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. Please apply – we’d love to hear from you. 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.
Employees must submit their application by logging into Workday and applying via the Jobs Hub.
The Nature Conservancy is an
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 applyhelp@tnc.org with Request for Accommodation in the subject line.
