Job Title: Remote Financial Accountant
Hiring Organization: Cobblestone
Energy
Location – Locality: Nairobi
Location – Region: Kenya
Industry: Energy
Job Type: Full
Time
Salary: KES
Date Posted: 05/03/2024
Cobblestone
Energy is an energy trading company specialising in the European Gas and Power
markets. Established in 2017, we are shaping the future of global commodity
trading with a focus on deep analytics and technological innovation. Our
success is driven by our people, whom we back with real responsibility from the
start. At Cobblestone Energy, excellence is valued and extraordinary talent
from around the world is welcomed. Our flat organisational structure encourages
a culture of innovation, granting team members autonomy and ownership of their
work.
Cobblestone Values
- Lifelong
learning with continuous reflection
- Independent
thinking through a meritocracy of ideas
- The
team is more important than the individual.
- Being
the best in any market we enter
- Hiring
and keeping only the most effective people
- Others
must benefit from our existence.
Job
Description:
We are
seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Remote Financial Accountant to
join our team. As a Remote Financial Accountant, you will play a vital role in
ensuring accurate financial reporting, maintaining compliance with regulations,
and providing valuable insights for decision-making. This is a remote position,
offering the flexibility to work from anywhere.
What we
offer in this role
- Challenging
work in a 100% remote environment.
- Fast-paced
environment with intellectually stimulating work.
- Committed
and remarkably talented colleagues.
- An
exciting and challenging career with unlimited growth opportunities.
- An
opportunity to build things from scratch and make independent decisions.
- Opportunity
to lead a talented team.
Requirements
- Minimum
2-3 years of experience in Finance
- Ability
to leverage technology to simplify, improve and innovate finance processes
and systems.
- Entrepreneurial
individual ready to take complete ownership of finance processes.
- Advanced
analytical and numerical skills
- Proficiency
with Microsoft Excel and accounting software; familiarity with data
query/data management tools is desirable.
- Independent
thinker with a growth mindset.
Responsibilities
- Manage
weekly bank reconciliation and other standard bookkeeping tasks.
- Coordinate
the preparation, tracking, and reconciliation of ledgers, budgets, and
financial plans.
- Examining
financial records to check for accuracy.
- Advise
on adoption of appropriate accounting treatments.
- Manage
month-end and year-end close processes.
- Prepare
monthly, quarterly, and annual statements (balance sheets and income
statements) to identify results, trends, and financial forecasts.
- Manage
and coordinate compliance with local, state, and federal government
reporting requirements and tax filings in the different jurisdictions in
which we have operations.
- Collaborate
with auditing services to ensure proper compliance with all regulations.
- Prepare
and analyse key competitor analysis and make recommendations for
improvements.
- Overseeing
the financial liquidity of the company
- Responding
to financial inquiries by gathering and interpreting data
- Motivate/lead/train/supervise
other team members within the finance function.
Desirable
Qualities
- 2+
years’ experience in one of the large accounting /audit firms.
- Exposure
to finance issues in multiple jurisdictions
- 1+
years in similar business activities (e.g., Trading / Electricity
Trading).
- Experience
with Group accounting and cross border transactions
- In-depth
understanding of bookkeeping procedures
- Solid
knowledge of accounting regulations
- BSc
degree in Commerce, Accounting, Finance, Statistics, Economics or relevant
field
- Additional
certification (e.g. ACCA or CPA) is preferred