Editorial summary

The company is seeking an accountant to join Esco Aster Pte Ltd, a contract research, development, and manufacturing organization within the Esco Lifesciences Group, a leading global life sciences firm. The role involves managing financial records and ensuring compliance with accounting standards. Candidates should possess relevant accounting experience and attention to detail. The position offers a monthly salary of SGD 4,000.

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Job description

[This job id 20757 first appeared in Job-Q.com on 21 Jul 2026]

The Opportunity

Esco Lifesciences Group is Singapore’s most globalized life sciences company, with annual revenues close to SGD 200M and global operations in over 42 locations and 26 direct countries across North America, Europe, Asia, Oceania.

Esco Aster Pte Ltd is an affiliate of Esco Lifesciences Group and was first incorporated in 2017.

Esco Aster is a contract research development and manufacturing organization founded and deeply rooted by scientists enabling fellow scientists to translate their bench work into commercially available products at affordable prices.

Our scientific work is in emerging and frontier biology utilizing cells as a final product or deriving products from cells which often we use cells as the factory to derive our target product.

Our first commercial breakthrough success is Esco Aster is commercially first in class being first in the world to be certified for cultivated/cell-based meat to FSSC 22000 and by a competent food regulatory body.

We are first in the region to operate an end-to-end integrated full cell line creation/immortalization or engineered cell line, cell culture process development, analytical development for stem cells and exosomes with full cGMP Capabilities from Drug Substance and small-scale fill & finish for final Cell Therapy Product.

The work we do creates a remarkable and lasting impact on our world. We offer you an opportunity to be part of this exciting journey to own your career and firsthand exposure to new emerging modalities supporting translational sciences.

Join us as we redefine BioSolutions for One World and One Health for the current and future generations to come.

Esco Aster.

One World Biosolutions for One Health.

The Scope

You will be part of Esco Aster’s Finance team and contribute towards the overall site mission and objectives. You will provide support in financial audits, reconciliation of accounts payable and other day-to-day finance office functions.

Primary work location: Ayer Rajah Crescent, Singapore

Job Responsibilities

• Preparation and processing of accounting transactions for customers and vendors.
• Prepare and submit for approval of vendor payments.
• Reconciliation of accounts payable and any other balance sheet accounts as required.
• Monitor all payable/petty cash activities.
• Work with Sales team to post Sales orders and follow up on payment from customers.
• Work with Procurement team to review open Purchase Order and Prepayment schedule.
• Monthly AR/AP reporting requirements by Management.
• Prepare monthly schedule for reporting.
• Prepare monthly management account and consolidation reports.
• Perform stock count and processing of accounting transaction for inventories.
• Liaison with external auditors for annual audit and periodic reporting.
• Support forecasting and budgeting exercise.
• Handle ad-hoc duties assigned from time to time.

Key skills and competencies:

• Good command of both spoken and written English.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication & analytical skill.
• Proactive, flexible, reliable, self-motivated & organized.
• Must be a team player and contribute to team effort.
• Proficiency in software such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Able to work independently, a self-starter, self-motivated and task oriented. A team player who is respectful.
• and supports/communicates constructively.
• Physical/Mental Requirements/Work Environment.
• Ability to work well under pressure.

Apply now by submitting a Cover Letter and CV to jobs@escoaster.com.

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