Accounting Operations Lead

About the company 

The mining industry has steadily become worse at finding new ore deposits, requiring >10X more capital to make discoveries compared to 30 years ago. The easy-to-find, near-surface deposits have largely been found, and the industry has chronically under-invested in new exploration technology, relying on the manual techniques of yesteryear – even as demand accelerates for copper, lithium, and other metals to build electric vehicles, renewable energy, and data centers.

KoBold builds AI models for mineral exploration and deploys those models—alongside our novel sensors—to guide decisions on KoBold-owned-and-operated exploration programs. In the six years since founding, KoBold has become by far both the largest independent mineral exploration company and the largest exploration technology developer. Our data scientists and software engineers, who come from leading technology companies, jointly lead exploration programs with our renowned exploration geologists.

KoBold has proven its first discovery with materially less capital than the industry average and found one of the best copper deposits ever discovered: the copper is far more concentrated than the global average of copper mines, and this asset alone is expected to generate meaningful revenue for decades. KoBold has a portfolio of more than 60 other projects, each of which has the potential for another high-quality discovery.

KoBold is privately held; investors include institutional asset managers T. Rowe Rice and Canada Pension Plan Investments; technology venture capitalists Andreessen Horowitz, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, BOND Capital, and Standard Investments; and natural resources companies Equinor, BHP, and Mitsubishi.

About the position

In this role, you will perform full cycle accounting for assigned entities. You will help establish and maintain the infrastructure for internal operations for new jurisdictions. You will provide support to field exploration teams by preparing project and budget reports and providing support in vendor compliance. Since KoBold is a startup company, your role will be dynamic and your role and responsibilities will grow as the company grows.  

Responsibilities

The Accounting Operations Lead will:

• Perform full cycle accounting and reporting for assigned subsidiaries
• Prepare/review monthly close reconciliations and variance analysis 
• Understand indirect taxes, transfer pricing and other accounting issues in assigned countries 
• Support field exploration teams by preparing project reports and analysis of fieldwork expenses
• Prepare and/or review all necessary monthly/quarterly/annual filings and reports for subsidiaries 
• Perform corporate allocations and transfer pricing entries
• Assist with annual audits for parent company and subsidiaries
• Determine what needs to be done to begin operations in new jurisdictions and make it happen
• Implement and maintain new processes as the company grows
• Provide support for miscellaneous projects in accounting and operations
• Handle sensitive information in a confidential manner

Qualifications

The candidate must have:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting with at least 6+ years experience in accounting 
• Experience with NetSuite or similar accounting software
• Experience working with international operations
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• The ability to quickly learn new tools as needed and solve new problems continuously
• A high degree of independence and the ability to work effectively with limited supervision
• Flexibility to accommodate meetings with staff/vendors overseas

• Interest in learning about mineral exploration and being a close partner to the exploration project teams

It is helpful but not required to have experience with:

• Accounting for joint ventures
• Experience with technology or natural resource companies

KoBold Metals is an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity for people of any race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or veteran status.

This position is full-time, exempt.

Location: Remote, anywhere in the US or Canada.

Expected salary range for this role is between $100-130K usd

Applicants should send a resume and cover letter to jobs@koboldmetals.com.