- Responsible for cost estimation as per procurement plan and preparing the actual costing for each shipment.
- Daily reports monitoring to ensure all procurement, direct expenses are within budget.
- Ensure all the business accounts of WAF region are accurate and updated - account finalization, review, analysis, provisioning, tax planning and year end compliances.
- MIS reporting as per management requirement related to accounts, procurement, shipments, Customs clearing etc.
- Introduce and implement necessary formats where required.
- Budget preparation for all the WAF centers and ensuring budget control, variance analysis.
- Govern and report Annual Operating Plan (AOP) on weekly/monthly/quarterly basis.
- Present monthly financial summary, analysis insight in a crisp, meaningful manner through MIS/dashboards to the business with a detailed working.
- Assist in building financial decks & presentations for the purpose of the Board / Investor review.
- Develop & mentor team of able subordinates to enable achieving deliverables.
Banking & Treasury
- Fund raising from local banks- pre-sanction & post disbursement documentation & compliances.
- Weekly fund flow preparation. Ensure that adequate fund allocation & flow is available for smooth operations.
Local Compliances
- Tax planning basis budgets at start of each year, Handling & closing tax dept audits with optimization of Statutory Compliances & local Account finalization.
- Handling local Auditors.
Qualifications and Experience
- Willingness to travel to Senegal and across Ivory Coast as required during the trading season.
- Qualified Chartered Accountant (CA) with 3–5 years of finance experience in a commodities or trading business in Ivory Coast.
- Experience arranging financing with local banks and managing the related documentation and compliance requirements.
- Proficiency in ERP systems, accounting software and Microsoft Office, particularly advanced Excel.
- Knowledge of IFRS and GAAP. Familiarity with SYSCOHADA is an advantage.
- Skilled fluency in written and spoken English, with working proficiency in spoken and written French.