Accountant

About Amini

Amini is developing a sovereign, AI-native distributed infrastructure stack aimed at empowering governments and enterprises across the Global South to control and govern their digital ecosystems independently rather than relying on external platforms. The company has established partnerships with various governments in the southern hemisphere and has been recognized by prominent organizations such as TIME100 AI, MIT Solve, and the World Economic Forum. Amini focuses on leveraging AI to foster tangible economic growth and equitable opportunities across the Global South.

The organization’s fundamental principles include Collaboration, Trust, Integrity, Humility, and Passion, which shape their transparent and ego-free work culture prioritizing collective success and honest communication.

Role Overview

We are expanding our finance team and seek a part-qualified accountant with a proactive, hands-on mindset. This role demands ownership of comprehensive financial processes, independent problem-solving, and providing cross-departmental financial and commercial support.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage daily bookkeeping and meticulous recording of all financial transactions, including sales, purchases, expenses, payments, and receipts, using QuickBooks efficiently and on schedule.
• Collaborate with the Administrative and Operations teams to manage payment schedules, verify supporting documents, and ensure purchase approvals adhere to company protocols.
• Oversee the sales transaction cycle, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Handle accounting processes such as posting accruals, prepayments, depreciation of fixed assets, and managing intercompany transactions.
• Drive the month-end and year-end closing processes, ensuring thorough balance sheet reconciliations and accurate profit and loss reporting.
• Prepare monthly management accounts promptly.
• Develop detailed monthly management reporting packages including analysis of variances, profit margins, and critical operational KPIs.
• Ensure compliance with relevant Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and regulatory standards.
• Conduct thorough financial analyses to detect trends, discrepancies, and potential enhancements.
• Monitor costing activities to guarantee precise margin reporting.
• Implement and uphold strong internal controls to protect company assets and confirm financial report accuracy.
• Assist with external audit processes by preparing required documentation and addressing auditors’ inquiries.

Essential Qualifications and Skills

• Experience working within a finance function.
• Proven expertise in month-end close processes and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Familiarity with audit procedures and responding to auditor requests.
• Solid knowledge of accruals, prepayments, fixed assets, and intercompany accounting.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial data analysis.
• Exceptional attention to detail and organizational capabilities.
• Ability to work autonomously in a remote setting.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Motivation to grow professionally in a dynamic and expanding organization.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with UK GAAP and/or US GAAP accounting standards.
• Practical hands-on use of QuickBooks Online accounting software.