Finance Officer, Greater China

The Nature Conservancy; Hong Kong; Hybrid; HKD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

The Nature Conservancy is seeking a Finance Officer to provide essential accounting support for Hong Kong and Mainland China operations. The role covers accounts payable and receivable, expense processing, journal entries, and general financial documentation in line with TNC policies.

Based in HK, this office-based position offers remote flexibility by mutual agreement and requires a practical, detail-oriented candidate with an Associate degree and a couple of years of related experience in

Qualifications

• Associate's degree in finance, accounting, or related field with 2 years of related experience.
• Experience with accounting issues and financial analysis.
• Experience using accounting and financial reporting systems.
• Finance operations experience in Hong Kong is essential, with Mainland China exposure preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine finance/accounting activities under supervision and guidelines.
• Support Hong Kong finance operations: AP, AR, payments, entries, record maintenance.
• Prepare and maintain documents for payments, vendor records, audits, and routine transactions.
• Maintain accurate data in TNC systems and ensure timely entries and reconciliations.
• Assist with statutory audits, donor audits, and internal control reviews.
• Support project finance tracking and budgeting materials for HK team.
• Communicate with staff, vendors, banks, and auditors to resolve finance questions.
• Ensure compliance with policies, standards, and local legal requirements.
• Promote knowledge sharing and cross-training between HK and China finance teams.

Skills

Accounting

Financial analysis

Accounting systems

Hong Kong experience

Education

Associate's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or related field

Tools

Accounting software

Financial reporting systems

Job description

What We Can Achieve Together

The Finance officer is responsible for activities that may include cash receipting, deposits, invoice review and processing, check requests, journal entries, account reconciliations, general accounting documentation, financial records maintenance, and other routine finance/accounting duties. They perform administrative and/or entry level finance/accounting tasks in accordance with TNC policies and procedures and best practices in financial management.

It is a Primarily office-based position, with flexibility for remote work by mutual agreement with the manager and in line with business needs.

We’re Looking For You

The Finance officer provides administrative and/or entry level accounting and finance support across Mainland China and Hong Kong to a business unit, program or department. The main responsibilities and scope include:

• Performs routine administrative and entry-level finance/accounting activities under general supervision and established guidelines.
• Supports Hong Kong finance operations, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, payment processing, accounting entries, documentation, filing, and record maintenance.
• Prepares, reviews, and maintains supporting documentation for payments, expense claims, vendor records, journal entries, audit requests, and other routine finance transactions.
• Maintains accurate financial data in TNC systems and supports timely system entries, coding, reconciliation follow-up, and document retention.
• Provides documentation and administrative finance support for statutory audits, donor audits, internal control reviews, and other compliance‑related requests.
• Assists the Finance Manager, Hong Kong with project finance tracking, donor and membership‑related documentation, budget support materials, routine reporting inputs, and quarterly business partnering materials as needed.
• Communicates with staff, vendors, banks, auditors, shared‑services colleagues, and other internal teams to obtain information, resolve routine finance questions, and support timely processing.
• Ensure work is completed in accordance with TNC policies and procedures, financial standards, internal controls, local legal requirements, and documentation standards.
• Contributes to process consistency, knowledge sharing, cross‑training, and backup coverage between the Hong Kong and China finance teams where appropriate.

What You’ll Bring

• Associate's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or related field and 2 years' related experience or equivalent combination.
• Experience with accounting/financial issues and analysis.
• Experience using accounting and financial reporting systems.
• Demonstrated finance and accounting operations experience in Hong Kong is essential, with exposure to Mainland China operations strongly preferred.

Desired Qualifications

• Multi‑lingual skills and/or multi‑cultural experience appreciated.
• Ability to manipulate, analyze and interpret data.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Accuracy, attention to detail and the ability to multi‑task.
• Non‑profit accounting experience.

Who We Are

The Nature Conservancy’s mission is to protect the lands and waters upon which all life depends. As a science‑based organization, we create innovative, on‑the‑ground solutions to our world’s toughest challenges so that we can create a world in which people and nature thrive. We’re rooted in our mission and guided by our values, which include respect for all people, communities, and cultures. Whether it’s career development, flexible schedules, or a rewarding mission, there’s many reasons to love life inside TNC. Want a better insight to TNC? Check out our TNC Talent playlist on YouTube to hear stories from staff or visit Glassdoor.
One goal is to cultivate an inclusive work environment so that all our colleagues around the globe feel a sense of belonging and that their unique contributions to our mission are valued. In addition to the requirements in our job postings, we recognize that people come with talent and experiences outside of a job and consider each applicant’s unique experience. To quote a popular saying at TNC, “you’ll join for the mission, and stay for the people.”

What We Bring

Since 1951, TNC has been doing work you can believe in. Through grassroots action, we have grown from a small non‑profit into one of the most effective and wide‑reaching environmental organizations in the world. Thanks to more than 1 million members, over 400 scientists, and the dedicated efforts of our diverse staff and partners, we impact conservation around the world! TNC offers competitive and comprehensive benefits packages tailored to the individual countries where we work. These may include health care benefits, retirement benefits, parental leave, paid time off, life insurance, and disability coverage as well as an employee assistance program and other life and well‑being benefits. Learn more about our Benefits and Perks here. We’re proud to offer a flexible work environment that supports the health and well‑being of the people we employ. Our recruiting process includes a rolling interview process to ensure we engage applicants in a timely manner. This means we may review applications in the order in which they are received. Once a strong candidate pool is identified, the role will be unposted. The timeline may vary depending on the expressed interest in the role, so we highly encourage candidates to apply as soon as possible.

Equal Opportunity Employer. Our commitment to equal employment opportunity includes the recognition that our conservation mission is best advanced by the leadership and contributions of people of all backgrounds, beliefs, and culture. Recruiting and mentoring staff to create an inclusive organization is a priority, and we encourage applicants from all cultures, races, colors, religions, sexes, national or regional origins, ages, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, military, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

The successful applicant must meet the requirements of The Nature Conservancy's background screening process.

TNC is committed to offering accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application process. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please send a note to [e-mail] with Request for Accommodation in the subject line.