We are seeking a detail orientated, organized bookkeeper to join our growing finance team. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual to play a key role in assisting the finance team to add value to the organization in a growing environment. The ideal candidate will have strong accounting skills and a proactive mindset. The role will require you to assist with processing of invoices, organizing financial data, and ensuring accuracy among various other administrative and financial tasks.

Location: While we’re a fully remote team, this role requires close collaboration with the management accountant and finance team based on GMT +/- 3 hours. Therefore, candidates must be based within this timezone, preferably based in South Africa.

Reports to: Management Accountant

About Caribou

Caribou is an impact consulting company on a mission to create more inclusive economies and societies in an increasingly digital world. We support clients to use their funds and resources more effectively to maximize their social and environmental impact. Our partners are leading corporations, government agencies, international financial institutions, and private foundations worldwide. We provide end-to-end fund management, advisory, research, measurement, and impact services to enable organizations to tackle some of the world’s most complex challenges.

Caribou has existed for a decade and is in the midst of a period of rapid change and growth, which necessitates greater structure and efficiency in its central functions. This bookkeeping role will report into the Management Accountant, and be willing to do monthly repetitive tasks as well as jump into any ad-hoc tasks needed to assist the finance and central operations team. The role will require 20-30 hours per week.

What it’s like working with us

We have always been a remote-first company. We have no physical office and use digital tools for collaboration. We have over 50 staff in 20 countries across 5 continents.

Core to our culture is supporting our staff to have autonomy over where, how, and (within reason) when they work. We trust and empower everyone to work in a way that achieves successful outcomes while providing flexibility to manage all aspects of their life.

We hire people because they are the best at what they do, so we’re pretty sure that our team is some of the smartest and most interesting people you’ll meet. Come join us!

Key Responsibilities and Indicators

List the primary duties and responsibilities of the role in bullet points, ensuring they cover the scope of the role, and include measurable goals and outcomes for the role. Example:

KPA / Role	KPIs / Duties
Data Entry	Accurately input financial data into accounting software and ensure all records are up to date
Invoice Processing	Prepare, process, and file invoices, ensuring that all invoices are approved and paid in a timely mannerExport invoices from Caribou’s project management tool to Xero
Reconciliation	Assist in the monthly reconciliation between the project management tool and the accounting softwareAssist with monthly bank reconciliations
Financial Records	Maintain and organize financial documents and records, ensuring they are easily accessible for auditing and reporting purposes
Payment Processing	Prepare and reconcile payment files for payment ensuring accuracy and completeness of all information
Expense Reporting	Assist with employee expense reports, ensuring all claims are supported by proper documentation and all exchange rates are calculated at accurate rates
Support Audits	Assist the finance team with internal and external audits by providing necessary documentation
Budgeting support	Assist the finance team with the budgeting process, by inputting data into workbooks and ensuring accuracy and completeness of the data
Software	Ensure that all software invoices are obtained from the relevant platform and recognised appropriately
Utilization of Staff	Export reports from the project management software to analyse staff utilization rates per project which will feed into the management accounts
Allocation of Expenses	Assist the management accountant in ensuring all Invoices and bills are accurately recorded to specific internal projects
UK Vat Returns	Assist the management accountant with the quarterly VAT returns
Administrative Support	Provide administrative support to the executive team, including assisting with expense reports and organising of data, as well as any other ad-hoc administrative tasks to support the team

Required qualifications and experience

Candidates must have experience in at least two of the following:

Education and Certifications:

• Strong understanding of bookkeeping Principles: A solid foundation in accounting principles and practices is essential
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field is preferred. Bookkeeping certification is a plus.

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years of bookkeeping experience, preferably with multi-currency transactions.

• Technical Skills:
  Proficiency in Xero is required
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets is required

• Soft Skills:
  High level of accuracy and excellent attention to detail
• Able to work independently in a remote environment in a logically organized manner
• Trustworthy: we are responsible for handling significant client funds, and trust is imperative
• Looking to grow their financial competency in multi-currency accounting