Accountant

Accountant – Industrial Transition Accelerator (ITA)

Are you passionate about developing innovative solutions to the climate crisis and supercharging industrial decarbonization? Are you interested in being a foundational member of a new organization? If yes, then join our growing team.

The Mission Possible Partnership (MPP) is a movement of climate leaders and companies driving industrial decarbonization across the entire value chain of the world’s highest-emitting sectors: aluminum, cement, chemicals, steel, aviation, shipping, and trucking. MPP is charting the inventive steps and radical collaboration to enable commercial-scale First Projects in this decisive decade.

The Industrial Transition Accelerator (ITA) Is a global multistakeholder Initiative created to catalyse decarbonization across the heavy emitting sectors. With expansive networks across industry, financial institutions, and governments, it brings together global leaders to unlock investment at scale, for the rapid deployment of ecarbonization solutions. Within three years, it aims to significantly grow the pipeline of commercial-scale, clean industrial projects to reduce emissions by 2030 and enable delivery of Paris Agreement-aligned ambition for heavy emitting industry and transport sectors.

Launched in December 2023 at the COP28 World Climate Action Summit, the ITA works in partnership with global institutions, global corporate and finance conveners, and sectoral industry groups among others to accelerate the ecarbonization of harder-to-abate, heavy emitting Industry & Transport sectors. The ITA’s Secretariat is hosted by the Mission Possible Partnership (MPP), and you can find out more here:

https://missionpossiblepartnership.org/cop28-presidency-united-nations-climate-change-and-bloomberg-philanthropies-launch-new-industrial-transition-accelerator-for-heavy-emitting-industries.

Position overview:

We are looking for a talented individual to join the team and provide direct accounting support to the expanding ITA program. Under supervision of MPPs Lead Accountant, the ITA Accountant will be a driver in the timely, accurate and relevant financial reporting needs of ITA.

Responsibilities:

Direct ITA program support:

• Ensure timely and accurate reporting of ITA financial activity.
• Ensure timely external financial reporting to ITA funders.
• Actively monitor the ITA budget; maintain the annual ITA projection. Communicate with ITA program members to resolve variances.
• Assist ITA program leads with contracting of partners, subcontractors, and subgrantees.
• Serve as the administrative point of contact for ITA partners, subcontractors, and subgrantees.
• Within MPPs accounting systems, for the ITA program: maintain fund ledgers, set-up vendors, process accounts payable.
• Interface with the professional employer organization (PEO) for payroll data exchange.
• The ITA accountant will also get direct exposure to MPP’s global financial reporting and assist in MPPs annual audit.

Adding value to the ITA program:

• As the ITA program expands into Brazil, MENA, and India, the ITA accountant will anticipate and address new jurisdictional compliance requirements.
• The ITA accountant will identify important financial metrics of the ITA program to provide key information to ITA program members.
• The ITA accountant will be a key driver in recommending administrative, reporting, and transactional efficiencies utilizing available technology resources.

Position Requirements:

• Experience with, and a deep understanding of: US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• A comprehensive understanding of nonprofit-specific accounting principles is preferred for this role.
• A formal education in accounting, and/or CPA license is desirable.
• Willingness and ability to work for a remote organization.
• Flexibility in approach and comfortable in an entrepreneurial/start-up environment.
• Forward thinking and pro-active.
• Creative, flexible and solution oriented.
• Calm, organized and a natural problem solver with spark and initiative.

Location: Remote working from locations within US.

Conditions: Remote working with some travel/access to office in some locations

TO APPLY:

If you are interested in joining our team, please send your resume and cover letter to our HR team at [email protected].

Compensation

MPP compensates based on the level and requirements of the role. Salary within our ranges may also be determined by your education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as required by the role, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.