Key Responsibilities: Financial Planning and Strategy: Lead the company’s financial planning process, including preparing budgets and forecasts, and building and maintaining financial models to enable strategic decision making. Performance Reporting: Prepare comprehensive monthly financial reports on performance and cash flow. Operational Control: Monitor expenditures and analyze cost savings and efficiencies Performance analysis: Avocado sales and harvest tracking, analysis and reporting. Packhouse analysis: Analyse and monitor the performance of the company’s packing facility. Accounting & Audit: Oversight of the monthly accounting and bookkeeping, management accounts preparation and processes. Oversight of the audit. ERP Systems: Work on the implementation and running of a new ERP system. Training and Development: Training and sharing of knowledge and skills with the current finance team, including a Finance Manager and Accounts Assistant, to ensure the team is highly capable and effective. Management Engagement: Working with the company’s senior management and shareholders to provide them with the financial information and tools they require. Governance and Compliance: Ensure the company’s financial practices are carried out with high levels of good governance, and to develop and improve them. Key Qualifications: Relevant Bachelor’s degree in finance or a related field. At least 3 years of experience in a similar position, and 10 years’ experience in finance Accounting qualification (CPA/ACCA). Highly computer literate, with expertise in Excel. Extensive experience with ERP and accounting software systems. Previous experience in agriculture and/or retail or distribution is an added advantage. Self-confident, conscientious, and highly organized with excellent written and analytical skills. Ability to work under pressure and to prioritize tasks effectively. Able to act independently, take responsibility, and work with a team. Sound integrity.
