[Hiring] Regional Accountant @New Energy Nexus

Role Description

We are seeking an experienced, detail-oriented Part-Time Regional Accountant to support financial operations across Singapore and Vietnam. This is a fully remote independent contractor engagement open to candidates based in the China, Philippines, Indonesia, or Malaysia.

The role is focused on high-quality financial execution, including:

• Maintaining accurate books in QuickBooks Online (QBO)
• Mapping financial data prepared by local accounting partners
• Completing reconciliations and foreign currency translations
• Preparing information for group-level reporting and consolidation

You will report to the Financial Lead, who retains responsibility for strategic finance decisions, high-level compliance, and final audit sign-offs. This opportunity is best suited to an experienced accountant who enjoys hands-on work, multi-entity accounting, and independently managing recurring deliverables.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• At least five (5) years of progressive accounting or bookkeeping experience
• Strong, hands-on expertise in QuickBooks Online
• Advanced Excel skills, including lookups, conditional formulas, multi-tab data mapping, and reconciliations
• Strong practical understanding of accounting principles under IFRS and/or GAAP
• Excellent written English skills for documentation, reporting, and remote collaboration
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage recurring deadlines and deliver accurate work without continuous oversight
• Comfort using digital workflow and collaboration tools as part of a fully remote team
• Highly methodical, organized, and attentive to detail, with strong problem-solving skills

Requirements

• Maintain full-charge bookkeeping for three Singapore entities in QuickBooks Online
• Process journal entries, categorize transactions, and complete monthly bank, balance sheet, and general ledger reconciliations
• Perform quarterly foreign currency translations from SGD to USD
• Identify discrepancies, unusual balances, and data-quality issues, and resolve or escalate them promptly
• Review monthly financial statements prepared by the local Vietnamese accounting partner
• Perform data-quality checks and map financial information to the established internal Chart of Accounts
• Complete VND-to-USD foreign currency translations
• Upload accurate, mapped financial data into the relevant QuickBooks Online accounts
• Gather financial data and prepare supporting documentation for Singapore statutory filings
• Support the annual audit by preparing audit schedules, pulling QBO reports, completing reconciliations, and organizing requested documentation
• Maintain clear, complete, and audit-ready financial records in the company's document-management systems
• Prepare and review quarterly financial information used to track the performance of Singapore investment vehicles
• Support the Financial Lead with accounting analysis, reporting, and other finance tasks as needed

Benefits

• Rate: USD 15.00 per hour, based on actual approved working hours recorded through monthly timesheets
• Flexible schedule, with workload concentrated around month-end close, statutory filing deadlines, and annual audit requirements
• Engagement type: Independent contractor
• Location: Fully remote, with some on-site work for applicants based in Shanghai
• Standard months: Approximately 40 to 80 hours per month, capped at 80 hours/month
• Audit period: Full-time dedicated capacity, capped at 160 hours/month
• Contractor's full professional attention required during agreed working hours

Company Description

New Energy Nexus (NEX) is an international organization that supports clean energy entrepreneurs through funding, accelerators, and networks. We operate across the United States, China, India, Southeast Asia, and East Africa, with a vision of an abundant world powered by a 100% clean energy economy for 100% of the population in the shortest time possible.

We support diverse entrepreneurs to drive innovation and build equity in the global clean energy ecosystem. Our ambitious goal is to help 100,000 clean energy startups succeed by 2030.