Our client is an innovative leading fresh avocado grower in Kenya and is seeking to recruit a Senior Finance Manager.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the financial planning and reporting of the company and should have at least 3 years of experience in a similar position, and 10 years’ experience in finance. The role will report to the Group CFO and General Manager

Key Requirements.

Financial Planning and Strategy: Lead the company’s financial planning process, including preparing budgets and forecasts, and building and maintaining financial models to enable strategic decision making.

Performance Reporting: Prepare comprehensive monthly financial reports on performance and cash flow.

Operational Control: Monitor expenditures and analyze cost savings and efficiencies

Performance analysis: Avocado sales and harvest tracking, analysis and reporting.

Packhouse analysis: Analyse and monitor the performance of the company’s packing facility.

Accounting & Audit: Oversight of the monthly accounting and bookkeeping, management accounts preparation and processes. Oversight of the audit.

ERP Systems: Work on the implementation and running of a new ERP system.

Training and Development: Training and sharing of knowledge and skills with the current finance team, including a Finance Manager and Accounts Assistant, to ensure the team is highly capable and effective.

Management Engagement: Working with the company’s senior management and shareholders to provide them with the financial information and tools they require.

Governance and Compliance: Ensure the company’s financial practices are carried out with high levels of good governance, and to develop and improve them.

Key Qualifications.

Relevant Bachelor’s degree in finance or a related field.

At least 3 years of experience in a similar position, and 10 years’ experience in finance Accounting qualification (CPA/ACCA).

Highly computer literate, with expertise in Excel.

Extensive experience with ERP and accounting software systems.

Previous experience in agriculture and/or retail or distribution is an added advantage.

Self-confident, conscientious, and highly organized with excellent written and analytical skills.

Ability to work under pressure and to prioritize tasks effectively.

Able to act independently, take responsibility, and work with a team.

Sound integrity.

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• Lead the company’s financial planning process, including preparing budgets and forecasts, and building and maintaining financial models to enable strategic decision making.
• Prepare comprehensive monthly financial reports on performance and cash flow.
• Monitor expenditures and analyze cost savings and efficiencies
• Avocado sales and harvest tracking, analysis and reporting.
• Analyse and monitor the performance of the company’s packing facility.
• Oversight of the monthly accounting and bookkeeping, management accounts preparation and processes. Oversight of the audit.
• Work on the implementation and running of a new ERP system.
• Training and sharing of knowledge and skills with the current finance team, including a Finance Manager and Accounts Assistant, to ensure the team is highly capable and effective.
• Working with the company’s senior management and shareholders to provide them with the financial information and tools they require.
• Ensure the company’s financial practices are carried out with high levels of good governance, and to develop and improve them.

• Excel expertise
• ERP and accounting software systems experience
• Excellent written and analytical skills
• Ability to work under pressure and to prioritize tasks effectively
• Ability to act independently, take responsibility, and work with a team

• Relevant Bachelor’s degree in finance or a related field.
• Accounting qualification (CPA/ACCA).
• Previous experience in agriculture and/or retail or distribution is an added advantage.
• Self-confident, conscientious, and highly organized
• Sound integrity.