ACRE AFRICA is an Agriculture and
climate risk enterprise with a mission to deliver weather insurance solutions
to individual farmers and vulnerable people via an aggregator model.
ACRE also has a social mission to
ensure insurance products reach the farmers while making their sustainability
goals.
As we grow, ACRE seeks to hire a
dynamic and competent Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
Reporting to the Chief Executive
Officer (CEO) and supervising the Office Manager, Finance Manager and Manager
Monitoring and Evaluation & Impact, the CFO will be responsible for the
Finance and Administration department.
Being a member of the Senior Leadership
Team (SLT), the incumbent must demonstrate high exceptional leadership skills
to coach and mentor team members to achieve results.
The key responsibilities for this
role will be to enhance the finance and accounting system of the organization,
streamline budgeting processes, adherence and infrastructure and ensure a
transparent path to profitability that will allow ACRE to continue to grow and
to fulfill its mission.
The Job
- Will determine long-range development and
cost/revenue strategies in order to ensure the organization is profitable
and a positive cash flow.
- Create finance strategy, policies and budget
control systems and communicate/train/coach/mentor employees and fostering
employee alignment with corporate goals.
- Work with the senior management of the Company
to design and implement business processes related to sales, pricing,
claims payment, premium collection, Finance, budgeting and all other
critical functions of the Company
- Help facilitate relationships with the
insurance companies, aggregators, financial institutions and other service
providers.
- Prepare reports and presentations to partners,
donors and clients.
- Lead and supervise the Monitoring &
Evaluation/Impact function including process quality monitoring and
training, as well as supervise office management.
- Contribute to the development of ACRE’s
strategic goals and objectives as well as the overall management of the
Company.
- Represent ACRE externally, as necessary,
including but not limited to banking, contracts and lease negotiations.
- Studies, analyzes and reports on trends,
opportunities for expansion and projection of future organization growth
- Recruiting, training, motivating, retaining
and leading an effective finance and administration team.
- Promote a culture of high performance and
continuous improvement that values learning and a commitment to quality.
- Ensure staff members receive timely and
appropriate training and development for financial process design and
implementation.
- As requested by the CEO, represent ACRE in
strategic meetings, conferences, forums and other public events and
contribute towards consolidating and raising the profile of ACRE.
Technical competencies
- 10 years + experience in finance, accounting
and administration management, ideally in the agribusiness or insurance
industry
- Minimum of Bachelor Degree in Management or
any related business area. Masters will be an added advantage.
- CPA (K)/ ACCA qualification.
- Familiarity with organizational development,
budget and resource development, and strategic planning; demonstrated
success developing and monitoring systems to manage revenue, cost, profits
and cash flow.
The Person
- Entrepreneurial self-starter with “hands-on”
approach
- An avid networker with good networks in Kenya.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with an ability
to partner with a dynamic leadership team.
- Must demonstrate qualities of integrity,
credibility, and commitment to the mission of ACRE
- Must enumerate excellent organizational skills
with attention to detail and ability to juggle priorities and deliver on
demanding tasks.
- Must demonstrate high levels of
confidentiality
- Must have excellent communication skills both
written and spoken.
- Knowledge of the African economy and
agricultural sector is an added advantage
Interested candidates to send their
applications (cover letter and CV) outlining why they fit to be the CFO for
ACRE as one document in PDF format to Catherine Nderu at katenderu@gmail.com
with “APPLICATION FOR CFO” as the subject by Close of business 5th December
2014.
Please include 3 professional
references that can be contacted during the recruitment process.
Only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted.