Accounting - Finance Jobs at Chemonics and Other Companies

JOB DETAILS:
Chief of Party
Chemonics seeks a chief of party for USAID’s anticipated Teaching and Learning Materials Supply Chain (TLM SC) cooperative agreement in Rwanda. This three-year, $4-to-$9.99 million activity will strengthen the book supply chain to increase the quantity, quality, affordability, and accessibility of books and other physical and digital reading materials in schools, homes, and communities. By working to improve the capacity and systems of key actors along the book chain, such as MINEDUC and the private sector, while simultaneously strengthening linkages between these actors, this activity will improve the sustainability of the Rwandan book supply chain.

The chief of the party will make strategic decisions, provide technical and managerial oversight, and ensure the program’s operational and technical integrity. This position will be based in Rwanda.

Chemonics International Inc. is a US-based international development consulting company, operating in over 95 countries. We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world.


Responsibilities
• Provide overall leadership, management, administrative, and technical direction, and serve as the primary authority for all decision-making to ensure all activities, staff, and partners achieve targeted results and meet reporting requirements
• Serve as a key liaison and coordinator with USAID/Rwanda, key stakeholders, and other implementing partners
• Provide overall management and supervision of activity implementation, ensuring the activity meets its stated goals, and reporting directly to the designated USAID Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR)
• Interact with government institutions, senior-level national and county-level government officials
• Ensure an integrated vision among components and program actors

Qualifications
• Minimum 10 years in education in early grade reading, book and education material provision, supply chain management/strengthening, government strengthening, or related field
• Minimum 10 years of international development experience with relevant management, supervisory, and technical experience working with program of a similar size and scope
• Minimum 7 years of experience in a senior management or leadership role, i.e., Project Director, Chief of Party, Deputy Chief of Party
• Experience within Rwanda/Central Africa preferred
• Previous experience managing donor-funded projects and working with government systems related to education, health, and governance
• Proven track record and experience in project design, policy dialogue, strategic planning and implementation of education programs or programs related to strengthening local government institutions
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Experience with local government capacity building and local service delivery improvement.
• Demonstrated leadership, management, and technical skills
• Ability to work in complex, politically charged, unstable environments, as well as work across different cultures, and manage diverse teams to deliver impact within agreed timelines
• Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity
• Bachelor’s degree in public administration, government relations, international development, education, or other social science or related discipline. Master’s degree preferred.
• Advanced professional proficiency in reading, speaking, listening and writing in English required; Kinyarwanda, French, and/or Swahili preferred


JOB DETAILS:
Group Operation Manager
JOB OFFER
Century Food-Tech Ltd and MAK Allied Food Industries Ltd is a group of companies registered in Rwanda Development Board (RDB), Century Food-Tech Ltd engaged in Selling and Distribution of Food Industry Chemical, Ingredient and Food Industry Equipment. MAK Allied Food Industries Ltd has main activity of milk collection and processing the company is based at Busoro sector, Nyanza District.
Position: Group Operation Manager
Organization: Century Food Tech Ltd And Mak Allied Food Industries (Group)
Location: Muhima - Kigali, Century Food Tech Ltd Head Office – Rwanda

Duties/Responsibilities:
• Ensure all operations are carried on in an appropriate, cost-effective way
• Improve operational management systems, processes and best practices
• Purchase materials, plan inventory and oversee warehouse efficiency
• Perform quality controls and monitor production KPIs
• Contribute operations information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews; prepare and complete action plans; implement production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolve problems; complete audits; identify trends.
• Forecast requirements; prepare an annual budget; schedule expenditures; analyze variances; initiating corrective actions
• Develop operations systems by determining product handling and storage requirements; develop, implement, enforce, and evaluate policies and procedures; develop processes for receiving product, equipment utilization, inventory management, and shipping.
• Maintain safe and healthy work environment by establishing, following, and enforcing standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations
• Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
• Accomplish operations and organization mission by completing related results as needed
• Manage staff levels, wages, hours, contract labor to revenues
• Responsible for all aspects of vehicle and heavy equipment rentals
• Establish contracts and pricing and ensuring proper maintenance and serving as primary liaison with utilities and local government agencies, such as fire, police, health, and safety agencies
• Track vendor pricing, rebates, and service levels
• Review and approve all operational invoices and ensure they are submitted for payment
• Communicate customer issues with operations team and devise ways of improving the customer experience, including resolving problems and complaints
• Communicate all operating policies and/or issues at department meetings
• Work closely with the inventory manager and team to perform analysis of our inventory and ensure we are utilizing our inventory effectively, purchasing the right equipment, maintaining solid inventory data, and reduce sub-rental expenses

Requirements and skills
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply chain management ,Economics , Finance , Management or related discipline
• Minimum of five (5) years of relevant work experience.
• Knowledge of organizational effectiveness and operations management
• Experience budgeting and forecasting
• Ability to travel countrywide
• Leadership ability
• Demonstrated commitment to ethical and transparent practices and commitment to staff care.
• Strong interpersonal, representation and oral and written communication skills.

JOB DETAILS:
Project Accountant
Location: Kigali- Rwanda
Reporting: The Project Account will report to the Finance Manager
Project name: “Supporting and Enhancing Resilient and Viable Employment Opportunities (SERVE)
Description:
The Project coordinator oversees all aspects of “Supporting and Enhancing Resilient and Viable Employment Opportunities (SERVE) project” including planning, budgeting, funding, implementation, project organization, staffing, team leading, controlling and reporting.
The Project Accountant is responsible for the successful implementation of SERVE Project in line with the targets and milestones. He/she will ensure that project activities are implemented within the policies and procedures of the organization, in consideration of AMIRs mission, regarding the Government policies and comply with all relevant legislation and professional standards.
The project Accountant’s role will be done in 10 project implementation Districts that include; Rulindo and Gakenke in in Northern Province; Kayonza, Rwamagana, Ngoma, and Kirehe in Eastern Province; Nyamagabe, and Huye in Southern Province; and Nyabihu and Rubavu in Western Province.

Responsibilities:
• Create project accounts in the accounting system(SAGE)
• Maintain project-related records, including contracts and change orders
• Authorize access to project accounts
• Authorize the transfer of expenses into and out of project-related accounts
• Review and approve supplier invoices related to a project
• Review and approve time sheets for work related to a project
• Review and approve overhead charges to be applied to a project
• Review account totals related to project assets and expenses
• Investigate project variances and submit variance reports to management
• Confer with receivables staff regarding unpaid contract billings
• Report to management regarding the remaining funding available for project
• Create or approve all project-related billings to customers
• Investigate all project expenses not billed to customers
• Respond to requests for more detail from customers
• Approve the write-off of any project-related billings that cannot be billed to or collected from customers
• Close out project accounts upon project completion
• Create and submit government reports and tax returns related to project
• Compile information for internal and external auditors, as required
• Any other accounting and finance task given

Required experiences and skills:
• Minimum 4 years’ prior experience in project accounting.
• Knowledge of project contracts and change order documents management
• ACCA or CPA qualified accountant
• Proficient in data entry, accounts payable, accounts receivable and vendor payments.
• Strong communication skills.
• Key competencies are Communication, teamwork, initiative, and dependability.
• Fluent in English, French and Kinyarwanda as well as written skills.
• Advanced skills in MS Word, Excel and Power point presentation
• Professional skills in project and project portfolio management
• Professional skills in key account management and member acquisition
• Excellent network to key players in the finance and public sector
• Excellent self-organization, punctuality and reliability
• Having knowledge of SAGE(Accounting software)
JOB DETAILS:
Finance Coordinator (Kirehe)
Save the Children believes every child deserves a future. Around the world, we give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm.
We do whatever it takes for children – every day and in times of crisis – transforming their lives and the future we share.


Advert – Finance Coordinator
About the Role:
Save the Children (SC) is the world’s largest independent child rights organization, underpinned by a vision of a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. Our mission to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
The Finance Coordinator will work to provide accurate financial information by preparing, recording and reconciling financial transactions data, Support Program management by analyzing accounting data and reports, and providing other necessary feedback and/or support.

Qualifications and experience
• Bachelor degree in accounting/finance/management or Equivalent.
• 2-3 years work experience, preferably in an NGO set up
• Highly developed relationship building and interpersonal skills
• Highly developed verbal and communication skills and strong analytical and financial modeling skills
• Ability to liaise with a diverse range of people, stakeholders and customers
• Strong time management and organizational skills
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• High levels of attention to details
• Computer literacy (including advanced excel skills)

The Organisation
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.
We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:
• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated.
We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued

Child Safeguarding:
This position is on Child Safeguarding- Level 3: The post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs. Or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.">

JOB DETAILS:
Recovery Officer
Job Description
• Keep tracking outstanding debits
• Plan course of action to recover owed money.
• Locate and contact debtors
• Update account status and database regularly.
• Comply with requirements when legal action is unavoidable.
• Handle customer’s questions and complains.
• Collateral registration in RDB.

Requirements and Qualifications

  • Having at least a bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, marketing, or sales
  • Must possess at least 3 years and above working experience
  • Advanced computer skills and MS office programs, particularly Excel and accounting software experience.
  • Very good command of written and spoken English and French is an added advantage.