About One Acre Fund

Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund equips 5.5 million smallholder farmers to make their farms more productive. Across nine countries that together are home to two-thirds of Africa’s farmers, we provide high-quality farm supplies, tree seedlings, accessible credit, modern agronomic training, and a wide range of other agricultural services. On average, this model enables any farmer to increase their income and assets on supported land by more than 35 percent, while permanently improving their resilience. This is all made possible by our team of 9,000+ full-time staff, drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions. To learn more, please see our Why Work Here blog post.

About the Role

Seeking an exceptional finance professional with experience to strengthen the CFO's office, driving strategic initiatives and turning complex data into decisions that shape Finance operations organisation-wide.

Responsibilities

Division Communications & Executive Support

• Lead the drafting and delivery of Finance Division communications, including decision announcements, priority rollouts, and key organisational cycles.
• Maintain the Division's communications calendar and coordinate inputs, timelines, follow-ups, and actions with department leads.
• Prepare high-quality presentation decks, briefing notes, data summaries, and other materials for senior leadership.
• Translate complex data, analytical findings, and team inputs into clear insights, recommendations, and actionable messages.

Division Operations & Governance

• Coordinate the Finance Division's governance calendar, including leadership meetings, quarterly forums, annual events, and other key planning cycles.
• Support agenda development, meeting logistics, preparation of materials, and follow-up on key decisions and actions.
• Monitor progress against divisional priorities and OKRs, identifying risks, dependencies, and areas requiring leadership attention.
• Maintain clear trackers and work plans to support effective coordination and execution across the Division.

Strategic Projects & Problem Solving

• Own clearly defined projects and workstreams from planning through execution and delivery.
• Coordinate selected CFO- and Senior Manager-sponsored initiatives by aligning stakeholders, tracking milestones, and proactively addressing blockers.
• Lead or contribute to high-priority cross-functional and ad hoc projects across the Finance Division.
• Apply structured problem-solving to ambiguous challenges and develop practical options and recommendations for leadership.

Analysis, Strategic Insight & Flexible Resourcing

• Conduct research, benchmarking, data synthesis, and financial analysis to support strategic decision-making.
• Develop structured outputs, including summaries, frameworks, financial models, and scenario analyses.
• Provide flexible support across the Finance Division during periods of peak demand, staff transitions, or extended leave.
• Take ownership of assigned responsibilities during temporary assignments, ensuring clear communication, continuity, and effective handover.
• Support divisional recruitment and other priority initiatives as needed.

Career Growth and Development

We have a strong culture of constant learning and we invest in developing our people. You’ll have weekly check-ins with your manager, access to mentorship and training programs, and regular feedback on your performance. We hold career reviews every six months, and set aside time to discuss your aspirations and career goals. You’ll have the opportunity to shape a growing organization and build a rewarding long-term career.

Qualifications

Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or a related field.
• CPA or ACCA finalist.
• About 5 years of working experience in finance, strategy, consulting, project management, or operations, within fast-paced medium- to large organisations.
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Proactive, detail-oriented, and solutions-focused approach.
• Familiarity with financial analysis, management reporting, and business decision-making is preferred.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and adapting to changing priorities.
• Full professional proficiency in English, with strong written communication skills.

Job Location

Kigali, Rwanda

Benefits

Health insurance, housing, and comprehensive benefits.

Contract Duration

2 years, renewable with a high chance based on good performance.

Eligibility

This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda, Malawi, Burundi, Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Nigeria.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI), and anti-racism

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI), and anti-racism are deeply connected to our organization’s mission and purpose. One Acre Fund aspires to build a culture where all staff feel consistently valued, represented, and connected – so that our team can thrive as professionals, and achieve exceptional impact for the farmers we serve.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

• Lead the drafting and delivery of Finance Division communications, including decision announcements, priority rollouts, and key organisational cycles.
• Maintain the Division's communications calendar and coordinate inputs, timelines, follow-ups, and actions with department leads.
• Prepare high-quality presentation decks, briefing notes, data summaries, and other materials for senior leadership.
• Translate complex data, analytical findings, and team inputs into clear insights, recommendations, and actionable messages.
• Coordinate the Finance Division's governance calendar, including leadership meetings, quarterly forums, annual events, and other key planning cycles.
• Support agenda development, meeting logistics, preparation of materials, and follow-up on key decisions and actions.
• Monitor progress against divisional priorities and OKRs, identifying risks, dependencies, and areas requiring leadership attention.
• Maintain clear trackers and work plans to support effective coordination and execution across the Division.
• Own clearly defined projects and workstreams from planning through execution and delivery.
• Coordinate selected CFO- and Senior Manager-sponsored initiatives by aligning stakeholders, tracking milestones, and proactively addressing blockers.
• Lead or contribute to high-priority cross-functional and ad hoc projects across the Finance Division.
• Apply structured problem-solving to ambiguous challenges and develop practical options and recommendations for leadership.
• Conduct research, benchmarking, data synthesis, and financial analysis to support strategic decision-making.
• Develop structured outputs, including summaries, frameworks, financial models, and scenario analyses.
• Provide flexible support across the Finance Division during periods of peak demand, staff transitions, or extended leave.
• Take ownership of assigned responsibilities during temporary assignments, ensuring clear communication, continuity, and effective handover.
• Support divisional recruitment and other priority initiatives as needed.

• Strong stakeholder management
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Strong written communication
• Financial analysis
• Management reporting
• Business decision-making
• Structured problem-solving
• Research and benchmarking
• Data synthesis
• Project and workstream coordination
• Proactive, detail-oriented, and solutions-focused approach
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and adapting to changing priorities

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or a related field.
• CPA or ACCA finalist.
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Proactive, detail-oriented, and solutions-focused approach.
• Familiarity with financial analysis, management reporting, and business decision-making is preferred.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and adapting to changing priorities.
• Full professional proficiency in English, with strong written communication skills.