Finance Manager at African Coffee Roasters EPZ Limited

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.