Position Summary:

The Finance Manager will be responsible for overseeing the financial health, reporting, and strategic financial planning of the farm operations, including macadamia cultivation and piggery management. In addition to financial oversight, the Finance Manager will have leadership and disciplinary responsibility over the Agronomist and Veterinary Farm Manager, ensuring alignment between operational activities and financial performance. This includes supervising and consolidating weekly and monthly reporting from both the agriculture and livestock departments to ensure accurate data-driven decision-making.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Financial Planning & Analysis

• Lead the development and management of annual budgets and forecasts for crop and livestock operations.
• Conduct profitability analysis across farm units, especially macadamia production and piggery performance.
• Monitor key financial and operational KPIs and provide insights to improve efficiency and cost control.

2. Accounting & Bookkeeping

• Oversee day-to-day accounting functions, including invoicing, payments, payroll, asset tracking, and inventory accounting.
• Ensure accurate record-keeping aligned with farm production cycles and regulatory standards.
• Maintain updated cost accounting for inputs (e.g., feed, veterinary services, farm supplies).

3. Financial Reporting

• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
• Consolidate and analyze weekly and monthly reports submitted by the Agronomist and Veterinary Farm Manager.
• Report on yield performance, livestock productivity, and cost-efficiency.

4. Cash Flow & Treasury Management

• Manage operational cash flow, including income from macadamia, tree tomato, maize sales and piggery, cow and poultry outputs.
• Forecast cash needs and ensure liquidity to meet input purchases, salaries, and farm expenses.
• Maintain relationships with banks and financial partners.

5. Taxation & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with Rwandan tax obligations and financial laws.
• Coordinate statutory audits and respond to audit recommendations.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of agribusiness-related tax incentives or changes.

6. Leadership & Staff Supervision

• Provide direct leadership and disciplinary oversight to the Agronomist and Veterinary Farm Manager.
• Conduct performance evaluations, set targets, and support capacity development for technical managers.
• Ensure that agronomic and veterinary practices are in line with farm budgets and overall business strategy.

7. Operational Reporting Supervision

• Develop reporting templates and schedules for both livestock and crop departments.
• Review, validate, and consolidate: weekly piggery production and health reports, weekly field activity reports, and monthly summaries with budget vs. actuals and operational performance indicators.
• Use reporting data to inform cost analysis, investment decisions, and operational adjustments.

8. Procurement & Inventory Oversight

• Approve and monitor procurement requests for seeds, chemicals, feed, veterinary drugs, and equipment.
• Track inventory consumption rates and detect variances or inefficiencies.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or Agribusiness. (CPA, ACCA, or Master’s degree preferred.)
• At least 3 years of financial management experience, preferably in agribusiness or livestock production.
• Proven experience in team leadership and cross-department coordination.
• Strong understanding of production cycles for both crops and livestock.
• Knowledge of Rwandan tax system and agriculture-related financial compliance.
• Competence in accounting software (e.g., QuickBooks, Sage) and Excel-based financial models.
• Fluent in English and Kinyarwanda

Desirable Attributes:

• Familiarity with macadamia production cycles and commercial piggery operations.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams.
• High integrity, strong analytical thinking, and excellent communication abilities.

Working Conditions:

• Based in Rwanda, Kigali, with regular travel between farm sites and head office.
• Field presence required during key production periods (e.g., harvests, breeding seasons).
• Flexible to work extended hours during peak operational periods.

• Lead the development and management of annual budgets and forecasts for crop and livestock operations.
• Conduct profitability analysis across farm units, especially macadamia production and piggery performance.
• Monitor key financial and operational KPIs and provide insights to improve efficiency and cost control.
• Oversee day-to-day accounting functions, including invoicing, payments, payroll, asset tracking, and inventory accounting.
• Ensure accurate record-keeping aligned with farm production cycles and regulatory standards.
• Maintain updated cost accounting for inputs (e.g., feed, veterinary services, farm supplies).
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
• Consolidate and analyze weekly and monthly reports submitted by the Agronomist and Veterinary Farm Manager.
• Report on yield performance, livestock productivity, and cost-efficiency.
• Manage operational cash flow, including income from macadamia, tree tomato, maize sales and piggery, cow and poultry outputs.
• Forecast cash needs and ensure liquidity to meet input purchases, salaries, and farm expenses.
• Maintain relationships with banks and financial partners.
• Ensure compliance with Rwandan tax obligations and financial laws.
• Coordinate statutory audits and respond to audit recommendations.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of agribusiness-related tax incentives or changes.
• Provide direct leadership and disciplinary oversight to the Agronomist and Veterinary Farm Manager.
• Conduct performance evaluations, set targets, and support capacity development for technical managers.
• Ensure that agronomic and veterinary practices are in line with farm budgets and overall business strategy.
• Develop reporting templates and schedules for both livestock and crop departments.
• Review, validate, and consolidate: weekly piggery production and health reports, weekly field activity reports, and monthly summaries with budget vs. actuals and operational performance indicators.
• Use reporting data to inform cost analysis, investment decisions, and operational adjustments.
• Approve and monitor procurement requests for seeds, chemicals, feed, veterinary drugs, and equipment.
• Track inventory consumption rates and detect variances or inefficiencies.

• Financial Planning & Analysis
• Accounting & Bookkeeping
• Financial Reporting
• Cash Flow & Treasury Management
• Taxation & Compliance
• Leadership & Staff Supervision
• Operational Reporting Supervision
• Procurement & Inventory Oversight
• Strong understanding of production cycles for both crops and livestock.
• Knowledge of Rwandan tax system and agriculture-related financial compliance.
• Competence in accounting software (e.g., QuickBooks, Sage) and Excel-based financial models.
• Fluent in English and Kinyarwanda
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams.
• High integrity
• Strong analytical thinking
• Excellent communication abilities.

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or Agribusiness. (CPA, ACCA, or Master’s degree preferred.)
• At least 3 years of financial management experience, preferably in agribusiness or livestock production.
• Proven experience in team leadership and cross-department coordination.
• Strong understanding of production cycles for both crops and livestock.
• Knowledge of Rwandan tax system and agriculture-related financial compliance.
• Competence in accounting software (e.g., QuickBooks, Sage) and Excel-based financial models.
• Fluent in English and Kinyarwanda
• Familiarity with macadamia production cycles and commercial piggery operations.