Job Description
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 Price and Canada Pension Plan Investments; technology venture capitalists Andreessen Horowitz, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, BOND Capital, Durable Capital, StepStone, and Standard Investments; and natural resources companies Equinor, BHP, and Mitsubishi.
About the Role
This role is a key contributor to KoBold’s global accounting operations, with primary ownership of the full-cycle accounting for multiple entities across multiple jurisdictions. You will deliver timely and accurate statutory reporting, drive the monthly and quarterly close, and ensure compliance with local accounting standards in each jurisdiction where we operate. You will also provide critical support to our field exploration teams by preparing project and budget reports, managing invoices through the accounts payable workflow, and overseeing vendor compliance. As KoBold continues to scale, this role will evolve accordingly—offering opportunities to expand your scope, take on new projects, and help build scalable accounting processes for a fast-growing startup.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for the full-cycle accounting for multiple entities across multiple jurisdictions, including the general ledger, month-end close, and account reconciliations
- Support statutory reporting and compliance with local accounting standards across multiple jurisdictions
- Drive the monthly and quarterly close and prepare financial reporting for assigned entities
- Partner with field exploration teams to support project accounting and reporting needs
- Process invoices through the accounts payable workflow and oversee vendor compliance for multiple entities across multiple jurisdictions
- Support compliance with annual statutory reporting, indirect tax filings, and other reporting requirements across multiple countries
- Coordinate information flow and documentation for statutory and other audits
- Identify, propose, and help implement opportunities to automate workflows and improve the efficiency of accounting processes
- Contribute to ad hoc projects across accounting and operations
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting with at least 3 years experience in accounting
- Experience working with international operations
- Experience with NetSuite or similar accounting software
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to quickly learn new tools and technology as needed and solve new problems continuously
- Interest in learning about mineral exploration and partnering closely with exploration project teams
- High degree of independence and ability to work effectively with limited supervision
- Flexibility to accommodate meetings with staff/vendors overseas
- Interest in contributing broadly to the company’s success and willingness to pitch in where needed
Helpful but not required:
- Experience with multi-entity, multi-jurisdiction accounting in the exploration or mining industry
- Experience implementing new systems
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, disability, or veteran status.
This position is Full Time.
The US base salary range for this full-time exempt position is $90,000-$110,000
Location: Remote, Candidates can be located anywhere in the United States or Canada. All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States or Canada.
