Quality Assurance Tester

About the client

Our client is an AI-powered accounting and secretarial platform designed to eliminate administrative burdens for fast-growing SMEs. Headquartered in Hong Kong, the platform utilises a layered approach combining core financial tools, intelligent automation, business integrations, and human expertise.

Role Summary

They are seeking a highly skilled and innovative Quality Assurance Engineer to ensure the accuracy, reliability, and security of their AI-powered accounting platform. This specialist will play a key role in the digital transformation by designing and implementing robust automation strategies across web and mobile applications, with a focus on financial compliance and accounting process validation. This role requires strong technical depth and an eye for detail in complex financial data. Experience in Xero and Auto testing is preferred.

Key Responsibilities

Testing & Quality Assurance

• Design, develop, and execute comprehensive test plans and test cases for core accounting features, including general ledger, accounts payable/receivable, financial reporting, and reconciliation modules.
• Perform functional, security, regression, integration, and UAT across web and mobile platforms.
• Validate the accuracy of financial calculations, tax computations, and compliance with accounting standards (e.g., GAAP/IFRS).
• Test data migration, import/export functionalities, and third-party integrations, ensuring data integrity.
• Document and track defects with detailed reproduction steps, severity assessment, and supporting evidence.

Automation & Efficiency

• Develop, maintain, and execute scalable, robust, and reusable automated test scripts to improve testing efficiency and coverage across the UI, API, and Database layers.
• Design and implement automation strategies, including defining the automation scope, selecting appropriate tools, and maintaining the automation framework architecture.
• Implement and manage continuous testing practices within CI/CD pipelines, ensuring automated tests run on every code commit.
• Create and maintain parameterized test data sets that reflect real-world accounting scenarios for effective data-driven testing.
• Drive the reduction of manual testing effort by identifying key areas for automation and collaborating with development teams on shift-left testing initiatives.

Collaboration & Process

• Work closely with developers, product managers, and business analysts in a Scrum environment to understand requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Participate actively in sprint planning, daily standups, and retrospectives.
• Identify opportunities to improve testing processes and methodologies and contribute to a quality-first culture.
• Stay updated on best practices in QA and evolving accounting software standards.

Requirements

Experience & Education

• Degree or above in Computer Science, Engineering, Information System, or a related field is required.
• 2+ years of experience in software quality assurance, preferably in financial or accounting applications. (XERO preferred)
• Understanding of accounting principles and financial processes is mandatory.

Technical Skills

• Proficiency in at least one programming language (Python, Java, JavaScript, or Node.js) for test automation, including experience with the Page Object Model.
• Hands-on experience with E2E automation frameworks (Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or similar) for UI testing.
• Strong knowledge of API testing methodologies (e.g., contract testing) and tools (Postman, REST Assured, or equivalent libraries).
• Expertise with database testing and SQL queries, including the ability to write complex joins for data validation.
• Experience with test management tools (e.g., Jira, TestRail, Zephyr) and version control systems (Git).
• Familiarity with containerization technologies (Docker) for creating consistent test environments.
• Knowledge of automated testing methodologies for AI outputs is highly valued.
• Experience with modern web frameworks like Next.js is a plus.

Soft Skills & Language

• Detail-minded, self-motivated, independent, and possess good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently on assigned tasks with minimal supervision.
• Fluency in English is required.
• Availability: Immediate availability or short notice is highly preferred.

Location: Vietnam