Senior Accountant - Payable
KoBold Metals Zambia
| Company | KoBold Metals Zambia |
| Category | Finance |
| Location | Lusaka |
| Remote | On-site (inferred) |
| Employment | Not stated |
| Level | Senior |
| Salary | Not stated by the employer |
| Posted | 23 Jun 2026 |
| Last verified | 11 Aug 2026 |
| Source | Employer ATS (greenhouse) |
Description
About the company:
The mining industry has steadily become worse at finding new ore deposits, requiring >10X more capital to make discoveries compared to 30 years ago. The easy-to-find, near-surface deposits have largely been found, and the industry has chronically under-invested in new exploration technology, relying on the manual techniques of yesteryear – even as demand accelerates for copper, lithium, and other metals to build electric vehicles, renewable energy, and data centers.
KoBold builds AI models for mineral exploration and deploys those models—alongside our novel sensors—to guide decisions on KoBold-owned-and-operated exploration programs. In the six years since founding, KoBold has become by far both the largest independent mineral exploration company and the largest exploration technology developer. Our data scientists and software engineers, who come from leading technology companies, jointly lead exploration programs with our renowned exploration geologists.
KoBold has proven its first discovery with materially less capital than the industry average and found one of the best copper deposits ever discovered: the copper is far more concentrated than the global average of copper mines, and this asset alone is expected to generate meaningful revenue for decades. KoBold has a portfolio of more than 60 other projects, each of which has the potential for another high-quality discovery.
KoBold is privately held; investors include institutional asset managers T. Rowe Price and Canada Pension Plan Investments; technology venture capitalists Andreessen Horowitz, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, BOND Capital, Durable Capital, StepStone, and Standard Investments; and natural resources companies Equinor, BHP, and Mitsubishi.
About The Role:
This role will own the end-to-end Accounts Payable function for multiple Zambian entities ensuring that all supplier invoices are processed accurately, paid on time, and recorded in accordance with company policy, Zambian tax law, and applicable accounting standards. You will be a primary point of contact for our supplier base, a key partner to procurement and operations teams across our exploration sites, and a critical contributor to month-end close, statutory reporting, and audit processes.
As a member of the Finance & Accounting team, you will help us build scalable, well-controlled AP processes that can grow with our rapidly expanding Zambian operations.
Responsibilities
Review supplier invoices for accuracy, completeness, and validity, including verification of VAT, withholding tax, and other applicable Zambian tax requirements
Code invoices accurately to the appropriate general ledger accounts, cost centers, projects, and departments in line with the company’s chart of accounts
Proactively escalate irregularities, duplicate invoices, or potential fraud indicators to the Accounting Manager
Ensure all invoices are processed within agreed service levels to support timely payment runs and avoid late payment penalties or supply disruptions
Onboard new suppliers in the Procure to Pay system, ensuring complete and accurate vendor master data, including tax registration details, banking information, and contractual terms
Perform monthly reconciliations of supplier statements of account against the AP sub-ledger and resolve discrepancies before payment is released
Respond promptly and professionally to supplier queries regarding invoice status, payments, and account balances
Prepare weekly AP aging analyses with commentary on long-overdue invoices and proposed resolution actions
Perform monthly reconciliation of the AP sub-ledger to the general ledger and investigate any variances
Support month-end and ye