Corporate Accounting 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. Since our founding in 2018, 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 and will support a broad range of responsibilities across our growing footprint. You will ensure accurate reporting of joint venture expenditures in alignment with JV agreements and 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. You will also own full-cycle accounting for multiple entities across various jurisdictions, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting. 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

• Prepare reporting to joint venture partners
• Responsible for full cycle accounting for multiple entities in various jurisdictions
• Assist with financial reporting and ensuring compliance with local accounting rules in multiple jurisdictions 
• Assist with preparation of monthly and quarterly financial reporting
• Assist with quarterly consolidated variance analysis
• Support field exploration teams by preparing project reports
• Process invoices through the accounts payable workflow and vendor compliance for multiple entities in various jurisdictions
• Assist with compliance of annual corporate reporting, indirect tax filings and other reporting requirements in multiple countries
• Assist with information flow and documentation for audits
• Assist with building AI agents and automation with the different accounting software platforms to streamline processes and create efficiencies
• Provide support for miscellaneous projects in accounting and operations

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting with at least 5 years experience in accounting 
• Experience working with international operations
• Experience with NetSuite or similar accounting software
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• The ability to quickly learn new tools and technology as needed and solve new problems continuously
• Interest in learning about mineral exploration and being a close partner to the exploration project teams
• A high degree of independence and the ability to work effectively with limited supervision
• Flexibility to accommodate meetings with staff/vendors overseas
• Interest in contributing broadly to the success of the company and eager to pitch in where needed

It is helpful but not required to have experience with:

• Experience with joint ventures in exploration/mining
• Experience implementing new systems

What to Expect

Joining KoBold means getting the opportunity for hands-on exposure to our exploration projects around the world. All employees are expected to travel to project sites, with a minimum of one week per year. Field-facing and technical roles spend significantly more time in the field.

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 $110,000-$140,000, plus equity and benefits including 401k matching.

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.