Finance Manager at African Coffee Roasters EPZ Limited

In 2015 Coop Denmark decided to build a coffee roasting facility in Kenya. The idea was to shorten the supply chain from coffee suppliers to coffee consumers. In January 2016, African Coffee Roasters EPZ Limited was born. It was decided that the roasting facility should reside in Athi River, 40 kilometers outside of Nairobi. Establishing the facility was no easy feat. First of all, we had to get all of our licenses in order before we were able to operate legally as a business. We also had to renovate our new office and factory buildings. The factory building then had to be fitted with state of the art machines before we were ready for production. In the beginning of August we had our first day of production. This led to the shipment of our first container on the 2nd of September. The coffee has now been on Coop Danmark’s shelves since October 2016 and we have begun working on expanding our client base.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the finance department’s bookkeeping.


• Produce financial reports related to budgets, account payables, account receivables, expenses, etc.


• Work with the production and coffee departments to ensure all costs in the production process are properly recorded and accounted for.


• Reconcile stock overview and book closing monthly.


• Negotiation and communication with selected main suppliers and external partners.


• Perform monthly reconciliation of all bank accounts, other assets, and liabilities balance.


• Conduct internal accounts, financial, and tax reconciliations.


• Organize and work with tax and financial auditors annually.


• Provide support in budget and forecasting activities.


• Proactively develop more efficient procedures and use of resources while maintaining a high level of accuracy.


• Corroborate on accounting and financial position of ACR with Coop Invests financial controller.


• Reporting to the CEO, and providing advice on how the company, current financial position, and future business decisions might be impacted.


• Supervise the finance team at African Coffee Roasters.

Qualifications

• CPA/ACCA and/or Degree in Finance/Accounting/Administration or Master’s Degree in accounting.


• Knowledge of IAS/IFRS, Accounting, Budgeting, Finance, Auditing, Tax, VAT standards, etc.


• Fluent in English (written and verbal).


• Demonstrates good and clear planning, organization, and communication skills.


• Able to work in a team with different personalities and at different levels in the organization.


• Motivated and ready to work in an environment that is constantly changing.


• Has both a strategic outlook and is able to drill down in detail when needed.


• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.) and comfortable with bookkeeping systems, experience with ODOO an advantage.


• Have a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience from a manufacturing company, preferably from the food sector.


• Has 3 to 5 years of experience in a management position.

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