2 Positions at Gabiro Agribusiness Hub (GAH) Ltd: (Deadline 3 September 2020)

Hold at least A1 in Secretarial Studies, Office Management or A0 in Public Administration, Economics, Management, Logistics management, procurement, Management, Sociology, and Social Work with 4 years working experience in either one discipline presented above.

Key Technical Skills & Knowledge required:

• Office Management Skills;
• Excellent Communication, Time management, Organizational, Interpersonal skills, Analytical and problem-solving ability.
• Computer knowledge (Microsoft Office, Internet),
• Fluency in Kinyarwanda, English and/ or French; Knowledge of all is an advantage,
• Proficient in standard logistics software,
• Ability to work independently and handle multiple tasks.

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• Providing personnel administrative support to the assigned Office,
• Conduct and organize administrative duties and activities including receiving, handling information, and visitors to the office of the company Managing Director.
• Prepare and manage correspondences, reports, and documents of the company.
• Organize and record minutes of the meetings, conferences for the company‘s Managing Director.
• Organize Management meetings, and ensuring that all documentation for discussions are prepared beforehand and necessary logistics in place.
• Maintain schedules and calendar of meetings and appointments for the company‘s Managing Director.
• Set up and maintain filing systems and standard operating procedures for the office of the Managing Director.
• Maintain databases of important persons, institutions, companies of relevance to the office of the Managing Director.
• Maintain all the logistics and transportation of related records for the company,
• Devise methods of stock control, closely monitors warehousing management and regularly submits situation reports on stocks, equipment, and prepositioned goods,
• Make a purchase order and invoice entries for field procurements.
• Undertake other duties as requested.

Project Financial manager

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, and related fields with experience of 5 years or a Master’s degree in Accounting or Finance and related fields with 3 years is preferred.
• Must hold a professional Accounting Qualification ( ACCA or CPA) or a  Possession of Part II of ACCA  or Intermediate Level for CPA;
• Track record of at least 5 years working experience in finance, audit  and operations management
• Excellent communication skills with proficiency in English. Knowledge of French and Kinyarwanda is an added advantage.
• Proven skills in managing change, achieving results, ensuring quality, and building teams and capacity.
• Strong command of computer skills, especially in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and accounting packages.

Key Technical Skills & Knowledge required

•  Managerial skills (leadership skills, communication skills, problems solving skills, monitoring and evaluation skills, planning and organizing skills)
• Proven competence in using of accounting computer software application (SAGE Evolution, or Quickbook or tompro) and statistical software, spreadsheet database and word processing package,
• Having professional accounting, Software Certificate(s) would be an advantage.
• Must have superior communication skills both in written and verbal form
• Be highly organized and analytical,
• Be passionate about team working,
• Have exceptional good problem-solving skills,
• Understanding of local taxes declaration and payments procedures,

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• Provide leadership to the finance, information technology (IT) and HR (Human Resources (HR) teams through setting goals, coaching, and appraising the performance of individual staff.
• Formulate strategies that lead to quality and depth in the talent employed in the business
• Develop and implement financial strategies that respond to the project resource and performance needs in support of the project’s strategic objectives
• Lead the accounting function including maintenance of the general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable and payroll to facilitate financial management
• Ensuring the provision of timely, accurate, and relevant financial information in accordance with approved accounting policies and financial reporting standards.
• Coordinate the financial reporting process, ensuring quality, timeliness, and compliance with all reporting guidelines
• Oversee the project’s transaction processing systems
• Custodian of project assets (control, loss protection, internal controls)
• Manage risk and return of project  financial resources
• Monitor the finance operations to ensure full compliance with the relevant regulations and guidelines both internal and external to ensure minimal risk exposure to the business due to non-compliance
• Develop project’s plans and budgets as well as spending, procurement, and cash flow plans;
• Develop and update standard operating procedures and best practices to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the systems and their usage
• Lead the development and testing of new programs developed to ensure responsiveness to project needs
• Oversee the deployment, monitoring, maintenance, development, upgrade and support of all IT systems including database, the core system, network infrastructure, operating systems and software applications,
• Control the existence of all written documentation, including system and user manuals, license agreements, and documentation of modifications and upgrades to ensure all systems have supporting documents to guide the usage
• Ensure financial records are maintained in compliance with accepted policies and procedures Maintain strong relationships with Financial institutions  and participate in the negotiation process for financial services to provide healthy assets and liabilities match
• Lead in compliance with local tax laws and other statutory deductions both for Finance and HR matters