Our client, FARM-Africa, is in the process of establishing a commercial company to deliver high quality and good value livestock and related agricultural services to farmers and pastoralists in Kenya.
The company will distribute products and services through a network of profitable franchises.
The company will have clear commercial objectives but will seek to proactively open access to these services to those in more remote rural locations.
This highly innovative social enterprise seeks a dynamic leadership team committed to wealth creation among farmers and pastoralists in Kenya and to finding innovative business solutions to achieving this.
A strong commitment to the highest professional standards together with empathy with rural people is essential.
Director of Finance & IT
Job Ref. MN 4602
Job Profile
Reporting to the Managing Director, the Director of Finance & IT will be expected to:
* Identify key financial risks throughout the operations and design & implement high quality, efficient & effective control systems to monitor and mitigate those risks.
* Support the Director of Operations to design & implement high quality, efficient & cost-effective systems.
* Design & implement high quality, efficient & cost-effective IT systems.
* Ensure all financial and IT activity is compliant with relevant statutory legislation and donor / contractual requirements.
* Oversee Financial Training for Franchisees
Person Profile
The Director of Finance & IT is expected to have a proven track record of leading effective finance & IT teams as part of a successful business in East Africa and to possess the following skills, qualifications and experience:
* A first degree in a relevant discipline.
* Membership of a professional accounting body such as ICPAK or ACCA.
* A minimum of ten years’ financial and IT management experience in successful businesses, ideally in either agro or animal healthcare organisations.
* Experience of designing & implementing strong & effective systems of financial control.
Send your application with a detailed CV and a daytime telephone number. You MUST disclose your current or past salary. Failure to disclose may disqualify your application.
Send your application by hand, courier, post or email so as to reach us by 17th November 2010.
Mark Job Ref. No. on top left of the envelope.
Send to:
Executive Selections Division,
Manpower Service (K) Ltd,
3rd Floor, Landmark Plaza,
Directly Opposite Nairobi Hospital Entrance,
P.O. Box 50736 - 00200, Nairobi.
Email: recruit@manpowerkenya.com
Monday, November 8, 2010
Director of Finance & IT in Kenya
