Position: Accounting Specialist, Associate
Type: Full-Time
Location: Remote
Company Summary
Founded in 2006, Terra Global is a women-led, for-profit social enterprise. Terra Global’s mission is to facilitate financially, socially, and environmentally sustainable landscapes globally, with specific focus on emerging and developing markets. Terra Global is a world leader in the development of sustainable agriculture and forestry programs and projects, the quantification of greenhouse gases in land use, and the provision of technical assistance and investment capital to our client base through a collaborative and innovative approach. Leveraging its global experience in generating positive social and environmental outcomes, Terra Global manages a portfolio of sustainable landscape projects in collaboration with governments, NGOs, and communities. These projects are financed through climate finance. With direct project experience in over 30 countries, Terra Global has designed and supported… the implementation of REDD+ and other sustainable landscape programs.
Position responsibilities
Terra Global is seeking an Accounting Specialist, Associate, reporting directly into the CFO/COO while working closely with the other members of the Finance & Operations Team. You will be responsible for maintaining accurate and up-to-date accounts of six entities.
Responsibilities
• Recording Transactions: Inputting financial transactions into QuickBooks, including sales, purchases, receipts, and payments.
• Maintaining General Ledger: Updating and maintaining the general ledger, ensuring accuracy and completeness of financial data.
• Accounts Payable: Managing accounts payable processes, including reviewing invoices and processing payments to vendors.
• Accounts Receivable: Overseeing accounts receivable activities, such as issuing invoices, and following up on overdue payments.
• Financial Reporting: Assisting in the preparation of financial reviews of projects, and on corporate level, consolidated financial statements, including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements.
• Budgeting and Forecasting: Collaborating in the budgeting process by providing financial data and assisting in the preparation of financial forecasts.
• Expense Management: Monitoring and controlling expenses by reviewing and analyzing expenditure reports and liquidation reports from the various projects, and identifying cost-saving opportunities.
• Audit Support: Providing support during internal and external audits by preparing documentation, reconciling accounts, and addressing auditor inquiries.
• Compliance: Staying up-to-date with accounting standards, regulations, and industry best practices to ensure compliance and mitigate risks.
• Perform administrative and other tasks as needed.
Essential Skills and Qualifications
The candidate must have a minimum of 3 years of experience in a professional business environment with a college degree.
• Understanding of GAAP accounting principles
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Familiarity with QuickBooks, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Outlook
• Excellent attention to detail and discipline when performing processes.
• Arithmetic skills to double-check calculations
• Strong analytical skills to locate and correct errors
• Demonstrated organizational skills to keep information from various accounts separate
• Data entry skills to record transactions quickly without making errors
• Multitasking ability to work on multiple tasks throughout the day
• Time management skills to ensure that reports are completed and payments are received on time
What We Offer
• “17 Years of Passion and Persistence for People and the Planet”: work for a successful, mission driven social enterprise that is an industry leader in facilitating financially, socially, and environmentally sustainable landscapes in developing and emerging economies
• Professional Growth: thrive on the opportunity to learn through training and development with dedicated professionals working from different countries around the world
• Collaboration: join a great team atmosphere and a corporate culture based on mutual respect, partnerships, flat reporting structures and the opportunity to work from home