Country: Senegal
Closing date: 30 Apr 2017
Location: Thies, Senegal
Critical requirement: French and English Proficiency
Term: 2-Year Committment Preferred
About this Role
myAgro is seeking an entrepreneurial and fast-learning individual with strong interpersonal skills, a knack for building effective processes, a passion for working with diverse teams, and confidence in mastering new software and working with numbers. The Finance & Operations Associate will primarily be responsible for developing the human-facing financial systems and operational processes that will allow myAgro’s finance team to operate smoothly and efficiently as the organization continues to grow. The Finance & Operations Associate will also work closely with other departments to improve the long-term financial sustainability of our programs.
Responsibilities
- Develop systems and processes to ensure accounting is easily and accurately performed by a diverse team.
- Manage a process for accurately entering large volumes of paper-based records (from the field team) into digital format (such as Quickbooks); train and manage the team responsible for this work
- Create work plans and standard checklists to be used by administrative assistants across our zones, ensuring financial information is consistently and accurately reported as we scale
- Train local staff to strengthen their capacity as middle and senior managers, e.g. in Excel, financial analysis, process development, and reporting
- Analyze financial and program data to make recommendations on how we can increase our financial self-sufficiency in the coming years.
- Work closely with field and office staff on projects to improve our mobile layaway system, e.g. auditing and revenue reconciliation processes; assessing the impact of various farmer incentives on organizational goals.
- Develop budgets for our field districts; implement processes to enable district leaders to easily manage & receive financial reports
- Develop and implement quality assurance and financial auditing systems
- Assist the Finance team on accounting, financial reporting, and other projects as needed
Requirements
- English and French proficiency
- 2-5+ years of work experience, in a developing country strongly preferred
- A track record of developing effective processes: You see the big picture and how parts fit together, but also have a keen attention to detail. You foresee possible obstacles, and develop simple and intuitive solutions.
- Leadership: You are skilled at directly managing others and are highly motivated to professionally develop and integrate into the teams you work with
- Exceptional interpersonal skills: You are a strong oral and written communicator; you are comfortable working with a diverse team; you are an empathetic teacher and coach
- Strong quantitative and computer skills: You get excited when you discover a handy new Excel function; you enjoy the challenge of learning new software and finding the story behind a set of numbers or data
- Exceptional project management: You thrive in managing multiple ongoing projects and prioritizing goals. You problem-solve for both big picture challenges and day-to-day issues
- Entrepreneurial attitude, and an adaptive work style: You thrive in a fast-paced, rapidly-changing environment
- Commitment to myAgro’s mission: You are driven by our mission and approach to helping small farmers move out of poverty
Benefits:
- Compensation is modest but competitive with other early-stage social enterprises
- Round-trip flights between West Africa and your home
- Excellent insurance benefits, including health, dental, vision, and emergency
- 4 weeks of annual vacation, plus national holidays
- Stipend for language lessons
- Tons of karmic good – you will be directly helping families move beyond subsistence farming!
How to apply:
Please submit your cover letter and resume here.