Vacancy: Chief Financial Officer
The
Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) works to significantly and
sustainably improve the productivity and incomes of resource poor farmers in
Africa.
Initially
funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and The Rockefeller
Foundation, the organization’s ambitious goal is to double the incomes of at
least 30 million smallholder farm households and contribute to inclusive
economic growth through productivity gains across 11 focus countries in Africa.
To date nearly $500 million has been invested.
The
successful candidate will:
- Lead
the transformation from a central to a decentralized finance organization.
- Find
the balance between strong central financial governance & control and
sustainable and responsive support to AGRA’s customers and beneficiaries.
- Implement
and drive regular review and accountability of AGRA’s costs versus
budgets.
- Implement
a rigorous and complete cost allocation process.
We
seek an outstanding finance leader who is able to lead effective organizational
change and ensure AGRA’s sustainability in delivering financial services in
support of AGRA’s programs.
The
successful candidate will have:
- Minimum
15 years of financial leadership experience in finance & control,
reporting, accounting, risk management, treasury, project development and
investments within a large non-profit or for-profit organization with
responsibilities across multiple countries in Africa.
- A
track record of success in establishment and management of decentralized
finance and administration systems & structures, costs allocation and
financial governance structures.
- Demonstrated
ability to lead transformation and change and recognized management skills
in multicultural setting.
- Inspirational
leader able to lead, foster, and build effective and motivated finance
teams in a decentralized structure across multiple countries.
- Fluency
in the English language is required and working knowledge of French is
desired.
- Bachelor’s
degree Accounting, Business Management, or Financial Corporate Management
related discipline required.