Accountant

Investing with purpose: Triple Jump welcomes passionate professionals

Triple Jump is an impact-focused investment manager dedicated to fostering sustainable economic development and poverty reduction in emerging markets. With a global presence, Triple Jump specializes in providing financial and technical support to financial institutions, SMEs, and other impactful organizations in developing countries. At its core, Triple Jump operates on the principle of leveraging capital to generate positive social and environmental outcomes alongside financial returns. We focus on financial inclusion, missing middle finance, affordable housing, access to clean energy, and climate and nature positive themes. With a team of dedicated professionals and a track record of successful investments and projects, Triple Jump continues to be at the forefront of the impact investing industry; driving innovation, and creating opportunities for inclusive and sustainable development around the world.

Triple Jump is headquartered in Amsterdam, and has a strong footprint in the emerging markets with five regional offices located in Georgia, Peru, Mexico, Thailand and Kenya. The organization consists of over 120 professionals, including more than 35 different nationalities, with broad field experience and specialist financial expertise. The Triple Jump investment portfolio spans more than 60 developing countries.

Triple Jump offers professional asset management services to investors, ranging from asset selection, to portfolio management and fund administration. Triple Jump holds an AIFMD license and is regulated by the Dutch Central Bank and the Authority Financial Markets. Our investor base includes institutional investors, development banks, governments, NGOs, and retail banks, all of whom seek financial returns and social/environmental impact.

Triple Jump is looking for: Accountant

36 - 40 hours per week, initially for 1 year, Tbilisi (Georgia)

This is a role for a detail-oriented person with a passion for keeping numbers in order. In this role you are responsible for day-to-day bookkeeping, reconciling accounts, keeping our financial records accurate and up to date. You work closely with the rest of the finance team to provide insights based on the transactions processed.

Your responsibilities are  

• Record and reconcile daily financial transactions, such as bank transactions;

• Process supplier invoices, employee expenses, and manage payments process;

• Prepare and send invoices to customers;

• General management of accounts payable and receivable;

• Create and maintain general ledger accounts;

• Perform regular bank and general ledger account reconciliations;

• Support period-end closing processes (monthly, quarterly and yearly);

• Support with annual financial statement audit;

• Support the implementation of system and process improvements;

• Liaise with other internal departments to resolve finance-related queries.

Competencies

• Understanding of generally accepted accounting principals and familiarity with financial statements.

• Knowledge of accounts payable, receivable, payroll, bank reconciliations and expense tracking.

• Awareness of tax regulations (VAT, income tax & payroll) relevant to bookkeeping.

• Proficiency in accounting software and Microsoft Excel.

• High level of accuracy in data entry and record keeping.

• Strong attention to detail with the ability to identify discrepancies, errors, and irregularities. Great time management skills with the ability to meet deadlines consistently. Proactive problem-solver with a willingness to learn.

• Ability to work in a virtual team split across Amsterdam and Tbilisi. Be comfortable to communicate with team members and line manager through virtual team meetings (Teams).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or a financial administration-related field.

• Minimum of one year’s experience in a bookkeeping or accounting role. Fluent in English.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people from racialized communities are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. If you are excited about this role but your past experience does not align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway.

Triple Jump offers you

• The opportunity to work within a growing, entrepreneurial organization in the impact investing sector;

• Competitive salary for the impact investing sector, including pension scheme and a variable incentive arrangement;

• Flexible working hours, good work-life balance;

• A dynamic, multi-cultural and diverse working environment.

Application procedure

Are you interested? Send your application with attention to Sean Miers, HR Officer at Triple Jump, before September 26th, via https://triplejump.recruitee.com. More information about the position can be obtained through Mariam Gamezardashvili or through HR Officer, Sean Miers at hrdepartment@triplejump.eu.