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One Acre Fund is a nonprofit organization that supplies smallholder farmers in East Africa with asset-based financing and agriculture training services to reduce hunger and poverty.
About the Role
You will work closely with the global accounting team to oversee daily financial operations for the Tupande program. You will be responsible for accurate financial reporting through managing the quality of Tupande’s internal daily accounting processes and pre-approving transactions before the data is shared to global accounting. You will report to the country finance director.
Responsibilities
- Budgeting, forecasting and analysis
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- Manage annual budgeting and forecasting processes.
- Work with department heads on cost efficiency strategies and present new strategies to stakeholders in compelling arguments.
- Financial reporting
- Prepare monthly management accounts and margin analysis including clear financial commentaries and remedial actions for any variances
- Review the Kenya quarterly Income Statements and balance sheet for completeness and accuracy
- Prepare financial and operational summaries for donors in specified formats in collaboration with the Grants Finance team
- Financial management
- Review and approve journal entries and transactions as per delegation of authority
- Streamline in-country accounting operations and maintain organizations finance policies
- Manage Kenya’s working capital through proactive review of cash funding requests, input orders, receivables management and inventory monitoring.
- Financial risk management
- Evaluate internal controls and manage manage financial risk
- Support the compliance team in ensuring compliance to tax and other financial regulatory requirements
- Support the Financial Reporting and Compliance team in coordinating, reviewing, and finalizing the external audit
Career Growth and Development
We have a strong culture of constant learning and we invest in developing our people. You’ll have weekly check-ins with your manager, access to mentorship and training programs, and regular feedback on your performance. We hold career reviews every six months, and set aside time to discuss your aspirations and career goals. You’ll have the opportunity to shape a growing organization and build a rewarding long-term career.
Qualifications
Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have:
- Proficiency in accounting software (SAP).
- Professional accounting certification - CPA / ACCA
- Experience in finance management, compliance and audit.
- 5+ years of experience in financial modeling with excel (can maintain complex spreadsheets)
- Ability and drive to work independently, while prioritizing potentially conflicting demands from multiple teams.
- 5+ years of experience with process design and implementation.
Preferred Start Date
As soon as possible
Job Location
Kakamega, Kenya
Benefits
Health insurance, housing, and comprehensive benefits
Eligibility
One Acre Fund can support a work permit for this role. However, nationals of (or those with an extensive professional background and work history in) our countries of operation are preferred.
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About the Role
Finance is seeking a Senior tax and regulatory specialist to oversee all tax and regulatory compliance matters while implementing tax processes and solutions according to regulatory requirements to ensure that One Acre Fund is compliant. You will report to the Global Senior Finance Manager.
Responsibilities
- Tax Compliance
- Review and ensure accurate filing of monthly direct and indirect taxes, as well as any provisional returns through the year
- File the country program’s income tax returns in accordance with the full year audited financials
- Review, monitor and update tax compliance/clearance certificates for program countries
- Prepare the global IRS Form 990 workbook with support from manager
- Tax Advisory
- Proactively monitor emerging tax regulation changes and advise the concerned department on best actions to take while supporting implementation of any new tax regulations and systems
- Deliver tax training to the wider finance division and program teams
- Research and respond to enquiries from departments relating to tax regulations
- Provide tax advice and support to other teams that manage other taxes such as HR to ensure full compliance
- Identify compliance risks and advise country programs on how to eliminate/minimize them in instances of new registrations, de-registrations or changes in legal entity registrations
- Engage and coordinate services offered by tax consultants to ensure value for money
- Revenue Authorities and Annual Regulatory Audits
- Support the accounting team in putting tax related analysis/reconciliations for the annual audits
- Manage the communication with revenue authorities for tax audit from beginning to end
- Collate supporting documents requested for all audits to ensure that the org can evidence compliance
- Ensure the organization has relevant tax and regulatory agencies contacts and that the existing relationships are cordial
- Manage People
- Recruit, hire, develop and retain excellent talent
- Proactively manage succession planning
- Set and monitor team Key Performance Indicators
Career Growth and Development
We have a strong culture of constant learning and we invest in developing our people. You’ll have weekly check-ins with your manager, access to mentorship and training programs, and regular feedback on your performance. We hold career reviews every six months, and set aside time to discuss your aspirations and career goals. You’ll have the opportunity to shape a growing organization and build a rewarding long-term career.
Qualifications
Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have:
- A university degree in Finance, Accounting or a related field
- 4+ years of relevant tax and regulatory compliance experience - knowledge of tax code, compliance and procedures and experience with a variety of tax operations
- Ability to drive process improvements.
- 3+ years corporate tax experience across African countries, especially East Africa
- Pursuing or completed CPA/ACCA with completion of in-depth tax courses (preferred)
- You have project management and accounting skills
- Excel proficiency (ability to perform complex formulas)
- Familiarity with SAP Business One (or full SAP)
Preferred Start Date
As soon as possible
Job Location
Kigali, Rwanda or Nairobi, Kenya
Benefits
Health insurance, paid time off
Eligibility
This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Rwanda and/or Kenya.
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