Accounting Specialist at One Acre Fund

One Acre, founded in 2006, supplies smallholder farmers with the agricultural services they need to make their farms more productive. We provide quality farm supplies on credit, delivered within walking distance of farmers’ homes, and agricultural trainings to improve harvests. We measure our success by our ability to make farmers more prosperous: On average, farmers harvest 50 percent more food after working with One Acre Fund. We serve more than 800,000 farm families in Eastern and Southern Africa, with more than 7,500 full-time staff, and we aim to serve 1 million farm families by 2020.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Accounting Specialist

Location: Kigali, Rwanda
Preferred Start Date: As soon as possible

About the Role

• The Finance Team is seeking a finance professional to join their Accounting Team that serves ten One Acre Fund operating countries and is centralized in Rwanda.
• As the Accounting Specialist your duties will include recording daily financial transactions, preparing and reviewing periodic reconciliations, and leading a team of three.
• You will report to Accounting Associate and contribute to the continued improvement of accounting procedures.

Responsibilities
Record financial transactions:

• Record and maintain accurate daily financial transactions that are supported by valid source documents in the general ledger.
• Review the supporting source documents to resolve any discrepancies and irregularities promptly.

Reconcile and analyze the trial balance:

• Prepare/review Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss accounts reconciliations on a weekly, monthly or quarterly basis including cash, prepayments, receivables, fixed assets, payroll, rent, and revenues.
• Perform monthly accounting close procedures and deliverables such as journal entries, reconciliations and financial data analysis following our policies.
• Collaborate with other finance team members to generate and analyzemanagement/actual vs. budget reports.
• Collate supporting documents as requested by auditors to evidence validity and accuracy of transactions recorded for the period under audit.

Lead a small team:

• Manage a team of three and work with the wider finance team to improve the accounting processes and continue to build an efficient accounting function.

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:

• Minimum Education: Bachelor's Degree
• At least 3+ years of experience in accounting, finance or other related field with one of them managing a team
• Practical knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Excel skills (can maintain complex spreadsheets) with intermediate excel usage level
• Language: English.

Benefits
Health insurance, paid time off.

Application Closing Date
25th July, 2023.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note

• Eligibility: This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Rwanda.
• Women are encouraged to apply.
• One Acre Fund never asks candidates to pay any money or pay for tests at any stage of the interview process. Official One Acre Fund emails will always arrive from an @oneacrefund.orgaddress. Please report any suspicious communication here (globalhotline@oneacrefund.org),but do not send applications or application materials to this email address.
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI), and anti-racism are deeply connected to our organization’s mission and purpose. One Acre Fund aspires to build a culture where all staff feel consistently valued, represented, and connected – so that our team can thrive as professionals, and achieve exceptional impact for the farmers we serve.
• We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace.