintain compliance with healthcare-sector finance regulations

Continuous Improvement

• Track and report ASSC performance against SLAs and KPIs
• Identify and deliver productivity and cost-saving initiatives
• Benchmark against healthcare and shared services best practices
• Build a continuous improvement programme (Lean/Six Sigma methodology)

Qualification & Requirements

• Degree in Accounting
• Professional accounting qualification (CPA, CA, ACCA, CIMA)
• 12+ years progressive finance experience, including 5+ years in shared services or finance operations leadership
• Demonstrated experience building or transforming a shared services function
• ERP implementation / migration experience (SAP, Oracle, or similar)
• Strong stakeholder management across decentralized multi-entity groups
• Proven people leadership of large teams (30+ FTEs)
• Healthcare or hospital group experience
• Lean Six Sigma certification
• Experience with RPA tools (UiPath, Automation Anywhere, Power Automate)
• Exposure to inter-company accounting in multi-entity structures
• Prior P&L accountability or cost centre management
• Change management certification or formal training

Benefits

No information available.