Accounting Manager

About this role

Position Overview

The Accounting Manager is the strategic lead for financial integrity at EXO Travel Laos. This role requires a technical expert who bridges the gap between accounting, labor law, and tax legislation. You will be responsible for the full accounting cycle, complex P&L management, and end-to-end payroll, ensuring the company remains 100% "audit-ready" and compliant with the latest Lao PDR regulatory frameworks.

Location: Vientiane

Responsibilities:

1. Legal Compliance & Tax Strategy

• Regulatory Mastery: Interpret and apply Lao Accounting Law and Tax Law to ensure all financial operations are beyond reproach.

• Tax Defence: Lead the preparation and filing of VAT, Personal Income Tax (PIT), and Corporate Profit Tax. Act as the primary liaison with Tax Authorities for audits.

• Statutory Reporting: Ensure all financial statements comply with Lao Financial Reporting Standards (LFRS) and Group requirements.

• Support company affairs where required, including documentation related to board resolutions and governance.

2. Full-Cycle Payroll

• End-to-End Payroll: Execute monthly payroll for local and expatriate staff, ensuring precise calculations of base pay, incentives, and multi-currency adjustments.

• SSO & Benefits: Manage all Social Security (SSO) contributions and statutory benefits.

• Internal Controls: Implement rigorous verification processes for payroll to prevent errors or fraud.

3. P&L Management & Financial Oversight

• Assist in finance transformation initiatives, including system implementations

• Strategic Reporting: Prepare and present monthly P&L statements, providing deep-dive variance analysis (Budget vs. Actual) to the GM. Support budgeting and forecasting processes.

• Oversee the financial data flow from Tourplan to the accounting system, ensuring all client and vendor information is accurate and reconciled.

• Audit Leadership: Lead the annual external audit process, ensuring all schedules and reconciliations are completed ahead of deadlines.

• Oversee financial data collection for sustainability audits (e.g., Bcorp, GSTC) and enforce ethical purchasing policies.

• Team Leadership: Foster a high-performance culture within the finance team

4. Administration & HR Support

• Act as locally-based Admin and HR support as needed by HR Manager, GM, MD and HO.

• Strengthen good relationship with relevant local authorities

• Lead any administrative paperwork needing to be handled on behalf of EXO Travel Laos, including( but not limited to) team members’ insurances, visas, company licences, office contract rentals etc.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Accounting field

• Minimum 5 years of work experience in GL

• Expert-level understanding of Lao Tax

• Strong background experience in service industry, Travel industry experience is an advantage

• Good command of English

• Interest and/or experience in the travel industry

• Understanding of sustainability and responsible tourism is a plus.

Skills:

• Strong communication and analytical skills with attention to detail

• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a fast paced and rapidly changing environment

• Display strong interpersonal skills and team spirit

• Flexibility in terms of working environment and decision making

• Ability to work under pressure and less supervision

• Good computer literacy

• Be able to suggest improved ways of working to positively impact people’s life and the environment.

Benefits:

• Work in a friendly working environment and good team building activities

• 15 days of annual leave and can be carried to the next year

• Health insurance and accident insurance

• Flexible working style, can work from home or at the office (after probation)

• Participate in all online training programs of the whole EXO Group

• Priority pricing policies for family’s trips

• 13th month salary up to the business performance of each year.

Equal Opportunity & Non-Discrimination

EXO Travel is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against candidates or team members based on race, gender, disability, religion, nationality, age, sexual orientation or other personal characteristics.

EXO Travel strictly abides by local labor laws and does not employ underage workers where prohibited by law.

How to apply:

If you have a passion for travel, believe that travel can be a real force for good in the world, and have skills that can help us achieve our mission, we would love to hear from you.

Interested candidates are invited to send your CVs with a covering letter in English to HR department at k[email protected]

EXO Travel is a premium Destination Management Company (DMC) providing bespoke travel solutions for tour operators and travel agencies across a growing portfolio of destinations. Since 1993, we have been crafting distinctive, authentic travel experiences that expand horizons and deliver lasting, positive impacts.

We are a purpose-driving company and, if you are successful in your application, you will find that working at EXO is more than just a job. As a member of the EXO family, you will play an important part in our mission to expand horizons and create meaningful positive impacts in the destinations we operate in. Furthermore, we offer in-house training courses, exciting growth opportunities, great benefits and a supportive team culture.