Nominee chief accountant

Yes. Under Articles 50.2 and 53 of the Law on Accounting (No. 88/2015/QH13), enterprises in Vietnam must appoint a Chief Accountant (or designate a Person in Charge of Accounting in the first 12 months) who holds a Chief Accountant training certificate and meets Article 54 standards, or hire a Chief Accountant service. Non-compliance is subject to administrative penalties under current regulations.

Yes, provided they meet the Article 54 qualification standards (accounting qualification, Chief Accountant training certificate, and 2 to 3 years of practical accounting experience) and hold a valid Vietnamese work permit or work permit exemption.

A Nominee Chief Accountant fulfills the statutory Chief Accountant duties (co-signing financial statements, supporting tax authority dealings, and coordinating bank accounting signatory registration where required) while our accounting team handles the daily operations. This is significantly more cost-effective than hiring a full-time Chief Accountant in-house, especially for SMEs.

Yes. We handle the entire transition to ensure there's no gap in legal coverage, and update the Chief Accountant details in your tax registration information.

The Chief Accountant is legally responsible for organizing accounting work and co-signing financial statements under Vietnamese law. By law, the person appointed or hired as Chief Accountant must meet the qualification standards under Article 54 of the Law on Accounting (including a Chief Accountant training certificate), and an outsourced service provider must be an accounting services enterprise or household business under Article 56.1.