SteviaLife Sweeteners,Controller/Financial Manager Jobs in Rwanda

o improve our
firm’s operations and reporting.

• Take
  responsibility of the accounting functions and supervise company’s
  bookkeeping; manage the work performed by the Company’s bookkeeper;
• Maintain
  regular communications with Canadian based executives;
• Work
  closely with Canadian based executives and local agronomists developing
  and maintaining agriculture reporting to shareholders;
• Develop
  a system of internal controls for the company’s financial and agricultural
  processes as well as its outgrower suppliers;
• Support
  General Manager with supplier relations; and
• Provide
  training to finance staff as required.

• Maintenance
  of daily cash forecasting tool, forecast borrowing needs, and available
  funds for investment;
• Ensure
  that sufficient funds are available to meet ongoing operational and
  capital investment requirements;
• Put
  in place currency hedging strategies as may be necessary; and
• Maintain
  banking relationships.

• Manage
  the preparation of the company’s budget;
• Report
  to management on variances from the established budget, and the reasons
  for those variances; and
• Assist
  management in the formulation of its overall strategic direction.

• Engage
  in benchmarking studies to establish areas of potential operational
  improvement;
• Interpret
  the company’s financial results to management and recommend improvement
  activities;
• Review
  company operations and recommend changes to improve the overall level of
  company performance;
• Participate
  in target costing activities to create products that meet predetermined
  price goals;
• Compile
  key business metrics and report on them to management;
• Manage
  the capital budgeting process, based on constraint analysis and discounted
  cash flow analysis; and
• Create
  additional analyses and reports as requested by management.

• Preparation
  of monthly financial reporting packages as well as agricultural summary
  updates;
• Preparation
  of accounts for year-end financial statements and local tax filings; and
• Supervise
  preparation of Rwanda revenue filings, and relevant tax compliance.

• Bachelor’s
  degree in Accounting or Finance is required;
• 5+
  years of relevant accounting and finance experience in small to mid-size
  private companies or ‘Big-4’ public practice;
• Professional
  accounting designation (preferred);
• Excellent
  spoken and written English;
• Strong
  interpersonal skills;
• Demonstrated
  confidentiality and discretion;
• Ability
  to multi-task, manage several projects concurrently and deliver to
  deadline;
• Demonstrated
  attention to detail and delivery of accurate, comprehensive work product;
  and
• Highly
  proficient software skills in QuickBooks, Excel, Word.
• How
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