Senior Accountant and Financial Analyst

Development Seed is a mission-driven organization that believes in harnessing the power of Earth observation data to enable decision-makers to solve some of the world’s most critical challenges. We are leading advancements in fields such as machine learning and cloud infrastructure engineering to better enable our partners to address things like vulnerable housing susceptible to climate change or better understand hurricane intensity and wind speed changes in real time for better disaster preparedness. 

We are looking for an experienced Senior Accountant and Financial Analyst to join our finance and administration team. In this role, you will collaborate closely with our Head of Finance and Revenue Accounting & Operations Lead, and perform global accounting transactions and financial/accounting analysis, establish finance processes, and financial reporting that supports the organization. You will play a pivotal role in evolving our accounting and finance practices as our global business continues to expand. Development Seed is uniquely set up with a distributed team of remote staff and satellite offices around the world.

About You:

In this role, you will have the opportunity to put into practice a wide range of accounting and finance practices.  You will oversee all expense-related activities at the organization; you will perform financial analysis and will be responsible for closing the books monthly, preparing account analysis, and producing financial statements.  You will perform a combination of structured and repetitive tasks.  You will contribute to better defining our processes and find solutions to accounting strategy and management challenges.

You are motivated to create and improve workflows, you take initiative and you are proactive in seeking answers and solutions. You like autonomy, but also appreciate collaboration with the team. You are looking for an opportunity to apply your accounting and finance knowledge, augment your skill set and lead out your area of oversight.

Specifically, you are:

• Highly organized and able to juggle several tasks at once through thoughtful prioritization with an eye towards timeliness in task completion
• Flexible and adapt quickly to the changing needs of a small team and willing to step in where needed
• Process-oriented and detail-oriented with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Forward-looking and anticipate ways to improve systems and processes in place
• A strong communicator comfortable in both in-person and async communications 
• A contributor and a learner - this is an opportunity for someone who would like to contribute in a meaningful way and augment their learning in a cross-section of accounting, finance, and operations within a small team environment.
• Ownership mentality - we value and empower autonomy and agency. or you take initiative, demonstrating autonomy and agency in your work.
• You value teamwork and collaboration - motivated by supporting team members and developing great work relationships.

You have:

• Specialized studies in accounting, finance, or related fields
• 3+ years of intermediate to advanced level of knowledge and experience in accounting (required)
• You know your way around a chart of accounts, with journal entries, and with financial statements and analyses; solid knowledge of U.S. GAAP
• DCAA and/or government accounting knowledge and experience is preferred
• You have experience using financial and team collaboration/management software (ie Quickbooks, ERP’s, bank feeds, treasury management, G-Suite, GitHub, Slack, Hubspot, etc)

You ideally have experience:

• With international accounting and consolidating books (preferred)
• Implementing accounting systems (preferred)
• Working in small fast moving teams and decentralized management structures  
• Coordinating across multiple time zones

We are looking for a team member to perform:

• Financial analysis and reporting - accounting with our Lisbon subsidiary including consolidation, financial analysis, monthly financial reports, and cash forecasting 
• Expense support – hands-on management of accounts payable, bank feeds and reconciliations, merchant card activity, cost control and expense monitoring,
• Policy and Process - perform accounting, finance, and operations policy and process updates and improvements.  Integral role in implementing a new accounting and time recording system.
• Operational support – perform operational tasks in support of the team that may include travel oversight and financial proposal preparation.

The Team:

Our Finance & Administration team, a sub-team within the larger Operations Team, is composed of three team members of which you will be a part.  The larger Operations Team is made up of multi-disciplinary professionals who serve as the organization’s connective tissue. We work in a flat management style rooted in cross-collaboration and continuous communication to collaborate closely together and work hand-in-hand with our technical talent to grow a successful company. 

We work cross-collaboratively to drive strategic and operational initiatives that scale the business while ensuring our ever-evolving culture is grounded in our values. Ultimately, Operations is responsible for scaling the impact of our talented team so our partners across the globe have the tools and data they need to improve the planet.

Benefits: 

The pay range for this role is $90,000 to $125,000 commensurate with experience.

We want people to thrive at Development Seed. We believe you do your best work when you feel your best. Take a look at our benefits on our career page.

Actual compensation packages are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, and location.

As a Development Seed team member, you:

• Respect — We are a diverse team spread across the globe. You value other’s perspective, voice, and ideas. You treat everyone with dignity and professionalism.
• Collaborate — Working as a team makes us stronger, and you communicate effectively on Slack, over email, and in-person, and know when to use each.
• Learn — We constantly iterate how we handle processes across the organization. You need to demonstrate you’re able and excited to learn new ways of doing things, but you also know that sometimes keeping it simple works best. 
• Care about the world and believe that we can do better — Social change is the foundation of everything we do. You are impatient about solving the world’s toughest challenges.

Not sure you tick all the boxes? We encourage you to apply. We have a culture of learning, and if this job description sounds exciting, we’d love to hear from you.

Development Seed embraces diversity and equal opportunity in a serious way. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.